Rachel Crow

{{about|the

|her eponymous extended play|Rachel Crow (EP)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Rachel Crow

| image = Rachel Crow (47260116441) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Crow performing in 2019

| birth_name = Rachel Kelly Crow

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|01|23}}

| birth_place = Mead, Colorado, U.S.

| occupation = {{flat list|

Singer
actress

}}

| years_active = 2005–present

| module = {{Infobox musical artist

| embed = yes

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = {{hlist|Pop|R&B|Soul}}

| label = {{flatlist|

}}

Rachel Kelly Crow{{cite web |url=https://en.twitter.com/iamrachelcrow/status/210930834209906689 |title=Twitter / iamrachelcrow: @CassidyCrow kelly |publisher=En.twitter.com |access-date=November 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121218011247/https://en.twitter.com/iamrachelcrow/status/210930834209906689 |archive-date=December 18, 2012 }} (born January 23, 1998) is an American singer and actress. Born in Mead, Colorado, she participated in the first season of the American version of The X Factor in 2011, where she was the ninth contestant eliminated.{{cite web |url=http://www.buddytv.com/rachel-crow.aspx |title= Rachel Crow |publisher= Buddy TV December 17, 2011}} Following her elimination, she contacted Walt Disney for possible roles in future Disney productions.{{cite web |last=Benson|first=Kirstin|date=December 12, 2011|url = http://www.hollywoodlife.com/2011/12/12/rachel-crow-disney-channel-show-acting/|title = Rachel Crow Is 'Perfect' For Disney — Casting Director & Talent Manager Agree|publisher = hollywoodlife.com| access-date = March 19, 2012 }} This resulted in her appearing in multiple television shows and films, including BrainSurge, Inside Edition, Big Time Rush, Figure It Out, The Wendy Williams Show and Fred: The Show.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Factor-Finalist-Rachel-Crow-1043623.aspx|title=X Factor Finalist Rachel Crow Lands Nickelodeon Series|work=TV Guide|last=Silberman|first=Lindsay|access-date=March 2, 2012|date=February 22, 2012}} Crow released her first and eponymous extended play (EP) in June 2012.

Career

=2011: ''The X Factor''=

Crow auditioned for the first season of the US version of The X Factor in 2011 with the song "Mercy" (2008) by Duffy. She reached the live shows and was eliminated in the quarter-final after competing in the sing-off with Marcus Canty when the result went to deadlock.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
colspan="9" style="background:#BFBFBF;"\| The X Factor performances and results
scope="col" \|Episode ! scope="col" \|Theme ! scope="col" \|Order ! scope="col" \|Song ! scope="col" \|Original artist ! scope="col" \|Result
scope="row" \|Audition \| Auditioner's Choice \| rowspan="5" {{n/a}} \| "Mercy" \| Duffy \| Through to Bootcamp
scope="row" \|Bootcamp 1 \| Group Performance 1 \| "Who You Are" \| Jessie J \| Advanced
scope="row" \|Bootcamp 2 \| Group Performance 2 \| "I Have Nothing" (with Joshua Maddox, 4Shore, Hayley Orrantia, Illusion Confusion, Caylie Gregorio, De'Quan Allen and Ellona Santiago) \| Whitney Houston \| Advanced
scope="row" \|Bootcamp 3 \| Solo Performance \| "If I Were a Boy" \| Beyoncé \| Through to Judges' Houses
scope="row" \|Judges' houses \| rowspan="2"\|Free Choice \| "I Want It That Way" \| Backstreet Boys \| Through to Live Shows
scope="row" \| Week 1 \| 14 \| "Baby"/"Where Did Our Love Go" \| Justin Bieber / The Supremes \| Saved by Simon Cowell
scope="row" \| Week 2 \| Judge's Choice \| 4 \| "Walking on Sunshine" \| Katrina and the Waves \| Safe (2nd)
scope="row" \| Week 3 \| Songs from movies \| 11 \| "I'd Rather Go Blind" \| Etta James \| Safe (1st)
scope="row" \| Week 4 \| Rock \| 2 \| "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" \| The Rolling Stones \| Safe (1st)
scope="row" \| Week 5 \| Giving Thanks \| 1 \| "I Believe" \| Yolanda Adams \| Safe (3rd)
scope="row" \| Week 6 \| Songs by Michael Jackson \| 4 \| "Can You Feel It" \| The Jacksons \| Safe (2nd)
rowspan="2" scope="row" \|Week 7 \| Dance music hits \| 3 \| "Nothin' on You" \| B.o.B / Bruno Mars \| rowspan="2"\| Bottom two
Save me songs \| 8 \| "Music and Me" \| Michael Jackson
Final Showdown (Week 7) \| Free Choice \| 2 \| "I'd Rather Go Blind" \| Etta James \| Eliminated via Deadlock (5th)

