Kristen Kelly

Kristen Kelly is an American country music singer from Lorena, Texas. She is signed to Arista Nashville and has released her debut single, "Ex-Old Man". The song is the first from her forthcoming debut album, produced by Tony Brown and Paul Overstreet.[1] 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]

Kristen Kelly
BornWaco, Texas
OriginLorena, Texas
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, Guitar
Years active2012–present
LabelsArista Nashville
Websitewww.kristenkellymusic.com

Kelly has also joined Brad Paisley's 2012 Virtual Reality World Tour.[4]

There has been controversy over her debut single using a riff without permission from New Zealand band OMC's single "How Bizarre", which reached number one in the US in 1997.[5]

Discography

Extended plays
Title Details
Kristen Kelly[6]
Fire
  • Release date: June 9, 2015
  • Label: self-released

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country
[7]		 US Country Airplay
[8]
2012 "Ex-Old Man" 30 28 Kristen Kelly
2013 "He Loves to Make Me Cry" — 54
2014 "Kiss by Kiss" — — Fire
2016 "Fire" — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos
Year Video Director
2012 "Ex-Old Man"[9] Anna Mastro
2013 "He Loves to Make Me Cry"[10]
2014 "Kiss by Kiss"[11] Zack Morris
2016 "Fire"[12] Skylar Sprague

References
  1. "Kristen Kelly". Arista Nashville. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  2. Foster, Ben (2012-05-12). "Country Universe – A Country Music Blog » Single Review: Kristen Kelly, "Ex-Old Man"". Countryuniverse.net. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  3. ; Written by Edward Morris (2012-05-05). "News : Rascal Flatts' "Banjo" Rings as Week's Top Song". CMT. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  4. "News : Brad Paisley Adds Three Newcomers to Tour". CMT. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  5. "How bizarre - is that OMC's guitar riff? (+videos) - Music - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  6. "Kristen Kelly, "Ex-Old Man" Singer, Plans EP". Country Music Television. October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  7. "Kristen Kelly Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  8. "Kristen Kelly Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
  9. "CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Ex-Old Man". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  10. "CMT/CMT.com Music Premieres For March 11 – March 17". CableU. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  11. "CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Kiss by Kiss". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  12. "CMT : Videos : Kristen Kelly : Fire". Country Music Television. Retrieved August 8, 2016.


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