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SHeDAISY is an American country music group composed of three Osborn sisters: Kristyn Robyn (b. August 24, 1970), Kelsi Marie (b. November 21, 1974), and Kassidy Lorraine Osborn (b. October 30, 1976). They were raised near Magna, Utah, a town outside Salt Lake City. Their albums are released on the Disney-owned label, Lyric Street Records.
History
Sometimes referred to colloquially as "The Sisters K", the trio began singing at an early age, performing for relatives in their hometown of Magna, Utah. They sold tickets to neighborhood shows they put on[1] and also sang to the residents of local retirement homes. Eventually, they performed the National Anthem at Utah Jazz home games. After moving to Nashville, Tennessee, they worked similar shifts at different department stores since they had to share one car, which they collectively owned.[2]
The group, whose name is derived from a Native American (Navajo) word meaning "my little sister",[3] has made public appearances at the Michigan Races 2006 and has even shot a commercial supporting the AMBER Alert System.
Kassidy is the primary lead vocalist of the group.
Kristyn has co-written or written all of their songs, except "God Bless the American Housewife".[4]
The girls pride themselves in constructing the most complex three-part harmonies in country music, using their voices as instruments in an attempt to make the seemingly unnatural sound natural.
The girls are just as well-known in the industry for their interesting and creative harmonies as their physical beauty. Kristyn was named one of the sexiest women in country music by CMT in 2004.
Each of the girls are also known and distinguished from one another by their hair colors. Kassidy is brunette, Kelsi has red hair and Kristyn is blonde.
Recording Career
The Early Days
They signed with their record company Lyric Street in 1997. However, they previously had a record deal with RCA, in 1989, and recorded an album with the label. Although the album itself was never released, a 7-inch 45 single was produced in 1989 with the songs 'Only On The Radio' and 'Hug Buddy'.
1999-2001: The Beginning
Their debut album, The Whole SHeBANG , was released in 1999. Their debut single, 'Little Good-byes' was an instant smash, cracking the Top 5 on Billboard's Country Singles chart. Follow-up singles 'This Woman Needs' and 'I Will...But' made the Top 10 and cemented SHeDAISY as a consistent, legitimate country act. 'Lucky 4 You' was released and just missed the Top 10, peaking at #11.
Award nominations piled in from all the major award shows and SHeDAISY landed performances on the CMA awards, AMA awards and the ACM awards. Their very own Christmas special A SHeVERY Merry Christmas was one of the most-watched specials on TNN in 2000 and their very own live concert special on CMT, All Access: SHeDAISY, quickly became the highest-rated concert special on the network.
In 2001, the touching ballad, 'Still Holding Out For You', reached the Top 30.
Eventually, The Whole SHeBANG sold 2 million copies and was certified double platinum..
After a critically-acclaimed Christmas album Brand New Year the girls released a remix album, The Whole SHeBANG: All MiXed Up. [5]
2002-2003: The Knock On The Sky experiment
The girls released their second album of original material, Knock On The Sky , in 2002. Though the album made it's debut at number 3 on Billboard's country album chart, it's singles did not fare as well as their debut album. Lead-single 'Get Over Yourself' was slow to make an impact, and Lyric Street quickly told radio to stop playing to single and to start playing another song, titled 'Mine All Mine'. The song was shipped to radio in May 2002 and due to confusion at country radio over which single to play, did not fare any better than 'Get Over Yourself'. Both barely cracked the Top 30 and as a result, the album quickly fell off the charts, selling less than 400,000 copies.
Despite the low sales numbers, Knock on The Sky is widely considered SHeDAISY's strongest and most artistic album, and the girls often refer to it as their favorite.
'Mine All Mine' was also featured on the soundtrack for the film Sweet Home Alabama in 2002. A video with clips from the feature film was released and did well at CMT.
On January 2, 2003, SHeDAISY sang 'I Will...But' at the half-time show of the FedEx Orange Bowl as well as the National Anthem [6]
2004-2005: Sweet Right Here
After a year-long break from the music business in which the girls contemplated giving up music all together, SHeDAISY returned with Sweet Right Here. Lead-off single 'Passenger Seat' was an immediate success, reaching number 12 on Billboard in June 2004. The song reached the Top 10 on the now disbanded Radio & Records magazine country chart.
Follow-up single 'Come Home Soon' also reached the Top 15 and helped launch the Come Home Soon bracelets [7], which helped raise money for the Red Cross. The video also became one of the most-requested videos on GAC, reaching #1 on the fan-voted weekly Top 20 countdown for two weeks.
The album's final single 'Don't Worry 'Bout A Thing' became SHeDAISY's first Top 10 in over 4 years, and helped Sweet Right Here to reach Gold status, selling over 600,000 copies. The song is now the highlight of SHeDAISY's concerts and probably their signature song.
2006-present: Fortuneteller's Melody
Fortuneteller's Melody was released in 2006 along with the lead single 'I'm Taking The Wheel'. Expectations for the single were high, but radio's reception of the song was surprisingly lukewarm, and it stalled in the Top 25.
