Fiona Culley

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Fiona Culley
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Background information
Origin Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2013–present [1]
LabelsMarro Records
Website www.fionaculley.com

Fiona Culley is a British country music singer-songwriter currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Culley has released one single, "Anywhere with You", on Marro Records.

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Career

Culley met Darius Rucker, frontman of Grammy Award-Winning band Hootie and the Blowfish in a coffee shop in London in 2013. This led her to signing with Marro Records and relocating to Nashville to begin writing and recording music. [2] Fiona became a YouTube sensation when her cover video of Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" received over two million views overnight. [3] This led VH1 to name the video one of "5 Amazing Covers of Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud.'" [4]

Culley's single "Anywhere With You" was digitally released by Marro Records in March 2016. [5] “Anywhere With You” is co-written and produced with Chris Gelbuda, whose credits include “3am” with Meghan Trainor and “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”, featuring John Legend. [6]

Culley co-wrote and recorded a duet with Darius Rucker, "Life on the Line" that is the theme song to a Lionsgate film of the same name starring John Travolta, Sharon Stone, Kate Bosworth and others. [7] Culley also wrote two other songs for the movie's soundtrack.

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