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Cypress Ranch High School
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Danielle Simone Bradbery (born July 23, 1996) is an American country music singer from Cypress, Texas. She won season four of NBC's The Voice in 2013, becoming the youngest artist to win the competition. Bradbery's debut studio album, Danielle Bradbery, was released on November 25, 2013. It featured the single "The Heart of Dixie". On June 2, 2017, Bradbery released a single entitled "Sway". The song was the lead single from her second album, I Don't Believe We've Met, which was released on December 1, 2017.

Early life

Bradbery was born on July 23, 1996 in Houston, Texas to parents Danny Bradbery and Gloria Redden Martinez but moved to Cypress. She attended Cypress Ranch High School.

Career

The Voice (2013)

During the blind auditions of The Voice on March 25, 2013, Bradbery performed Taylor Swift's "Mean", prompting Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Usher to turn their chairs. Bradbery then chose Shelton and remained on his team. At the Battle rounds, Bradbery faced Caroline Glaser where they sang the song "Put Your Records On", Bradbery was chosen over Glaser, in the process advanced to the Knockout rounds. During the Knockouts, Bradbery sang "Jesus Take The Wheel" against Taylor Beckham in which Blake selected her to remain in the competition, sending home Beckham. During the Top 16 show, she sang "Maybe It Was Memphis" and was voted through by America into the next week. The following week, the country singer sang a rendition of Carrie Underwood's song "Wasted." During the Top 10 playoffs, Bradbery sang a rendition of "Heads Carolina, Tails California", which became the first song of the season, and only song of that round, to reach the iTunes top 10 charts.

During the Top 8, Bradbery sang a rendition of "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)." In the Top 6, she sang Pam Tillis' "Shake the Sugar Tree" chosen by coach Blake Shelton. That week, she also sang Sara Evans' "A Little Bit Stronger," ending the song with a high note through the final "stronger" and "yeah" run. During the Top 5, Bradbery sang "Please Remember Me" and "Who I Am" which reached 6 and 4 spots respectively on the iTunes top 10 charts. During "Who I Am," she walked out through the audience to sing beside her parents and stepmother. At the finals, Bradbery sang the song "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" along with her coach Blake Shelton, she also re-sang the song "Maybe It Was Memphis" which reached the iTunes top 10 charts and sang the song "Born to Fly" before she was announced as the winner of season four of The Voice. She had the most peak positions and most singles to reach the top 10 on iTunes during the season. Overall, she had more iTunes downloads than any other contestant in the show's history. At age 16, Bradbery was the youngest winner of The Voice at the time. This record was later eclipsed by Sawyer Fredericks (who won Season Eight at age 16), and later by Brynn Cartelli (who won season 14 at age 15).

     – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
Stage Song Original artist Date Order Result
Blind Audition "Mean" Taylor Swift March 25, 2013 1.5 Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Usher turned
Joined Team Blake
Battles (Top 48) "Put Your Records On" Corinne Bailey Rae April 16, 2013 8.6 Saved by Coach
Knockouts (Top 32) "Jesus Take The Wheel" Carrie Underwood April 30, 2013 12.5 Saved by Coach
Live Playoffs "Maybe It Was Memphis" Pam Tillis May 7, 2013 15.7 Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 12 "Wasted" Carrie Underwood May 13, 2013 17.8 Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 10 "Heads Carolina, Tails California" Jo Dee Messina May 20, 2013 20.7 Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 8 "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" The Judds May 27, 2013 22.7 Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 6 "Shake the Sugar Tree" Pam Tillis June 3, 2013 25.5 Saved by Public Vote
"A Little Bit Stronger" Sara Evans 25.11
Live Top 5 (Semi-finals) "Please Remember Me" Rodney Crowell June 10, 2013 27.4 Saved by Public Vote
"Who I Am" Jessica Andrews 27.8
Live Finale (Final 3) "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" Patty Loveless June 17, 2013 29.3 Winner
"Maybe It Was Memphis" Pam Tillis 29.7
"Born to Fly" Sara Evans 29.9

2013–14: Danielle Bradbery

On June 19, 2013, the day after Bradbery won The Voice, she was signed to a record deal with Big Machine Records. Her debut single, "The Heart of Dixie," was released on July 16, 2013. Bradbery's first studio album, self-titled Danielle Bradbery, was released November 25, 2013. On September 14, 2013, Bradbery performed on the WGTY Great Country Radio stage at the York Fair and sang four songs from her upcoming album, which were "Young in America", "Dance Hall", "Never Like This" and "Daughter of a Working Man". Bradbery made her Grand Ole Opry debut on the historic stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on November 12. Along with her Opry debut, Bradbery was the supporting act on Brad Paisley‘s Beat This Summer Tour. On November 17, 2013, Bradbery sang the national anthem at the opening ceremonies of the 2013 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Her song "My Day" was featured in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics as she was chosen to be "the voice" of the Games' promotional campaign that partners NBC Olympics with The Voice.

