Kristen Kelly
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Kristen Kelly | |
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| Born | |
| Origin | Lorena, Texas |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Arista Nashville |
| Website | www |
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]
That same year Kristen was a member of the first class of female artists inducted into CMT's Next Women of Country campaign, which spotlights the newest ladies of country music.[citation needed]
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."
