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Meghan Linsey

{{short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1985)}}

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| name = Meghan Linsey

| image = Meghan Linsey.jpg

| caption = Meghan Linsey in 2010.

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| genre = Country, pop

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

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| years_active = 2009–present

| website = http://www.meghanlinsey.com

| past_member_of = Steel Magnolia

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Meghan Linsey is an American singer-songwriter. A Ponchatoula, Louisiana native, Linsey started her musical career by forming Steel Magnolia with her boyfriend of three years, Joshua Scott Jones. Before trying out for Can You Duet, Linsey was a karaoke host at a Nashville karaoke bar, called Lonnie's Western Room, which is where she met Jones. After becoming the top winner on the show, the duo signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records, and released its debut single "Keep On Lovin' You" in August 2009, which was a Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/steel-magnolia-wins-season-2-of-can-you-duet |title=Steel Magnolia wins Season 2 of Can You Duet |last=Bjoke |first=Matt |date=August 9, 2009 |access-date=August 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819055339/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/steel-magnolia-wins-season-2-of-can-you-duet |archive-date=August 19, 2009 }}

Music career

Linsey started her solo career by releasing a cover of OneRepublic's "Counting Stars". In 2015, Linsey was selected to audition for season 8 of The Voice, having three judges (with the exception of Blake Shelton) turn their chairs around. She chose Pharrell Williams as her coach, and was stolen by Shelton after losing in the battle rounds. She continued with Shelton as her coach throughout the season. She finished the season coming in second place to Sawyer Fredericks from Team Pharrell. Shortly after she returned to Nashville, she released an EP titled Believer including six songs. Following the EP release, she developed a beauty brand titled "Believer by Meghan Linsey." To create this curated collection of cruelty-free products, she partnered with Previse and Modern Minerals.{{cite web|url=http://www.msopr.com/nashville/|title=About MSO PR Nashville – Mitch Schneider Organization|website=Msopr.com|access-date=May 5, 2019}}{{dead link|date=March 2025}}

In 2017, her first Pop studio album, named Bold Like a Lion, was released and contained 13 songs.

=''The Voice''=

{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

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scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" | Original Artist

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Order

! scope="col" | Result

scope="row" | Blind Audition

| "Love Hurts"

| The Everly Brothers; later famously covered by Nazareth

| February 23, 2015

| 1/8

| style="background:white;" | Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera turned
Joined Team Pharrell

scope="row" | Battle Rounds (Top 48)

| "Don't Let Me Down" (vs. Paul Pfau)

| The Beatles

| March 10, 2015

| 7/9

| style="background:white;" | Defeated
Stolen by Blake Shelton

scope="row" | Knockout Rounds (Top 32)

| "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (vs. Travis Ewing)

| Aretha Franklin

| March 23, 2015

| 10/5

| style="background:white;" | Saved by Coach

scope="row" | Live Playoffs (Top 20)

| "Love Runs Out"

| OneRepublic

| April 6, 2015

| 9

| style="background:white;" | Saved by Public Vote

scope="row" | Live Top 12

| style="background:gold;" | "Girl Crush"

| Little Big Town

| April 13, 2015

| 11

| style="background:white;" | Saved by Public Vote

scope="row" | Live Top 10

|"Home"

| Marc Broussard

| April 20, 2015

| 4

| style="background:white;" | Saved by Public Vote

scope="row" | Live Top 8

|"Something"

| The Beatles

| April 27, 2015

| 4

| style="background:white;" | Saved by Public Vote

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Live Top 6

| "Steamroller Blues"

| James Taylor

| rowspan="2" | May 4, 2015

| 5

| rowspan="2" style="background:white;" | Saved by Public Vote

style="background:gold;" | "Amazing Grace"

| Christian song

| 12

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Live Top 5 (Semi-finals)

|"I'm Not the Only One"

| Sam Smith

| rowspan="2" | May 11, 2015

| 3

| rowspan="2" style="background:white;" | Saved by Public Vote

style="background:gold;" | "Tennessee Whiskey"

| David Allan Coe; later famously covered by George Jones, also later covered by Chris Stapleton

| 8

scope="row" rowspan="3" | Live Finale

| "When a Man Loves a Woman"

| Percy Sledge

| rowspan="3" | May 18, 2015

| 11

| rowspan="3" style="background:white;" | Runner-up

"Freeway of Love" (with Blake Shelton)

| Aretha Franklin

| 8

style="background:gold;" | "Change My Mind"

| Meghan Linsey

| 2

Discography

= Albums =

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style="width:12em;"| Title

! style="width:18em;"| Details

scope="row"| This Is Now{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-is-now-mw0000249403/releases|title=This Is Now - Meghan Linsey | Releases | AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=September 15, 2020}}

|

  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Thumbprint
  • Formats: CD

= Extended plays =

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style="width:12em;"| Title

! style="width:18em;"| Details

scope="row"| Meghan Linsey{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

|

  • Release date: September 9, 2014
  • Label: Bold Music Group, LLC.
  • Formats: CD, music download
scope="row"| Believer{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

|

  • Release date: July 31, 2015
  • Label: Bold Music Group, LLC.
  • Formats: CD, music download

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title

! Peak
positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! US
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=meghan linsey|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Meghan Linsey Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 21, 2015}}

2013

! scope="row"| "Counting Stars"

| —

| align="left"| Meghan Linsey

rowspan="3"| 2014

! scope="row"| "Gasoline and Matches" (with James Otto)

| —

| align="left"| Crazy Hearts: Nashville (soundtrack)

scope="row"| "Try Harder Than That" (feat. Bubba Sparxxx)

| —

| align="left"| Meghan Linsey

scope="row"| "O Holy Night"

| —

| {{n/a}}

rowspan="3"| 2015

! scope="row"| "Love Never Sleeps"

| —

| align="left"| Meghan Linsey

scope="row"| "Change My Mind"

| 92

| align="left"| The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection

scope="row"| "Perfect Time of Year"

| —

| {{n/a}}

colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Year

! style="width:20em;"| Video

! Director

2013

! scope="row"| "Counting Stars"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/meghan-linsey/982901/counting-stars.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410101637/http://www.cmt.com/videos/meghan-linsey/982901/counting-stars.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 10, 2015|title=CMT : Videos : Meghan Linsey : Counting Stars|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=December 21, 2015}}

| Josh Marx

2014

! scope="row"| "Try Harder Than That" (feat. Bubba Sparxxx){{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/meghan-linsey/1090118/try-harder-than-that.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120152531/http://www.cmt.com/videos/meghan-linsey/1090118/try-harder-than-that.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2014|title=CMT : Videos : Meghan Linsey : Try Harder Than That|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=December 21, 2015}}

| Ryan Hamblin

=Releases from ''The Voice''=

==Albums==

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rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details

! Peak
positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! US
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=meghan linsey|chart=Billboard 200}}|title=Meghan Linsey Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 21, 2015}}

scope="row"| The Voice: The Complete
Season 8 Collection

|

| 45

==Singles==

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Title

! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US
{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AMeghan%20Linsey&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f%5B2%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Meghan%20Linsey|title=Meghan Linsey Album & Song Chart History – Bubbling Under Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 21, 2015}}

! width="45"| US Christ
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=meghan linsey|chart=Christian Songs}}|title=Meghan Linsey Album & Song Chart History – Christian Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 21, 2015}}

! width="45"| US Country
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=meghan linsey|chart=Country Songs}}|title=Meghan Linsey Album & Song Chart History – Country Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 21, 2015}}

! width="45"| US
Rock
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=meghan linsey|chart=Rock Songs}}|title=Meghan Linsey Album & Song Chart History – Rock Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 21, 2015}}

rowspan="9"| 2015

! scope="row"| "Girl Crush"

| 101

| —

| 22

| —

| rowspan="9"| The Voice: The Complete
Season 8 Collection

scope="row"| "Home"

| —

| —

| —

| 27

scope="row"| "Something"

| —

| —

| —

| 30

scope="row"| "Amazing Grace"

| 109

| 1

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Steamroller Blues"

| —

| —

| —

| 37

scope="row"| "I'm Not the Only One"

| —

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Tennessee Whiskey"

| 118

| —

| 28

| —

scope="row"| "When a Man Loves a Woman"

| —

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Freeway of Love" (with Blake Shelton)

| —

| —

| —

| —

colspan="7" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Steel Magnolia}}

{{The Voice (U.S.)}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.meghanlinsey.com/|Meghan Linsey's website}}

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Category:1985 births

Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters

Category:American women country singers

Category:American country singer-songwriters

Category:American women singer-songwriters

Category:Country musicians from Louisiana

Category:Living people

Category:Singers from New Orleans

Category:Participants in American reality television series

Category:The Voice (franchise) contestants

Category:Singer-songwriters from Louisiana

Category:People from Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Category:21st-century American women singers