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Born | Rachel Kelly Crow January 23, 1998 Mead, Colorado, U.S. |
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Years active | 2005–present |
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Instrument | Vocals |
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Rachel Kelly Crow [1] (born January 23, 1998) is an American singer and actress. Born in Mead, Colorado, she participated in the first season of the American version of The X Factor in 2011, where she was the ninth contestant eliminated. [2] Following her elimination, she contacted Walt Disney for possible roles in future Disney productions. [3] This resulted in her appearing in multiple television shows and films, including BrainSurge , Inside Edition , Big Time Rush , Figure It Out , The Wendy Williams Show and Fred: The Show . [4] Crow released her first and eponymous extended play (EP) in June 2012.
Crow auditioned for the first season of the US version of The X Factor in 2011 with the song "Mercy" (2008) by Duffy. She reached the live shows and was eliminated in the quarter-final after competing in the sing-off with Marcus Canty when the result went to deadlock.[ citation needed ]
The X Factor performances and results | ||||||||
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Episode | Theme | Order | Song | Original artist | Result | |||
Audition | Auditioner's Choice | — | "Mercy" | Duffy | Through to Bootcamp | |||
Bootcamp 1 | Group Performance 1 | "Who You Are" | Jessie J | Advanced | ||||
Bootcamp 2 | Group Performance 2 | "I Have Nothing" (with Joshua Maddox, 4Shore, Hayley Orrantia, Illusion Confusion, Caylie Gregorio, De'Quan Allen and Ellona Santiago) | Whitney Houston | Advanced | ||||
Bootcamp 3 | Solo Performance | "If I Were a Boy" | Beyoncé | Through to Judges' Houses | ||||
Judges' houses | Free Choice | "I Want It That Way" | Backstreet Boys | Through to Live Shows | ||||
Week 1 | 14 | "Baby"/"Where Did Our Love Go" | Justin Bieber / The Supremes | Saved by Simon Cowell | ||||
Week 2 | Judge's Choice | 4 | "Walking on Sunshine" | Katrina and the Waves | Safe (2nd) | |||
Week 3 | Songs from movies | 11 | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Etta James | Safe (1st) | |||
Week 4 | Rock | 2 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | Safe (1st) | |||
Week 5 | Giving Thanks | 1 | "I Believe" | Yolanda Adams | Safe (3rd) | |||
Week 6 | Songs by Michael Jackson | 4 | "Can You Feel It" | The Jacksons | Safe (2nd) | |||
Week 7 | Dance music hits | 3 | "Nothin' on You" | B.o.B / Bruno Mars | Bottom two | |||
Save me songs | 8 | "Music and Me" | Michael Jackson | |||||
Final Showdown (Week 7) | Free Choice | 2 | "I'd Rather Go Blind" | Etta James | Eliminated via Deadlock (5th) |
In February 2012, it was announced that Crow signed a music deal with Columbia Records and a television deal with Nickelodeon for her own show. [5] She was also featured on Big Time Rush's Summer Tour 2012 along with Cody Simpson, and starred on a two-part episode of Fred: The Show .
In June 2012, Crow announced via Twitter that she would be releasing a five-song EP, featuring one song co-written by Crow herself. [6] She later announced via her website that it would be released on June 26, 2012 and would be self-titled. The lead single is "Mean Girls," which Crow co-wrote with Toby Gad. Gad also produced the song. The four other songs are "Rock With You" featuring rapper Mann, "Lemonade," "My Kind of Wonderful" and "What A Song Can Do." She has also worked with producer Jonas Jeberg, who has worked with singers such as The Wanted. [7]
In his review of 'Mean Girls', The Re-View complimented Crow's "intelligence and aspirations" and finished his article saying of the singer: "I don't doubt that her vocal ability to out-diva some of the best singers will lead to even greater things in the future." [8]
Rachel Crow appeared on a few Nickelodeon shows in the early 2010s such as Fred: The Show , and Big Time Rush and had signed a series development deal with the network, though this did not result in an aired series. [9] [10] Crow said that she would have wanted to duet with Eminem if she had a series. [9]
Crow voiced Carla in the film Rio 2 , which was released in 2014. Crow also provided the voice of Gratuity "Tip" Tucci on the Netflix cartoon Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh .
In 2017, Crow starred alongside Ashleigh Murray in the Netflix original film Deidra & Laney Rob a Train , which holds a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [11]
Rachel Crow also starred in ABC's Schooled as recurring character "Felicia Somers". Crow appeared in four episodes of the first season.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Rio 2 | Carla | Voice |
2015 | Invisible Sister | Nikki | |
2017 | Deidra & Laney Rob a Train | Laney | |
2018 | Bumblebee | Liz | Uncredited and appears in deleted scenes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Three Wise Guys | Girl | Uncredited |
2006 | In from the Night | Little Girl in Doctors Office | Uncredited |
2010 | Pizza & Karaoke | Darla | TV movie |
2011 | BrainSurge | Herself | Contestant |
The X Factor USA | Contestant | ||
2012 | Arthur Ashe Kids' Day 2012 | ||
Big Time Rush | Winnie | Episode: "Bel Air Rush" | |
Fred: The Show | Starr | Recurring role; 8 episodes | |
2013 | The Office | Gabriella | Episode: "A.A.R.M." |
Figure It Out | Herself | 6 episodes | |
2016–2018 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Tip (voice) | Main role |
2018 | The Goldbergs | Felicia Somers | Episode: "The Goldbergs: 1990-Something" |
2019–2020 | Schooled | Felicia Somers | 6 episodes |
2019 | The Lion Guard | Imara | Voice Role; "Return to the Pride Lands" |
2019 | Timeline | Dee | Lead role |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US Heat [12] | ||
Rachel Crow |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"Mean Girls" | 2012 | Rachel Crow |
"Solo" | 2017 | Non-album singles |
"Dime" | ||
"Coulda Told Me" | 2018 | |
"Up All Night" | 2019 | |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | 2012 | — | Merry Nickmas |
Title | Year | Director |
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"Mean Girls" | 2012 | [14] |
"Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town | [15] | |
"Dime" | 2017 | [16] |
"Coulda Told Me" | 2018 | Brad Wong [17] |
"Up All Night" | 2019 | [18] |
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