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colspan="9" style="background:#BFBFBF;"| The X Factor performances and results

scope="col" |Episode

! scope="col" |Theme

! scope="col" |Order

! scope="col" |Song

! scope="col" |Original artist

! scope="col" |Result

scope="row" |Audition

| Auditioner's Choice

| rowspan="5" {{n/a}}

| "Mercy"

| Duffy

| Through to Bootcamp

scope="row" |Bootcamp 1

| Group Performance 1

| "Who You Are"

| Jessie J

| Advanced

scope="row" |Bootcamp 2

| Group Performance 2

| "I Have Nothing"
(with Joshua Maddox, 4Shore, Hayley Orrantia, Illusion Confusion, Caylie Gregorio, De'Quan Allen and Ellona Santiago)

| Whitney Houston

| Advanced

scope="row" |Bootcamp 3

| Solo Performance

| "If I Were a Boy"

| Beyoncé

| Through to Judges' Houses

scope="row" |Judges' houses

| rowspan="2"|Free Choice

| "I Want It That Way"

| Backstreet Boys

| Through to Live Shows

scope="row" | Week 1

| 14

| "Baby"/"Where Did Our Love Go"

| Justin Bieber / The Supremes

| Saved by Simon Cowell

scope="row" | Week 2

| Judge's Choice

| 4

| "Walking on Sunshine"

| Katrina and the Waves

| Safe (2nd)

scope="row" | Week 3

| Songs from movies

| 11

| "I'd Rather Go Blind"

| Etta James

| Safe (1st)

scope="row" | Week 4

| Rock

| 2

| "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

| The Rolling Stones

| Safe (1st)

scope="row" | Week 5

| Giving Thanks

| 1

| "I Believe"

| Yolanda Adams

| Safe (3rd)

scope="row" | Week 6

| Songs by Michael Jackson

| 4

| "Can You Feel It"

| The Jacksons

| Safe (2nd)

rowspan="2" scope="row" |Week 7

| Dance music hits

| 3

| "Nothin' on You"

| B.o.B / Bruno Mars

| rowspan="2"| Bottom two

Save me songs

| 8

| "Music and Me"

| Michael Jackson

Final Showdown (Week 7)

| Free Choice

| 2

| "I'd Rather Go Blind"

| Etta James

| Eliminated via Deadlock (5th)

=2012–present: Music debut=

In February 2012, it was announced that Crow signed a music deal with Columbia Records and a television deal with Nickelodeon for her own show.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679713/rachel-crow-post-x-factor-career.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223132350/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679713/rachel-crow-post-x-factor-career.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 23, 2012 |title= Rachel Crow Talks Up 'Amazing' Post-'X Factor' Career |publisher= MTV |date=February 22, 2012}} She was also featured on Big Time Rush's Summer Tour 2012 along with Cody Simpson, and starred on a two-part episode of Fred: The Show.

