Gwen Sebastian
{{short description|American country music singer-songwriter (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Gwen Sebastian
| image = Gwen Sebastian 2013.JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Gwen Sebastian in 2013
| birth_name = Gwen Noel Sebastian{{cite tweet|user=GwenSebastian|author=Gwen Sebastian|number=343779342909861888|date=June 9, 2013|title=@middlenamegame Noel}}
| birth_date = May 3, 1974{{Cite web|url=https://www.ask-oracle.com/birth-chart/gwen-sebastian/|title=Gwen Sebastian Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart|date=June 25, 2010|accessdate=December 24, 2024}}
| birth_place = Hebron, North Dakota, US
| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, US
| genre = {{hlist|Country|rock}}
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = {{hlist|Lofton Creek|Flying Island Entertainment}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Blake Shelton|Miranda Lambert}}
| website = {{URL|www.gwensebastian.com/}}
}}
Gwen Noel Sebastian is an American country music singer-songwriter. Sebastian was signed to Lofton Creek Records in 2009 and released two singles for the label. In 2012, she was a contestant on the second season of The Voice but lost in the battles.
Biography
Gwen Sebastian was born in the small farming town of Hebron, North Dakota, on May 3, 1974{{Cite web|url=https://countryexclusive.com/female-fridays-featuring-gwen-sebastian/|title=Female Fridays: Featuring Gwen Sebastian|date=August 14, 2015|accessdate=December 24, 2024}}/.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gwensebastian.com/|title=Gwen Sebastian | Country Music Artist|website=Gwensebastian.com|access-date=June 30, 2010|archive-date=May 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527043920/http://www.gwensebastian.com/|url-status=live}} After receiving her college degree, Sebastian attended nursing school, but dropped out after only one semester to relocate to Nashville, Tennessee and pursue her music career. She signed a recording deal with Lofton Creek Records in October 2009,{{Cite web |url=http://www.loftoncreekrecords.com/news/detail/46/ |title=Lofton Creek signs Gwen Sebastian |access-date=June 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317103214/http://www.loftoncreekrecords.com/news/detail/46/ |archive-date=March 17, 2010 |url-status=dead }} and shortly thereafter Country Weekly named Sebastian among its pick of talented new artists to watch in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashcountrydaily.com/|title=Nash Country Daily|website=Nash Country Daily|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108222827/https://www.nashcountrydaily.com/|url-status=dead}}
Sebastian's first single, "Hard Rain", was released to country radio on October 12, 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2009/10/gwen-sebastian/|title=Gwen Sebastian|website=Musicrow.com|date=October 9, 2009|access-date=April 18, 2020|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405003144/https://musicrow.com/2009/10/gwen-sebastian/|url-status=live}} The song received a "thumbs up" from Engine 145 reviewer Sam Gazdziak, who described it as a "smartly written song [with] solid vocals."{{Cite web |url=http://www.engine145.com/gwen-sebastian-hard-rain/ |title=Gwen Sebastian – "Hard Rain" |access-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218104539/http://www.engine145.com/gwen-sebastian-hard-rain/ |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |url-status=usurped }}
In October 2009, Sebastian re-released a Christmas album titled Christmas in July on Lofton Creek/Open Road Records which featured some original Christmas music as well as covers of holiday standards. On May 25, 2010, she digitally released a 6-song EP titled V.I.P.{{Cite web |url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/gwen-sebastian-v-i-p |title=Gwen Sebastian – V.I.P |access-date=June 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723125111/http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/gwen-sebastian-v-i-p |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }} The title track, "V.I.P. (Barefoot Girl)", was nationally released to country radio, along with a video.[http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/532441/gwen-sebastian-vip-barefoot-girl.jhtml?id=1642496#fbid=vcoZTd4EKxI]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Sebastian sang the National Anthem for the New York Yankees' Spring Training game against the Detroit Tigers in Tampa, Florida on March 28, 2010, and received a congratulatory hug from actor Richard Gere who was in attendance.[http://countryblips.dailyradar.com/story/gwen-sebastian-is-a-lucky-girl-picture-of-the-day/]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
On June 8, 2010, Sebastian participated in the 4th Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show and Concert, held at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. The event raised funds and awareness for Musicians on Call, a nonprofit organization with the mission of bringing music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities.
