The country newcomer is currently working together with Nashville writers to create her debut album. Eventually catching the eye of music executives, Marie chose to stay close to Nashville by teaming up with Warner for her next career steps. Gaining a rampant and loyal online following, her videos would reach thousands of viewers all across the country and beyond. The star was born on the 25th of October, 2003, in Grand Blanc, a town which is situated in Michigan. She has been interested in music almost since her birth. Marie got her start at the young age of seven by singing covers of some of her favorite country females. Tegan Marie is a mega-talent who is specialized in singing country songs. Tegan Marie, with the kind of natural talent already resonating with audiences, represents a new breed of digitally-savvy artists that we want to be a part of,” said John Esposito, Chairman and CEO of Warner Music Nashville, of their new signing. “This new generation is passionate about country music. Celebrating with milkshakes, Marie and her team toasted to the fact that she is the youngest act to be signed in country music since Tanya Tucker inked her deal a mere 45 years ago. Marie’s week got even brighter when she officially became a part of the Warner Music Nashville family as she signed a recording deal with the label. Looking forward into 2018, Tegan is excited to release new music and performing more since it is her favorite thing to do.īe sure to follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Pictured (L-R): Peter Strickland (CMO, WMN), Scott Hendricks (EVP A&R, WMN), Tegan Marie, John Esposito (Chairman and CEO, WMN), Veronica Zelle (Co-Founder and CCO, Sweety High), Frank Simonetti (Co-Founder and CEO, Sweety High) Photo Credit: Sweety High Closing her set by putting her own spin on John Mellencamp’s “Pink Houses” and then spending time meeting and signing autographs for every person in attendance. “This song is about chasing your dreams and chasing those city lights and how ironic is it that we are here in the most beautiful city and I am definitely chasing my dreams,” she said before singing “City Lights”. Tegan is hard at work writing and recording her debut album and will be releasing new music soon. She spent time explaining each of the songs and the story behind writing them, letting her fans in on her process. Tegan Marie from Flint, Michigan, has been winning Country singing music awards for years on a local and national level. She first received attention for her covers of popular songs, including a rendition of Florida Georgia Lines 'H.O.L.Y. “I’m so honored to be playing the Opry City Stage, it’s a dream come true,” she exclaimed before playing an original song called “Roots”. Tegan Marie is an American country singer and songwriter. Fans ages ranged from 5 and 6-year-old girls which she called to stand in the front of the stage to their parents who also enjoyed watching the pint-size performer entertain. Her sold-out show at Opry City Stage featured a 60-minute high energy set filled with pop covers (Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic”, The Chainsmokers “Don’t Let Me Down”), country covers (The Band Perry’s “Done” and Florida Georgia Line’s “H.O.L.Y.) as well as a ton of original music. The lively song has a great melody and is definitely memorable.Īs if playing the Today Show with Hoda and Kathie Lee and Opry City Stage wasn’t enough excitement for one day, right before she took the stage she found out that the video for “Keep It Lit” had reached over one million views. After laughing, they realized that the word “lit” is very popular with Tegan’s generation and that there was a song idea there. She recalls walking into a songwriting session in Nashville with Rune Westberg and Jason and Nelly Reeves of High Dive Heart and saying “Alright guys, let’s keep it lit”. With a larger-than-life voice, Tegan Marie, 15, was discovered by media platform Sweety High and went on to become the youngest female to sign to a major Country label (Warner Music Nashville) in 45 years. Now, Tegan is writing her own music and releasing it one song at a time, starting with her latest single “Keep It Lit”.
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