Bradbery joined Hunter Hayes as a special guest on his We're Not Invisible Tour starting March 20, 2014.

2015–present: "Friend Zone" and I Don't Believe We've Met

In a recent interview with Naked Mag, Bradbery confirmed she is writing songs for her second album and was hoping to release it sometime in 2015. She took it to her Twitter account on August 23, 2015 that she would be releasing the first single from her second studio album "Friend Zone" on August 28, 2015. The song never had an official terrestrial radio release and was a "buzz" single.

In 2017, Bradbery finally released a song called "Sway" as a single. It debuted at No. 46 on the Billboard country chart the week on June 14 and it officially impacted country radio on August 28, 2017. She also shifted to Big Machine's BMLG imprint to accompany the release. On August 4, 2017, Bradbery announced that "Sway" would be the lead single off her upcoming second album, I Don't Believe We've Met, which was released on December 1, 2017. In 2019, she appeared on the Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, contributing the song "Blackout". On May 8, she released the song "Never Have I Ever".

Artistry

Bradbery cites Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert and Martina McBride as her musical influences. Besides country music, she listens to hip-hop, R&B, pop, and Latin music.

Philanthropy

On October 12, 2013, Bradbery performed "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at the Eighth Annual Tradition of Hope Gala to support MDA's Augie's Quest which has the sole purpose of finding a cure for ALS. She also performed at the Girls & Guitars charity concert to benefit the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. Bradbery and many other country stars signed a Honey Nut Cheerios box to be auctioned off for charity Outnumber Hunger. The charity's purpose is stop hunger in the U.S.

Concert tours

Supporting

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart
positions
Sales
US Country
US
Danielle Bradbery
  • Release date: November 25, 2013
  • Label: Big Machine
  • Formats: CD, music download
5 19
  • US: 139,000
I Don't Believe We've Met
  • Release date: December 1, 2017
  • Label: BMLG
  • Formats: CD, music download
6 41
  • US: 21,900

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales Album
US Country
US Country Airplay
US
CAN Country
CAN
2013 "The Heart of Dixie" 16 12 58 46 60
  • US: 375,000
Danielle Bradbery
2014 "Young in America" 49
2015 "Friend Zone" 41
  • US: 20,000
Non-album single
2017 "Sway" 39 47
  • US: 90,000
I Don't Believe We've Met
2018 "Worth It" 49 46
  • US: 15,000
"Goodbye Summer"
39 39 49
  • US: 8,000
2020 "Never Have I Ever" TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

Year Single Album
2017 "Human Diary" I Don't Believe We've Met
"Hello Summer"
"Potential"
2019 "Shallow"
Non-album single

Music videos

Year Title Director Ref.
2013 "The Heart of Dixie" Shane Drake
2014 "Young in America"
2015 "Friend Zone" Roger Pistole/Eric Welch
2017 "Sway" Shaun Silva
"Human Diary" N/A
"Hello Summer" Chris Hicky
"Potential" N/A
2018 "Worth It" Shaun Silva
"Goodbye Summer"
2019 "Shallow"

Releases from The Voice

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
US
CAN
The Complete Season 4 Collection
  • Release date: June 19, 2013
  • Label: Republic Records
  • Formats: music download
6 19 30
  • US: 23,480

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
US
CAN
2013 "Maybe It Was Memphis" 25 92 90
  • US: 136,000
"Wasted" 35
  • US: 30,000
"Heads Carolina, Tails California" 23 91 98
  • US: 57,000
"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" 24 89 73
  • US: 63,000
"A Little Bit Stronger" 31 108
  • US: 36,000
"Shake the Sugar Tree" 38
  • US: 25,000
"Who I Am" 22 78 66
  • US: 60,000
"Please Remember Me" 30 91 86
  • US: 47,000
"Born to Fly" 20 75 79
  • US: 68,000
"Timber, I'm Falling in Love" 30 101 71
  • US: 44,000
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Playing with Fire" 2016 Thomas Rhett Tangled Up (Deluxe edition)
"Without You" 2018 Chris Lane Laps Around the Sun
"Blackout" 2019 None Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Hometown"
(with Zac Brown)
2020 Diplo Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominated work Result
2014 American Country Countdown Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Herself Nominated
2017 CMT Music Awards Performance of the Year Close (with Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett) Nominated
2018 Academy of Country Music Awards New Female Vocalist of the Year Herself Nominated
CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year Sway Nominated
Performance of the Year Stand Up for Something (with Andra Day, Common, Little Big Town, and Lee Ann Womack) Nominated
2019 Academy of Country Music Awards New Female Vocalist of the Year Herself Nominated

Television appearances

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Voice Herself/Artist Season 4: Team Blake Shelton / Winner
Hart of Dixie Herself Episode: "Miracles"
2017 Nashville Herself Episode: "Reasons to Quit"