Evie Clair

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Evie Clair
Birth nameEvelyn Clair Abplanalp
Born (2003-12-02) December 2, 2003 (age 19)
Florence, Arizona
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
  • ukulele
Years active2013–present
Website evieclair.com

Evelyn Clair Thomas, (Evelyn Abplanalp; born December 2, 2003), better known by her stage name Evie Clair, is a musical artist and reality television personality who appeared on the twelfth season of the talent competition series America's Got Talent .

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Early life

Clair is the daughter of Hillary and Amos Abplanalp and is the second oldest of five children, with one older brother and three younger sisters. Clair also has a step-brother, three step-sisters, and a half-sister from her mother's second marriage, all of whom are younger than her. She has been playing piano since she was two years old. On September 8, 2017, the day after Clair advanced to the America's Got Talent finals, she announced that her father had died from colon cancer. [1] [2] Clair and her family are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [3] On December 17, 2021, she married Clancy Thomas. Clair and Thomas had their first child, a daughter named Billye Clair Thomas, on April 12, 2023.

Career

Clair began acting as a tap dancer in Anne at Hale Center Theater in Gilbert, Arizona at the age of eight. [4] She sang the national anthem at an Arizona Diamondbacks' game. [5]

America's Got Talent

Clair auditioned for America's Got Talent three times before getting on the show, auditioning with "Arms" by Christina Perri and won praise from Perri. [6] Due to her father's death Clair was offered the opportunity to come back the following season, however she chose to stay on course and perform in the upcoming finals. [1] [7]

Accommodations were made for Clair on the program. A woman who was overseeing wardrobe often bought two skirts for her, ensuring there was enough fabric to create outfits with long enough skirts, which is due to the modesty-focused dress standards which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has and which Clair adopted for herself. [8]

Album

Okay Day
Studio album by
Evie Clair
ReleasedJune 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)
Genre Indie pop
Length31:55

On May 23, 2018, it was announced an album by Clair was planned. [9] The album was officially released on June 1, 2018. [10] All of the songs are performed by Evie Clair except for the song Okay Day which features Kirra L.A, her sister.; Clair also sings on the track. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Needed You"Evie Clair2:46
2."Morning Star"Clair, Clancy Thomas3:26
3."Too Young"Clair, Thomas2:53
4."Will I Be Enough"Clair, Steven Moyer4:23
5."Head in the Cloud"Clair, Moyer3:36
6."Fair Minded"Clair, Porter Abplanalp3:11
7."One Day"Clair3:45
8."57 Seconds"Clair3:28
9."Au Revoir"Clair, Thomas3:45
10."Okay Day"Clair2:42
Total length:31:55

In 2018, she starred in 'The Unbelievables Christmas spectacular' in Reno as the headline act. [12]

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