Amelia Presley

Amelia Anne Presley (born October 19, 1989) is an American country music singer. Her single, Get Lucky, was featured on iTunes New Artist Spotlight and iTunes Hot Tracks under the country music genre. She is best known as a member of the Americana duo, Highway Sisters, and for her appearance on American Idol in 2018.

• nationality: American

• ethnicity: Irish, Scandinavian, Finnish, Asian

Amelia Presley
Amelia Presley, Allie Colleen Brooks and KK Bodiford (2019)
Background information
Born (1989-10-19) October 19, 1989
Mobile, Alabama
GenresCountry, blues, Americana, Texas Country, Red Dirt
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, Actress, Machinery Technician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2011–present
LabelsUnsigned
Associated actsKK Bodiford, Ronnie McDowell, Amber Hayes, Logan Brill, Highway Sisters, Cory Morrow, Craig Campbell, Gyth Rigdon, Andrew Sevener, Allie Colleen Brooks, Justin Biltonen, Stoney Larue, Bri Bagwell, Asher Cataldo, Abe Partridge, The Lawless
Websitewww.ameliapresleymusic.com

Presley released a ten-song album entitled No Pony Ride in 2013 while she was enlisted in the United States Coast Guard.

Early life

Presley, the great niece of US Navy sailor, Sam Davis Presley and cousin of Elvis Presley, was born October 19, 1989 in Mobile, Alabama and raised in the small community of Franklin Creek, Mississippi. Presley's paternal great grandmother came to the area from Michigan with her mother, Hilma, and father, Antti Kanakala (changed to Andrew Thompson), along with other Finnish immigrant families in the 1900s. Amelia Presley celebrates her Finnish heritage with the community via a yearly “Silver Tea” held around Christmas time at the Finnish Lutheran Church in Kreole, MS.[1] In 2010, Presley enlisted in the United States Coast Guard where she became a machinery technician. While enlisted, she recorded and released her first album, No Pony Ride, after selling a horse and horse trailer to afford the studio fees. She was discharged from active duty service in 2015. She then worked as a farm hand in Mobile, Alabama and a machinist in Pascagoula, Mississippi before touring full-time.[2]

Music career

In 2011, Presley recorded and released "Silver Tongue".[3] In 2012, Presley recorded an acoustic EP entitled, "Backwoods Love Story" but decided to record the album again with a full band. The EP was never officially released as "Backwoods Love Story", however, the tracks were released individually.[4]

In 2013, Presley recorded and released an album entitled No Pony Ride.[5]

In 2015, Presley toured with Ronnie McDowell, Logan Brill, Amber Hayes, Farewell Angelina and Megan Moreaux. The tour spanned from Nashville to Arkansas, Oklahoma and Georgia and ended at the Historic Collins Theater for a sold-out show in Paragould, Arkansas.[6]

In early 2016, Presley released a single entitled "Hard Headed Mama". In 2017, Presley began touring with KK Bodiford as a part of Americana/Texas-Country duo, Highway Sisters [7]

In 2017, Presley became a member of Americana Music Association and Country Music Association.

In 2017, Presley sang at the Grand Ole Opry.

In 2018, Presley was featured on American Idol.[8]

Personal life

In 2016, Presley married her fiancé Austin Evans. Soon after, they released that they were expecting a baby girl. Presley continued to perform and played 15 shows while pregnant ranging from Chicago, Illinois to Nashville, Tennessee.[9] Presley gave birth to a baby girl in July 2016.

Presley also has a son who was born in 2008.

Discography
  • Silver Tongue (single) (2011)[10]
  • No Pony Ride (album) (2013)
  • Hard Headed Mama (single) (2016)
  • Get Lucky (single) (2016)
  • Real Love (single) (2016)
  • Smoke and Mirrors (Highway Sisters EP) (2018)

Tours
Headlining
Co-headlining
Opening

References
  1. http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-living/2012/07/first_finns_came_in_1899_-_fin.html
  2. https://www.ameliapresley.com/bio%5B%5D
  3. "♫ Silver Tongue(Acoustic Version) - Amelia Presley. Listen @cdbaby". Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. "Amelia Presley Bio". CMT.
  5. "No Pony Ride by Amelia Presley". 16 March 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. "An Evening with Ronnie". 1049FM.
  7. http://www.highwaysisters.com/
  8. https://m.imdb.com/name/nm9726081/
  9. "Country Artist Amelia Presley and Husband Austin Evans are Expecting-It's A Girl!". Sai Saran. Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  10. "Amelia Presley Top Albums". iTunes.
  11. "Highway Sisters To Perform at The Grand Ole Opry!". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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