In June 2012, Crow announced via Twitter that she would be releasing a five-song EP, featuring one song co-written by Crow herself.{{cite web|url=http://thedreamagazine.com/rachel-crow-ep-in-june/ |title=Rachel Crow: EP In June |work=Dream Magazine |date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=September 22, 2012}} She later announced via her website that it would be released on June 26, 2012 and would be self-titled. The lead single is "Mean Girls," which Crow co-wrote with Toby Gad. Gad also produced the song. The four other songs are "Rock With You" featuring rapper Mann, "Lemonade," "My Kind of Wonderful" and "What A Song Can Do." She has also worked with producer Jonas Jeberg, who has worked with singers such as The Wanted.{{cite web |url=http://www.rachelcrowofficial.com/news/rachel-crow-release-self-titled-ep-columbia-recordssyco-available-june-26 |title=RACHEL CROW TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED EP ON COLUMBIA RECORDS/SYCO AVAILABLE JUNE 26 | The Official Rachel Crow Site |publisher=Rachelcrowofficial.com |date=June 4, 2012 |access-date=September 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829143711/http://www.rachelcrowofficial.com/news/rachel-crow-release-self-titled-ep-columbia-recordssyco-available-june-26 |archive-date=August 29, 2012 }}

In his review of 'Mean Girls', The Re-View complimented Crow's "intelligence and aspirations" and finished his article saying of the singer: "I don't doubt that her vocal ability to out-diva some of the best singers will lead to even greater things in the future."{{cite web|title=Rachel Crow debuts official music video for 'Mean Girls'|url=http://there-view.tumblr.com/post/26568016176/x-factor-usa-singer-rachel-crow-releases-mean-girls-vide}}

Television and acting career

Rachel Crow appeared on a few Nickelodeon shows in the early 2010s such as Fred: The Show, and Big Time Rush and had signed a series development deal with the network, though this did not result in an aired series.{{cite web|first=Christina |last=Garibaldi |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1680853/rachel-crow-eminem-nickelodeon-show.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315170843/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1680853/rachel-crow-eminem-nickelodeon-show.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 15, 2012 |title=Rachel Crow Wants Eminem On Her Nickelodeon Show - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=March 9, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/02/rachel-crow-to-star-on-nickelodeon-series/ |title=Rachel Crow to Star on Nickelodeon Series |publisher=The Hollywood Gossip |date=February 22, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012}} Crow said that she would have wanted to duet with Eminem if she had a series.

Crow voiced Carla in the film Rio 2, which was released in 2014. Crow also provided the voice of Gratuity "Tip" Tucci on the Netflix cartoon Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh.

In 2017, Crow starred alongside Ashleigh Murray in the Netflix original film Deidra & Laney Rob a Train, which holds a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/deidra_and_laney_rob_a_train|title=Deidra and Laney Rob a Train|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=March 2, 2020}}

Rachel Crow also starred in ABC's Schooled as recurring character "Felicia Somers". Crow appeared in four episodes of the first season.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2014

| Rio 2

| Carla

| Voice

2015

| Invisible Sister

| Nikki

2017

| Deidra & Laney Rob a Train

| Laney

2018

| Bumblebee

| Liz

| Uncredited and appears in deleted scenes

=Television=

class="wikitable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2005

| Three Wise Guys

| Girl

| Uncredited

2006

| In from the Night

| Little Girl in Doctors Office

| Uncredited

2010

| Pizza & Karaoke

| Darla

| TV movie

rowspan="2" | 2011

| BrainSurge

| rowspan="3" | Herself

| Contestant

The X Factor USA

| Contestant

rowspan="3" | 2012

| Arthur Ashe Kids' Day 2012

Big Time Rush

| Winnie

| Episode: "Bel Air Rush"

Fred: The Show

| Starr

| Recurring role; 8 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2013

| The Office

| Gabriella

| Episode: "A.A.R.M."

