McKenna Faith
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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| birth_name = McKenna Garcia
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1995}}
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| origin = Ukiah, California, U.S.
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| genre = Country
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
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| website = {{URL|http://www.mckenna-faith.com}}
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McKenna Garcia (born January 6, 1995), better known by her stage name McKenna Faith is a country music singer/songwriter from Ukiah, California.{{cite news | first = Dan | last = Taylor | title = Ukiah Teen's Faith in music | date = 2011-01-15 | url = http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110115/LIFESTYLE/110119716 | work = Press Democrat | accessdate = 2011-09-23}}{{cite news | first = Amy | last = Maginnis-Honey | title = 16-year-old aspires to country music career | date = 2011-09-21 | url = http://www.dailyrepublic.com/features/entertainment/16-year-old-aspires-to-country-music-career/ | work = Daily Republic | accessdate = 2011-09-23 | quote = The Ukiah resident}}
Career
On August 21, 2011 Faith opened the Sonoma Country Music BBQ in Santa Rosa, California, playing with Dierks Bentley, Thompson Square and Luke Bryan.{{cite news | first = Steve | last = Hart | title = Country music, barbecue draw 7,500 to fairgrounds | date = 2011-08-21 | url = http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110821/ARTICLES/110829939 | work = Press Democrat | accessdate = 2011-09-23}} On February 14, 2012, McKenna Faith debuted her single "Head Over My Boots For You" to radio.{{cite web|last=Risso|first=John|title=Featured Artist: McKenna Faith|url=http://www.norcalcountry.net/featured-artist-mckenna-faith/#.T2bS-GKXRe4}}{{cite web|last=Mertle|first=Joey|title=Head Over My Boots For You Radio Premiere|url=http://www.mckenna-faith.com/news}} Faith performed on the Blake Shelton and Friends Cruise in 2013.{{cite web|last=Is Love|first=Country Music|title=Blake Shelton Cruise Sets Sail TODAY!|url=http://www.countrymusicislove.com/country-music-news/blake-shelton-cruise-sets-sail-today/|accessdate=11 November 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111074333/http://www.countrymusicislove.com/country-music-news/blake-shelton-cruise-sets-sail-today/|archivedate=11 November 2013}}
On June 11, 2013 Faith released her first full length album, We Like Trucks.{{cite web|last=LIEBRUM|first=JENNIFER|title=Test of Faith|url=http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2007148804#.UoB2PJTXSUA|accessdate=11 November 2013}} That September, Faith performed at the Sonoma Stampede Country Music Festival. She performed with Frankie Ballard and Tate Stevens.{{cite web|last=KOVNER|first=GUY|title=Rain can't chase away music|url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130921/articles/130929894#page=0|accessdate=11 November 2013}}
Discography
=Albums=
- We Like Trucks (2013)
- Let's Get Lost (2014)
=EPs=
- Seal It With A Kiss (2015)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.mckenna-faith.com}}
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Category:People from Ukiah, California
Category:People from Santa Rosa, California
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:American women country singers
Category:Singer-songwriters from California
Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters