Alecia Elliott

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Alecia Elliott
Birth nameAlecia Elliott
Born (1982-12-25) December 25, 1982 (age 40) [1]
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
Genres Country
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1999–2001, 2019–present
Labels MCA Nashville, Muscle Shoals Recordings
Website twitter.com/aleciaelliott

Alecia Elliott (born December 25, 1982) is an American contemporary country music singer and actress. She was discovered by Lorrie Morgan, who was impressed by her demo recordings in the mid-1990s. Elliott issued her first studio recording on MCA Nashville in 2000 entitled I'm Diggin' It . As an actress, Elliott was one of the stars of the TNBC series All About Us , of which she also co-wrote its theme song.

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In 2001, the American Music Awards nominated Elliott for the American Music Award for Favorite Country New Artist, losing to Billy Gilman.

She returned in 2019 with a new record label, and new music.

In December 2019, Alecia Elliott returned to music with a new single called "What Love Can Do" under Muscle Shoals Recordings. It is her first single since 2001. [2] Her second studio album, Voodoo, was released in September 2020. [3] As of September 2021, "Voodoo" had been removed from all streaming platforms.

On April 23, 2023 Alecia released a new R&B single titled "Addicted" independently. [4]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country US US Heat
I'm Diggin' It 181726

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
US Country CAN Country
1999"I'm Diggin' It"5061I'm Diggin' It
2000"You Wanna What?"70
2019"What Love Can Do"Non-album singles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1999"I'm Diggin' It"Morgan Lawley
2000"You Wanna What?"
2001"If You Believe"

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References

  1. "Alecia Elliott biography". Allmusic. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  2. "Alecia Elliott What Love Can do Official Video – YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  3. https://www.facebook.com/alecia.fisher.5/videos/3276113852469929/ [ user-generated source ]
  4. https://twitter.com/AleciaElliott/status/1650225787813937165