Figure It Out

| Herself

| 6 episodes

2016–2018

| Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh

| Tip (voice)

| Main role

2018

| The Goldbergs

| Felicia Somers

| Episode: "The Goldbergs: 1990-Something"

2019–2020

| Schooled

| Felicia Somers

| 6 episodes

2019

| The Lion Guard

| Imara

| Voice Role; "Return to the Pride Lands"

2019

| Timeline

| Dee

| Lead role

Discography

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"\| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Details ! colspan="1"\| Peak chart positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:35px;"\| US Heat {{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1493299/rachel-crow/chart\|title=Rachel Crow - Chart history - Billboard\|website=www.billboard.com\|access-date=April 22, 2018}}
scope="row"\| Rachel Crow \| Release date: June 26, 2012{{Cite web \|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rachel-crow-ep/535924459 \|title=Rachel Crow - EP\|via=iTunes \|date=June 26, 2012}} Label: Syco Music/Columbia Records Formats: Digital download, streaming \| 14

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rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title

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

! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:35px;"| US
Heat
{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1493299/rachel-crow/chart|title=Rachel Crow - Chart history - Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|access-date=April 22, 2018}}

scope="row"| Rachel Crow

Release date: June 26, 2012{{Cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rachel-crow-ep/535924459 |title=Rachel Crow - EP|via=iTunes |date=June 26, 2012}}
Label: Syco Music/Columbia Records
Formats: Digital download, streaming

| 14

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Title !Year !Album
scope="row"\| "Mean Girls" \| 2012 \| Rachel Crow
scope="row"\| "Solo" \| rowspan="2"\| 2017 \| rowspan="4" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"\| "Dime"
scope="row"\| "Coulda Told Me" \| 2018
scope="row"\|"Up All Night" \| 2019

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!Title

!Year

!Album

scope="row"| "Mean Girls"

| 2012

| Rachel Crow

scope="row"| "Solo"

| rowspan="2"| 2017

| rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Dime"

scope="row"| "Coulda Told Me"

| 2018

scope="row"|"Up All Night"

| 2019

=Other appearances=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Other artist(s) ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row"\| "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" \| 2012 \| {{n/a}} \| Merry Nickmas

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Other artist(s)

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row"| "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"

| 2012

| {{n/a}}

| Merry Nickmas

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1" ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"\| Title ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Director
scope="row"\| "Mean Girls" \| rowspan="2"\| 2012 \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTIBDuTxzUw\|title=Rachel Crow - Mean Girls\|work=YouTube\|date=July 2, 2012}}
scope="row"\| "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyvh3djwc7g\|title=Rachel Crow - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town\|work=YouTube\|date=November 23, 2012}}
scope="row"\| "Dime" \| 2017 \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aevUZTZNPMw\|title=Rachel Crow - Dime (Official Video)\|work=YouTube\|date=August 23, 2017}}
scope="row"\| "Coulda Told Me" \| 2018 \| Brad Wong{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a90eX_37H2U\|title=Rachel Crow - Coulda Told Me (feat. CHIKA) [Official Video]\|work=YouTube\|date=September 8, 2018}}
scope="row"\| "Up All Night" \| 2019 \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKyrDWlLwbA\|title=Rachel Crow - Up All Night\|work=YouTube\|date=February 21, 2019}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"

! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Director

scope="row"| "Mean Girls"

| rowspan="2"| 2012

| {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTIBDuTxzUw|title=Rachel Crow - Mean Girls|work=YouTube|date=July 2, 2012}}

scope="row"| "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

| {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyvh3djwc7g|title=Rachel Crow - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town|work=YouTube|date=November 23, 2012}}

scope="row"| "Dime"

| 2017

| {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aevUZTZNPMw|title=Rachel Crow - Dime (Official Video)|work=YouTube|date=August 23, 2017}}

scope="row"| "Coulda Told Me"

| 2018

| Brad Wong{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a90eX_37H2U|title=Rachel Crow - Coulda Told Me (feat. CHIKA) [Official Video]|work=YouTube|date=September 8, 2018}}

scope="row"| "Up All Night"

| 2019

| {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKyrDWlLwbA|title=Rachel Crow - Up All Night|work=YouTube|date=February 21, 2019}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|3907105}}
[http://www.mp4.com.pl/index.php?str=artf&no=25745 Rachel Crow] Discography {{in lang|pl}}
[http://www.last.fm/music/Rachel+Crow Rachel Crow] Rachel Crow {{in lang|en}}

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