Kree Harrison

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Kree Harrison
Birth nameKree Annette Harrison
Born (1990-05-17) May 17, 1990 (age 34)
Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active2000–present
Labels
  • One Vision Music Group
Website Official website

Kree Annette Harrison (born May 17, 1990) is an American singer and musician, who was the runner-up on the twelfth season of American Idol. [1]

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Early life

Kree Annette Harrison [2] was born on May 17, 1990 at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. The family moved to Woodville, Texas in a home that was given to them by their grandmother. At three, Harrison asked her pastor if she could sing during church. The request was accepted and after she sang, her pastor commented, "I was expecting Jesus Loves Me, but she belted out El Shaddai by Amy Grant. I knew then this child had a special gift." Over the next several years, Harrison sang for churches, rodeos, weddings and competitions. At eight, she was the opening act for R&B performer Percy Sledge. At nine, she won "Artist of the Year" from Kirbyville Playhouse, and at ten, she sang on The Rosie O'Donnell Show and was invited back on three other occasions. She sang in country playhouses all over the area, as a special guest at a Warren Talent Show, and she was second-place winner in the New York Apollo competition held in Houston. On October 11, 2001, Harrison's father died after the plane he was on crashed off the coast of Spain. After sixth grade, her family moved to Nashville to pursue her singing career. She attended seventh grade there, and was home schooled afterwards to devote more time to her music. On September 22, 2009, Harrison's mother was killed in a head-on traffic collision. [3]

Harrison scored a development deal with Lyric Street Records at ten, which resulted in her family moving from Woodville to Nashville. The deal ended two years later without any recordings released due in part to some creative differences. [4] [5]

Harrison began writing her own songs at the age of fourteen and often found herself in writing sessions with songwriters such as Trey Bruce and artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. She performed across local venues in Nashville such as the Bluebird Cafe. Harrison signed a publishing deal with Chrysalis Records at sixteen. She was working on an album when her mother died. She would later meet with an executive travel and event coordinator at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and made affiliations with the company. She would go on to perform at BMI showcases in Florida, such as the Key West Songwriters Festival and the San Destin Music Festival. [6] She also sang backup vocals on Kacey Musgraves' album, Same Trailer Different Park, and Eli Young Band's album Life at Best . [7]

Harrison was friends with country singer Mindy McCready. McCready invited Harrison up to sing her song "Guys Do It All the Time" with her at a 2011 Country Music Association performance in Nashville. [8]

American Idol

Harrison auditioned in Oklahoma City and performed an original song that she wrote to her mother. [9]

After Harrison sang "Stars" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals on Hollywood week, judge Keith Urban commented,

"Your voice is one of my favorites in the entire competition. You have something amazing in your voice, literally my arms get covered in chills when you hit certain notes."

In the semi-finals, Harrison performed "Up to the Mountain" by Patty Griffin where she received standing ovation from judges Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, and Randy Jackson called her a "natural born singer". On March 7, 2013, Harrison was voted into the Top 10. [1] Her performance of "Crying" by Roy Orbison earned her enough votes to establish her as one of the night's top three contestants, along with Candice Glover and Angie Miller. [10] Harrison once again landed in the night's top three contestants after she performed "Piece of My Heart" by Erma Franklin, along with Lazaro Arbos and Angie Miller. [11] After her Top 6 performance, Harrison earned enough votes to land in the night's top two contestants, along with Candice Glover. In the Top 3, her performance of Here Comes Goodbye by Rascal Flatts which was dedicated to her late parents left both the judges and audience in tears. She became the runner-up on May 16, 2013. [12]

American Idol season 12 performances and results
EpisodeThemeSong choiceOriginal artistOrder #Result
AuditionAuditioner's Choice
Not aired
N/AAdvanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1First Solo
Hollywood Round, Part 2Group Performance"Sin Wagon"
with Brandy Neelly, Haley Davis and Britnee Kellogg		 Dixie Chicks
Hollywood Round, Part 3Solo"Stars" Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Las Vegas RoundPersonal Choice"Up to the Mountain" Patty Griffin 7
Top 20 (10 Women)Personal Choice"Stronger" Faith Hill 8
Top 10 RevealVictory Song"Evidence" Candi Staton 10N/A
Top 10Music of the American Idols"Crying" Roy Orbison 8Safe (Top 3 votes)
Top 9 The Beatles "With a Little Help from My Friends"The Beatles1Safe
Top 8 Music of Motor City Duet "Like a Prayer"
with Janelle Arthur 		Madonna 2
Solo "Don't Play That Song (You Lied)" Ben E. King 11
Top 7RockSolo "Piece of My Heart" Erma Franklin 3Safe (Top 3 votes)
Trio "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
with Janelle Arthur and Amber Holcomb 		Billy Joel 7
Top 6 Burt Bacharach and Hal David "What the World Needs Now Is Love" Jackie DeShannon 4Safe (Top 2 votes)
Songs They Wish They'd Written"Help Me Make It Through the Night" Kris Kristofferson 10
Top 5Year they Were Born"She Talks to Angels" The Black Crowes 3Bottom 2 1
Divas"Have You Ever Been in Love" Celine Dion 8
Top 4Contestant's ChoiceSolo "It Hurt So Bad"Susan Tedeschi3Safe
Duet "Rumour Has It"
with Amber Holcomb		 Adele 5
One-Hit Wonders"A Whiter Shade of Pale" Procol Harum 9
Top 4 2 Songs from Now and Then"See You Again" Carrie Underwood 4
"Stormy Weather" Ethel Waters 8
Quartet "Wings"
with Candice Glover, Amber Holcomb, and Angie Miller 		Little Mix 9
Top 3 Jimmy Iovine's Choice"Fuckin' Perfect" Pink 1
Judges' Choice"Here Comes Goodbye" Rascal Flatts 6
Producer"Better Dig Two" The Band Perry 8
Finale Simon Fuller's Choice"Angel" Sarah McLachlan 1Runner-up
Winner's Single"All Cried Out"Kree Harrison3
Favorite Performance"Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)"Patty Griffin5

Post-Idol career

Harrison took part in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2013, from July 19 through August 31, 2013. In July 2013, it was announced that Harrison had not been picked up by the Universal Music Group Nashville. [13] On May 6, 2014, Harrison premiered a new song called "Strong and Silent," which she co-wrote with Fancy Hagood and Kate York. [14]

She performed on the fifteenth season finale of American Idol on April 7, 2016. [15] The second single, "Dead Man's House," was released in May 2016,[ citation needed ] and her debut album, This Old Thing, was released on July 8, 2016.

Harrison parted ways with Plaid Flag in early 2018, signing a new record deal with One Vision Music Group. Harrison released a new single "I Love the Lie" in March 2019. [16] "Get Away with Anything" was released in October 2019, and Harrison's second studio album, Chosen Family Tree, was announced for a January 2020 release, [17] but it was later pushed back to a release date of June 12, 2020, [18] although it was pushed back again to August 21, 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country
[19] 		US Heat
[20]
This Old Thing
  • Released: July 8, 2016
  • Label: Plaid Flag Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
2820
Chosen Family Tree
  • Released: August 21, 2020
  • Label: One Vision Music Group
  • Format: CD, digital download
——

Singles

YearTitlePeak positionsAlbum
US
Country
[21]
2013"All Cried Out"34—
2016"This Old Thing"—This Old Thing
"Dead Man's House"—
2019"I Love the Lie"—Chosen Family Tree
"Get Away with Anything"—

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2016"This Old Thing" [22] Jonathan Pears
2019"I Love the Lie" [23] Slater Goodson and Alex Berger

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