Big Machine Records recently announced the signing of fifteen year old, singer/songwriter, Ella Mae Bowen who is from South Carolina. I wrote about another group from South Carolina in my last post - Needtobreathe. It turns out that she is also friends with Seth Bolt from Needtobreathe. He has produced and co-written music with Ella Mae Bowen. She has been recently seen at the Footloose premieres because she sings a cover of Holdin' Out for A Hero for the soundtrack.
She has an interesting background because she was born prematurely with lungs that weren't developed and yet, she has become a singer. She has been surrounded and fascinated by music her whole life. Her dad made music on the side and she sites her grandad as a huge influence in her life and on her music. Her beginnings remind me of how Taylor Swift first started and it will be interesting to see how Ella progresses throughout her career.
The Footloose soundtrack has already been released and the remake of the movie is coming to theaters this Friday. Her cover on the soundtrack will accompany other songs by big name country artists such as Blake Shelton, Zac Brown, and Big & Rich.
Click here to listen to a 30 sec clip of Holdin' Out for A Hero:
http://listn.to/EllaMaeBowen
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