Sebastian was a contestant on the second season of NBC's reality singing competition The Voice.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/gwen-sebastian|title=NBC The Voice|website=Nbc.com|access-date=April 2, 2012|archive-date=April 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412071435/http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/gwen-sebastian/|url-status=live}} Sebastian chose fellow country singer Blake Shelton to be her vocal coach for the show. Sebastian worked with Shelton and Miranda Lambert for her battle round, but was eliminated just before the live shows.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/the-voice/articles/eliminated-voice-season-2-contestant-gwen-sebastian-to-join-blake-shelton-on-tour|title=Sebastian Eliminated|website=Wetpaint.com|access-date=April 2, 2012|archive-date=March 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323124754/http://www.wetpaint.com/the-voice/articles/eliminated-voice-season-2-contestant-gwen-sebastian-to-join-blake-shelton-on-tour|url-status=live}} After being eliminated, Sebastian toured with Shelton and Lambert.{{cite news | url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/03/the-voices-gwen-sebastian-to-join-blake-shelton-on-tour-.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Pop & Hiss | date=March 20, 2012 | access-date=May 1, 2013 | archive-date=March 23, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323215202/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/03/the-voices-gwen-sebastian-to-join-blake-shelton-on-tour-.html | url-status=live }} As of 2019, Sebastian is still part of Lambert's band, most recently accompanying her on the 2018 Livin' Like Hippies Tour and providing backing vocal on 2014's Platinum and 2016's The Weight of These Wings.
The Voice
Discography
= Albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| style="width:10em;"| Title
! style="width:18em;"| Details |
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| scope="row"| Invitation
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| scope="row"| Push Play
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| scope="row"| Gwen Sebastian
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| scope="row"| Once Upon A Time in the West: Act 1
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| scope="row"| Once Upon A Time in the West: Act 2
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= Holiday albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| style="width:10em;"| Title
! style="width:18em;"| Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| Christmas in July
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= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| style="width:10em;"| Title
! style="width:18em;"| Details |
|---|
| scope="row"| V.I.P. Barefoot Girl
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=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Single ! colspan="1"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="65"| US Country |
| 2009
! scope="row"| "Hard Rain" | — | align="left" rowspan="2"| V.I.P. Barefoot Girl |
| 2010
! scope="row"| "V.I.P. (Barefoot Girl)" | — |
| 2012
! scope="row"| "Met Him in a Motel Room" | 58 | align="left" rowspan="2"| Gwen Sebastian |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
! scope="row"| "Suitcase" | — |
| scope="row"| "The Fox"
| — | {{n/a}} |
| rowspan="2"|2014
! scope="row"| "Annie's New Gun" {{small|(with Miranda Lambert)}} | — | align="left"| Gwen Sebastian |
| scope="row"| "Small Town Soul"
| — | {{n/a}} |
| 2017
! scope="row"|"Cadillac" | — | align="left"| Once Upon a Time in the West: Act 1 |
| colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Guest singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Single ! rowspan="2"| Artist ! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Album |
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| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| US Country Airplay ! width="45"| US ! width="45"| CAN Country ! width="45"| CAN |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "My Eyes" | 4 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 39 |
| align="left"| Based on a True Story... |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! style="width:12em;"| Video ! Director |
| 2010
! scope="row"| "V.I.P. (Barefoot Girl)" | Amanda Van Dandt |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Suitcase"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/gwen-sebastian/923465/suitcase.jhtml|title=CMT : Videos : Gwen Sebastian : Suitcase|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=June 25, 2013|archive-date=July 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706184904/http://www.cmt.com/videos/gwen-sebastian/923465/suitcase.jhtml|url-status=dead}} | Becky Fluke |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "Small Town Soul" | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.gwensebastian.com/}}
{{The Voice (U.S.) contestants}}
Gwen Sebastian – Cadillac- Single Review – Building Our Own Nashville
- [https://buildingourownnashville.com/2017/08/24/gwen-sebastian-cadillac-single-review/ Gwen Sebastian – Cadillac- Single Review]
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Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:American rock singers
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters
Category:American women country singers
Category:Lofton Creek Records artists
Category:The Voice (franchise) contestants
Category:Singers from Nashville, Tennessee
Category:People from Morton County, North Dakota
Category:Singer-songwriters from Tennessee
Category:21st-century American women singers