Rachele Lynae
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rachele Lynae
| image = Rachele Lynae.jpg
| image_size =
| landscape =
| alt =
| caption = Rachele Lynae in 2014
| birth_name = Rachele Lynae Wurm
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|7}}
| birth_place = Yuba City, California, US
| origin =
| genre = Country rock
| occupation = Singer
| instrument =
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = Momentum Label Group
| associated_acts = Jamie O'Neal
| website = {{URL|www.rachelelynae.com/}}
}}
Rachele Lynae Wurm-Creedon (born January 7, 1988), known professionally as just Rachele Lynae ({{IPAc-en|r|ə|ˈ|ʃ|ɛ|l|_|l|ᵻ|ˈ|n|eɪ}} {{respell|rə|SHEL|_|lin|AY}}), is an American country rock singer.{{cite news
|title=Top 20 musicians to watch
|author=Hammond, Valerie
|url=http://www.nashvillelifestyles.com/entertainment/top-musicians-to-watch
|newspaper=Nashville Lifestyles
|date=January 3, 2012
|accessdate=January 3, 2013}}
Lynae released her self-titled debut album on April 22, 2014, having released the new single "Touch The Stars" on February 18, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.allaccess.com/nashville-iq/archive/18215/headline-of-the-day---january-23-2014 |title=Headline of the Day – January 23, 2014 by Neil Haislop {{!}} Nashville IQ {{!}} Top News & … |website=www.allaccess.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227232130/http://www.allaccess.com/nashville-iq/archive/18215/headline-of-the-day---january-23-2014 |archive-date=2014-02-27}}
Personal life
Born Rachele Lynae Wurm in 1988 to Robert Wurm, a commercial fisherman, and Alicia Wurm in Yuba City, California,
{{cite news
|title=Party 'til the cows come home with Rachele Lynae
|author=Wise, M. K.
|url=http://www.fromtheguestroom.com/2012/04/party-til-cows-come-home-with-rachele.html
|newspaper=From the Guestroom
|date=April 16, 2012
|format=Interview
|accessdate=January 4, 2013
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216022008/http://www.fromtheguestroom.com/2012/04/party-til-cows-come-home-with-rachele.html
|archive-date=February 16, 2013
|url-status=dead
}}
Lynae was raised in Kodiak, Alaska, and Lynden, Washington, where she attended Lynden Christian Schools.{{cite news
|title = Lynden Christian grad Rachele Lynae pursues singing career
|author = Bikman, Margaret
|url = http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/09/12/2684473/lynden-christian-grad-rachele.html
|newspaper = The Bellingham Herald
|format = Interview
|date = September 12, 2012
|accessdate = September 28, 2012
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130118062701/http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/09/12/2684473/lynden-christian-grad-rachele.html
|archive-date = 2013-01-18
|url-status = dead
}} Her sister, Heather Cole, is also a singer.{{cite AV media
|people=Cole, Heather; Rachele Lynae
|year=2012
|title=Again and Again
|location=YouTube
|publisher=Murfalot Productions
|medium=Video
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HZTWXkbSFM
|accessdate=January 4, 2013
}} Rachele attended Belmont University.
Lynae began singing in church choir at the age of five. She began writing songs at age 12.
{{cite news
|title=Rachele Lynae biography
|url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_artists_a-z/article/0,,GAC_26071_6053111,00.html
|newspaper=Great American Country
|accessdate=September 28, 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813052107/http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_artists_a-z/article/0,,GAC_26071_6053111,00.html
|archive-date=August 13, 2012
|url-status=dead
|df=mdy-all
}}
Early musical influences include LeAnn Rimes, Reba McEntire and Shania Twain.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kykx.com/Rachele-Lynae-Answers-10-Random-Questions-/11221103?pid=329988 |title = KYKX 105.7 – Rachele Lynae Answers 10 Random Questions! |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140225230024/http://www.kykx.com/Rachele-Lynae-Answers-10-Random-Questions-/11221103?pid=329988 |archive-date=25 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}
Lynae is married to drummer Tim Creedon.{{Cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/rachele-lynae-engaged/|title=Rachele Lynae Engaged|date=8 October 2015 }}
Career
In 2012 Rachele Lynae signed with Momentum Label Group of Nashville, Tennessee. At the end of her senior year at Belmont University, Rachele Lynae recorded a five-song EP. After sharing the EP with now-manager Jimmy Murphy, Lynae was introduced to Jamie O'Neal, Murphy's daughter.
Working with Jamie O'Neal, Stephanie Bentley, and producer Jimmy Murphy, Rachele co-wrote and recorded "Party 'Til the Cows Come Home", a country party anthem.{{cite AV media
|people=Lynae, Rachele; Jamie O'Neal, Jimmy Murphy, and Stephanie Bentley
|year=2012
|title=Party 'Til the Cows Come Home
|location=YouTube
|publisher=Momentum Label Group
|medium=Video
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-F2vI7XIsg
|accessdate=January 4, 2013
}} The music video was directed by multi award-winning director Trey Fanjoy.{{cite news
|title = Hot new country artist Rachele Lynae and Country Weekly are giving fans 7 free songs!