The album had a strong first week, selling over 36,000 copies and landing at #6 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The success would not continue, however, and the album was out of the Top 40 in less than three months.
After the Top 40 single, 'In Terms Of Love', no more songs from the album were released.
A video for album track 'God Bless The American Housewife', a tune recorded for Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives, was filmed in California and released to GAC and CMT.
In 2006, when Kelsi became pregnant, the youngest Osborn sister, Karli, took her place for the Fortunteller's Melody summer tour.
SHeDAISY recorded a cover of Bonnie Raitt's 'Something to Talk About' for the soundtrack to The Guardian in 2006.
Kassidy and Kristyn toured with Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden in nine Canadian cities (12 show dates) during April 2007. Kelsi rejoined the group for their US tour, which began in May 2007. Kristyn left the tour in June 2007 to stay in Nashville and write songs for their upcoming studio album. Karli filled in for her for over 25 dates.
They will be releasing a new album in 2008 with a new single expected sometime in late 2007. [8]
Family & Personal Life
They are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kelsi is in charge of the Young Women's organization in her ward.
The sisters are from a family of six children (Four sisters and two brothers). Their other siblings are Clayton Osborn and Cade Osborn as well as Karli.
Kelsi is the only married sister, having been married to Steve Simpson for eight years, and they had twin girls, Savannah Marie and Adyson Amilia, in July 2006.[9]
Kristyn has previously been married to Joel Stevenett for eight years until their divorce in 2002.[10] . Rumors were abundant she was romantically linked to actor Aaron Eckhart after their make-out scene in the SHeDAISY video, 'I'm Taking The Wheel'. Kristyn, however stated that they are 'just friends' and it was 'just good acting'.
Kassidy was involved in a two year-long romance with Rascal Flatts' member Joe Don Rooney. The relationship ended in 2003. [11]
Award nominations/wins
- 1999: American Music Awards: Favorite New artist (Country) Nominee
- 1999: Grammy Awards: Best Country Vocal Performance duo/group “Little Good-byes” Nominee
- 1999: CMT Video Awards: Rising Star Winner
- 1999: Billboard Music Video Awards: Best New Artist Clip for "Little Good-byes" Winner
- 2000: American Music Award: Best New Country Artist Nominee
- 2000: Academy of Country Music: Top New Duo/Group Nominee
- 2000: Country Music Association: Horizon Award Nominee
- 2001: American Music Award: Favorite Band, Duo or Group (Country) Nominee
- 2001: TNN & CMT Country Weekly Awards: Discovery Award Nominee
- 2001: TNN & CMT Country Weekly Awards: Fast Track Award Nominee
- 2002: American Music Award: Best Country Duo/Group Nominee
- 2004: People's Choice Awards: Favorite Country Group of the Year Nominee
Discography
Albums
- The Whole SHeBANG (11 May 1999)
- Brand New Year (26 September 2000) (Christmas album)
- The Whole SHeBANG: All Mixed Up (25 September 2001) (Remixed version of The Whole SHeBANG)
- Knock On The Sky (25 June 2002)
- Sweet Right Here (8 June 2004)
- Fortuneteller's Melody (14 March 2006)
Singles
| Year | Song | US Country | US Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Little Good-Byes" | 3 | 43 | The Whole SHeBANG |
| 1999 | "This Woman Needs" | 9 | 57 | The Whole SHeBANG |
| 1999 | "Deck the Halls"A | 37 | 61 | Brand New Year |
| 2000 | "I Will... But" | 2 | 43 | The Whole SHeBANG |
| 2000 | "Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me)" | 11 | 79 | The Whole SHeBANG |
| 2000 | "Jingle Bells"A | 44 | Brand New Year | |
| 2001 | "Still Holding Out For You" | 27 | The Whole SHeBANG | |
| 2002 | "Get Over Yourself" | 27 | Knock on the Sky | |
| 2002 | "Mine All Mine" | 28 | Knock on the Sky | |
| 2004 | "Passenger Seat" | 12 | 66 | Sweet Right Here |
| 2004 | "Come Home Soon" | 14 | 75 | Sweet Right Here |
| 2005 | "Don't Worry 'Bout a Thing" | 7 | 59 | Sweet Right Here |
| 2006 | "I'm Taking the Wheel" | 22 | 114 | Fortuneteller's Melody |
| 2006 | "In Terms of Love" | 31 | Fortuneteller's Melody |
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References
- ^ CMT.com : SHeDAISY : Biography
- ^ SHeDAISY - LDS Music World
- ^ SHeDAISY performs at Sunfest on Sept. 22
- ^ Biography for Kristyn Osborn
- ^ SHeDAISY Discography
- ^ ProTrust Management
- ^ SHeDAISY and the Red Cross
- ^ Women of Country - The Interviews
- ^ CMT.com : SHeDAISY : Biography
- ^ CMT.com : SHeDAISY : Biography
- ^ Yahoo!: SHeDAISY
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