Emily West

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Emily West

West, the youngest of four children, was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2000 following her graduation from Waterloo West High School in hopes of achieving her goals of becoming a country music singer.

West soon signed a deal with a publishing company in Nashville, Warner-Chapell. West was then signed to Capitol Records Nashville when producer Mike Dungan listened to her demo tapes. One of her first appearances was as a background vocalist on Chely Wright's 2005 album The Metropolitan Hotel. Capitol released a self-titled EP December 11, 2007 to the iTunes music store. In early 2008, West was featured in People Magazine and completed a media tour for her debut single, "Rocks in Your Shoes".

"Rocks in Your Shoes" peaked in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in early 2008. A second single, "That Kind of Happy" was released in April 2009 and failed to enter the chart. West appeared on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? on September 25, 2009, winning $25,000. In January 2010, West released a duet with labelmate Keith Urban titled "Blue Sky." It is the second single from her upcoming self-titled debut album, which is set for release on August 10, 2010. The song debuted at #53 on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of February 23, 2010. Roughstock gave the song 4 1/2 stars out of 5,stating that "'Blue Sky' is already a contender for one of 2010's best singles." Emily appeared in the April 18th, 2010 episode of Celebrity Apprentice, as the "music make-over" target for the women's team lead by Cyndi Lauper. Lauper won the challenge. Emily also had her first live concert appearance as an opening act for Josh Turner April 25, 2010 at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Her self-titled debut album is set for release on August 10, 2010.