Kristen Kelly is an American country music singer from Lorena, Texas. While signed to Arista Nashville she released her debut single, "Ex-Old Man". The song was the first from her self titled ep, produced by Tony Brown and Paul Overstreet.[1] "Ex-Old Man" was the number one most added debut song at country radio for a female artist and was Kelly’s first TOP 30 single. Radio Country Universe gave the song a B+, praising the sound as "back-to-basics".[2] It debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated May 12, 2012.[3]
Kristen Kelly | |
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| Born | Waco, Texas |
| Origin | Lorena, Texas |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Arista Nashville |
| Website | www.kristenkellymusic.com |
That same year Kristen was a member of the first class of female artists inducted into CMT's Next Women of Country campaign which shines a spotlight on the newest ladies of country music.
Kelly has played the Grand Ole Opry and toured with some of country music's biggest names including Brad Paisley's 2012 Virtual Reality World Tour[4] Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Sheryl Crow, The Band Perry, Willie Nelson, Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen and more.
Kelly independently released her FIRE ep in 2015 and has released 3 new singles in 2020: “Ashes” which was on Season 7 episode 1 of the Netflix show The Ranch, “Country Music” featuring Craig Campbell and “Thank God For The Neon.”
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Something Worth Saying, Pt. 2[5] |
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| Warrior[6] |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| Kristen Kelly[7] |
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| Fire |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [8] |
US Country Airplay [9] | |||
| 2012 | "Ex-Old Man" | 30 | 28 | Kristen Kelly |
| 2013 | "He Loves to Make Me Cry" | — | 54 | |
| 2014 | "Kiss by Kiss" | — | — | Fire |
| 2015 | "Fire" | — | — | |
| 2020 | "Ashes" | — | ||
| "Country Music" (featuring Craig Campbell) |
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| "Thank God for the Neon" | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Ex-Old Man"[10] | Anna Mastro |
| 2013 | "He Loves to Make Me Cry"[11] | |
| 2014 | "Kiss by Kiss"[12] | Zack Morris |
| 2016 | "Fire"[13] | Skylar Sprague |
References
edit- ^ "Kristen Kelly". Arista Nashville. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Foster, Ben (2012-05-12). "Country Universe – A Country Music Blog » Single Review: Kristen Kelly, "Ex-Old Man"". Countryuniverse.net. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Written by Edward Morris (2012-05-05). "News : Rascal Flatts' "Banjo" Rings as Week's Top Song". CMT. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "News : Brad Paisley Adds Three Newcomers to Tour". CMT. 2012-05-04. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "Something Worth Saying, Pt. 2 by Kristen Kelly". Apple Music. November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Warrior by Kristen Kelly". Apple Music. February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Kristen Kelly, "Ex-Old Man" Singer, Plans EP". Country Music Television. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Kristen Kelly Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Kristen Kelly Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Ex-Old Man". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
- ^ "CMT/CMT.com Music Premieres For March 11 – March 17". CableU. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Kiss by Kiss". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Fire". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
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