|url = http://www.todayscountrymag.com/830rachelelynae.htm
|newspaper = Today's Country
|date = August 31, 2012
|accessdate = September 28, 2012
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130204100206/http://www.todayscountrymag.com/830rachelelynae.htm
|archive-date = 2013-02-04
|url-status = dead
|people=Lynae, Rachele; Jamie O'Neal, Jimmy Murphy, and Stephanie Bentley
|year=2012
|title=Party 'Til the Cows Come Home
|location=Country Music Television
|publisher=Momentum Label Group
|medium=Video
|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/rachele-lynae/816810/party-til-the-cows-come-home.jhtml
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724100839/http://www.cmt.com/videos/rachele-lynae/816810/party-til-the-cows-come-home.jhtml
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=July 24, 2013
|accessdate=September 28, 2012
}}
In 2012, Lynae and Jamie O'Neal released a duet of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" as a holiday single and video, which was subsequently featured in People Magazine's Country Special Issue's Holiday Playlist.{{cite web|url=http://www.gotcountryonline.com/2013/11/16/rising-country-star-rachele-lynae-featured-in-the-new-issue-of-people-country/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301221842/http://www.gotcountryonline.com/2013/11/16/rising-country-star-rachele-lynae-featured-in-the-new-issue-of-people-country/|archive-date=March 1, 2014|website=gotcountryonline.com|date=November 16, 2013|title=Rising Country Star Rachele Lynae Featured In The New Issue Of PEOPLE Country}} She was also listed in Nashville Lifestyles' Top 20 Musicians to Watch.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nashvillelifestyles.com/bestof/top-musicians-to-watch |title=Top 20 Musicians to Watch – Nashville Lifestyles |access-date=2014-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303084645/http://www.nashvillelifestyles.com/bestof/top-musicians-to-watch |archive-date=2014-03-03 |url-status=dead }}
Lynae's 2013 single, "Fishin' For Something" was very well received at country radio, and topped the Renegade Radio/Nashville.com Chart in August.{{cite web |url=http://www.nashville.com/music/2013/08/rachele-lynae-tops-the-renegade-radionashville-com-chart/ |title=Rachele Lynae Tops the Renegade Radio/Nashville.com Chart « Nashville.com |accessdate=2014-02-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011225012/http://www.nashville.com/music/2013/08/rachele-lynae-tops-the-renegade-radionashville-com-chart/ |archivedate=2013-10-11 }} Earlier that same year, Lynae was invited to become an honorary "Friends and Family" member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gotcountryonline.com/2013/02/19/newcomer-rachele-lynae-becomes-honorary-friends-and-family-member-of-the-country-music-hall-of-fame-and-museum/ |title=Newcomer Rachele Lynae Becomes Honorary Friends and Family Member Of The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum|date=February 19, 2013 |access-date=2014-02-25 |archive-date=2014-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302042331/http://www.gotcountryonline.com/2013/02/19/newcomer-rachele-lynae-becomes-honorary-friends-and-family-member-of-the-country-music-hall-of-fame-and-museum/ |url-status=dead |website = gotcountryonline.com}} "Touch The Stars," released on February 18, 2014, was Lynae's third single release and received airplay at Sirius XM Radio's country channel, The Highway.
Lynae's self-titled debut album, which was released on April 22, 2014, was produced by Jamie O'Neal and included her first three singles: "Party 'Til the Cows Come Home," "Fishin' for Something," and "Touch the Stars."
Lynae has opened for such legendary artists as Wynonna Judd{{Cite web|url=http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3599494|title=Ticket Purchase Page for Sierra View Music Fest|website=ticketweb.com|access-date=2014-02-25|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032252/http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3599494|url-status=dead}} and Leon Russell.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/11842/country-newcomer-opens-for-leon-russell |title=GTR Newspapers | Find Local Tulsa, Bixby, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Union, and Owasso News, Sports, and Entertainment:Country Newcomer Opens for Leon Russell |access-date=2014-02-25 |archive-date=2015-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418031423/http://www.gtrnews.com/greater-tulsa-reporter/11842/country-newcomer-opens-for-leon-russell |url-status=usurped }} She has played at famed Nashville's local bar Tootsie's Orchid Lounge and made five appearances at Nashville's 2012 Country Music Awards events, including one acoustic performance and several autograph signings.
Discography
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! style="width:20em;"| Title ! Producer ! Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| "Party 'Til the Cows Come Home" | Jimmy Murphy / Jamie O'Neal | |
| 2012
| "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" | Jamie O'Neal | Duet with Jamie O'Neal |
| 2013
| "Fishin' for Something" | Jamie O'Neal | |
| 2014
| "Touch The Stars" | Jamie O'Neal | |
| 2015
| "Whole Lotta Nothin'" | | |
| 2015
| "Quicksand" | | |
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! style="width:20em;"| Title ! Producer ! Released |
|---|
| 2014
| "Rachele Lynae" | Jamie O'Neal | April 22, 2014 |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! style="width:20em;"| Video ! Director |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|2012
! scope="row"| "Party 'Til the Cows Come Home" |
| scope="row"| "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
| Noise New Media |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Out On The Floor" | |
| 2015
! scope="row"| "A Whole Lotta Nothin'" | |
| 2016
! scope="row"| "Quicksand"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/rachele-lynae/1268454/quicksand.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212095928/http://www.cmt.com/videos/rachele-lynae/1268454/quicksand.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2016|title=CMT : Videos : Rachele Lynae : Quicksand|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=January 11, 2016}} | Spencer Glover |
References
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External links
- [http://www.rachelelynae.com Rachele Lynae's official website]
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Category:American women country singers
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Country musicians from California
Category:People from Yuba City, California
Category:Singer-songwriters from California