Justine Blazer

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Justine Blazer
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • producer
Years active2004–present
Awards Josie Music Award
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
  • harmonica
Website justineblazer.com

Justine Blazer is a singer, songwriter, recording artist, and record producer. [1] Her music has been featured on CMT and she has opened shows for such artists as Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kathy Mattea, and Lonestar. [2] [3] In 2022, her album Girl Singing the Blues peaked at #18 on Billboard's Top 100 Blues Albums and won a Josie Music Award for Blues Album of the Year in 2023. [2] [4]

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Early life

Justine Blazer was born in Detroit, Michigan to parents Tom and Cindy Blazer. [5] [6] She began taking dance, voice, acting, and piano lessons as a child. As a teenager she studied songwriting, producing, and recording. She graduated from Canton High School and attended Eastern Michigan University. [7] [8] [1] She modeled in New York City, where she lived for five years, as well as learning to play the guitar and harmonica. [9] [6]

Career

Blazer is a singer, songwriter, musician (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica), recording artist, and record producer. She began her professional career in 2004, recording her first album, Just a Justine Christmas. [9] Her music has been featured on CMT and she has shared the stage with such artists as Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Kathy Mattea, and Lonestar. [2]

Blazer has performed as a solo artist on NBC's Today in Nashville and her songs have been featured in Hashtag Blessed (prime video) and the Young and the Restless. [10] [11] [12] [13] She cites her musical influences as Alanis Morissette, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, and Shania Twain. [14] [5] In 2011, she won first place in the "Battle of the Bands" contest, sponsored by Dodge Ram Trucks, in their search to find a new "country star", in Texas. [8] She has released nine studio albums and has written and recorded with Kitt Wakeley, Kim Cameron, and Syreeta Thompson, among others. [15] [16] [17] Blazer was a speaker and panelist at "Music Expo" in 2020 and a featured performer at NAMM in 2024. [18] [19]

In 2023, she won a Josie Music Award for Blues Album of the Year for Girl Singing the Blues, as well as winning a Global Music Award and Intercontinental Music Award, among others. [4]

Awards

YearNominated workCategoryAwardResult
2024"Never Get Away"Best Duet (Viewers Choice Award)California Music Video Award [20] Nominated
2024"Never Get Away"Best Folk, Country or Blues (Viewers Choice Award)California Music Video Award [20] Nominated
2023Girl Singing the BluesBlues Album of the Year Josie Music Award [4] Won
2023"Blues"Best of AmericaIntercontinental Music Award [21] Won
2023"Who Let The Jolly In"Holiday Song of the Year Josie Music Award [4] Won
2022"Tears of Blue"Best Female Vocalist (blues)Global Music Award [22] Won
2021"2020 of You"Best Rock Song by an Artist Josie Music Award [23] Won
2021Best Female Blues Artist Detroit Music Awards [24] Nominated

Discography

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