Kristen Kelly

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Kristen Kelly
Born Waco, Texas
Origin Lorena, Texas
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active2012–present
Labels Arista Nashville
Websitewww.kristenkellymusic.com

Kristen Kelly is an American country music singer from Lorena, Texas. While signed to Arista Nashville she released her debut single, "Ex-Old Man". The song was the first from her self titled ep, produced by Tony Brown and Paul Overstreet. [1] "Ex-Old Man" was the number one most added debut song at country radio for a female artist and was Kelly’s first TOP 30 single. Radio Country Universe gave the song a B+, praising the sound as "back-to-basics". [2] It debuted at number 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated May 12, 2012. [3]

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That same year Kristen was a member of the first class of female artists inducted into CMT's Next Women of Country campaign which shines a spotlight on the newest ladies of country music.

Kelly has played the Grand Ole Opry and toured with some of country music's biggest names including Brad Paisley's 2012 Virtual Reality World Tour [4] Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Sheryl Crow, The Band Perry, Willie Nelson, Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen and more.

Kelly independently released her FIRE ep in 2015 and has released 3 new singles in 2020: “Ashes” which was on Season 7 episode 1 of the Netflix show The Ranch, “Country Music” featuring Craig Campbell and “Thank God For The Neon.”

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Kristen Kelly [5]
Fire
  • Release date: June 9, 2015
  • Label: self-released

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
US Country
[6]
US Country Airplay
[7]
2012"Ex-Old Man"3028Kristen Kelly
2013"He Loves to Make Me Cry"54
2014"Kiss by Kiss"Fire
2015"Fire"
2020“Ashes”
2020“Country Music” featuring Craig CampbellSomething Worth Saying, PT. 1
2020“Thank God For The Neon”
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2012"Ex-Old Man" [8] Anna Mastro
2013"He Loves to Make Me Cry" [9]
2014"Kiss by Kiss" [10] Zack Morris
2016"Fire" [11] Skylar Sprague

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References

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