Gabby Barrett

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Gabby Barrett
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Barrett singing during American Idol Live! 2018
Background information
Born (2000-03-05) March 5, 2000 (age 24)
Munhall, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres Country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2011–present
Labels Warner Music Nashville
Website gabbybarrett.com

Gabby Barrett (born March 5, 2000)[1] is an American country music singer.[2] She finished third on the sixteenth season of American Idol.

Her debut single "I Hope" was the first top ten Hot Country Songs debut by an unaccompanied woman since October 2017.[3][4] It has since become a top five hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA. Her debut album Goldmine was released on June 19, 2020.[5][6]

Early life and education

Barrett is one of eight children born to Blaise and Pam Barrett. She attended Serra Catholic High School in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, but transferred to Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School.

She started singing at nine and doing shows at eleven. In 2014, she won the Kean Quest Talent Search. At 14, her father encouraged her to sing in an all-black choir, which prompted her to join the Lamb of God Christian Ministries in Homestead, Pennsylvania.[1]

Career

After Barrett appeared on American Idol, she collaborated with songwriter and producer Allen Foster to write three songs on her extended play The Fireflies: "Fireflies", "Your Name On It", and "Missin' Love".[7]

Barrett has opened for Toby Keith in Ohio, as well as Keith Urban and Cole Swindell. Along with performing at a Pittsburgh Pirates' game, she sang the national anthem for the Pittsburgh Steelers and at the Daytona 500.[8][9] The song on the show selected for her if she won was "Rivers Deep." Carrie Underwood was quoted as saying that Barrett is further along than she was at her age.[10]

Her debut album Goldmine was released on June 19, 2020.[11] The album earned 15.98 million on-demand streams in its opening week, breaking the record for the largest streaming week ever for a debut country album by a woman.[5]

"I Hope"

In 2019, Barrett independently released "I Hope", which was co-written by Jon Nite and Zachary Kale and co-produced by Zachary Kale and Ross Copperman.[12] She performed the song in an appearance on the seventeenth season of American Idol in May 2019. It attracted the attention of music labels, and in June 2019, Barrett signed with Warner Music Nashville.[13] "I Hope" was then officially released as a single by the label on June 27, 2019.[12] This debut single topped Billboard's Country Streaming Songs chart as well as the Country Airplay chart in April 2020 and the Hot Country Songs.[4][5] On April 7, 2020, the new version featuring Charlie Puth was released.

On August 24, 2020, the single hit number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female Country artist to do so since Taylor Swift. Charlie Puth has also been credited for the song in Billboard Hot 100, which makes it his fourth top ten single.[14]

Personal life

Barrett married fellow Idol contestant Cade Foehner on October 5, 2019.[15] Jeremy Vuolo from Counting On officiated. On August 16, 2020, Barrett announced via her Instagram she and Foehner were expecting their first child together, a girl, due early 2021.[16]

American Idol

Barrett auditioned for the sixteenth season of American Idol in Nashville, Tennessee. She emerged as a favorite in the competition after her audition and subsequent Hollywood week performances.

Episode Theme Song choice Original artist Order # Result
Audition Auditioner's Choice Good Girl

His Eye Is on the Sparrow

 Carrie Underwood

Ethel Waters

 N/A Advanced
Top 24 Solo/Duet Contestant's Choice My Church

Stay (with Sugarland)

 Maren Morris

Sugarland

 11 Advanced
Top 14 Contestant's Choice

Victory Song

 The Climb

Little Red Wagon

 Miley Cyrus

Audra Mae

 14

6

 Safe
Top 10 Disney Colors of the Wind Vanessa Williams 6 Safe
Top 7 Prince

Year You Were Born

 How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?

I Hope You Dance

 Prince

Lee Ann Womack

 10

2

 Safe
Top 5 Carrie Underwood

Mother's Day

 Last Name

I Have Nothing

 Carrie Underwood

Whitney Houston

 2
6		 Safe
Finale Winner's Single
Reprise Song
Hometown Decision		 Rivers Deep
Little Red Wagon
Don't Stop Believin'		 Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Journey		 2
5
8		 3rd Place

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[17]		 US Country
[18]		 CAN
[19]
Goldmine 27 4 53

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
US
[20]		 US
Country Songs
[21]		 US
Country Airplay
[22]		 CAN
[23]		 CAN
Country
[24]
2019 "I Hope"
(solo or remix featuring Charlie Puth)
 5
[25]		 1 1 32 2 Goldmine
2020 "The Good Ones" —[upper-alpha 1] 23 30 — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Year Title Album
2020 "Hall of Fame"[32] Goldmine
"Got Me"
(featuring Shane & Shane)[33]
"Footprints on the Moon"[34]
"The First Noel" N/A

Music videos

Year Video Director
2019 "I Hope" Randee St. Nicholas
"The Good Ones" Roger Pistole

Awards and nominations

Year Award show Category Nominated work Result
2020 Academy of Country Music Awards New Female Vocalist of the Year Gabby Barrett Nominated
CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year "I Hope" Won
Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year Gabby Barrett Nominated
Single of the Year "I Hope" Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Good Ones" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart, which ranks the top 25 songs that have not yet charted on the Hot 100.[29]

References

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