Z Artist Spotlight: Gabby Barrett

Z107.3 wants to take the time to give you a little more information about the artists that you hear all day, everyday on Bangor's #1 Hit Music Station.

This week we put the artist spotlight on Gabby Barrett.

REAL NAME: Gabby Barrett

BIRTH DATE: March 5, 2000

WHERE FROM: Munhall, Pennsylvania

CONNECTIONS: Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Cole Swindell

TO THE POINT POINTS:

Finished 3rd on season 16 of American Idol
She released 'I Hope' as her debut single, which went to Gold status for selling 500k units and streams.
Gabby has seven siblings
Gabby started singing at age 9
Songs that Gabby sang on American Idol includes a lot of country influences: Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Lee Ann Womack, Miranda Barrett. Other songs, not so country: 'How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?' by Prince, 'I Have Nothing' by Whitney Houston, 'Don't Stop Believin' by Journey.
On American Idol, Gabby was judged by stars top 40 singer Katy Perry, country singer Luke Bryan, and singer songwriter Lionel Richie.
Gabby has opened for Toby Keith, Keith Urban and Cole Swindell
Her debut album Goldmine was released in June 2020
Married fellow American Idol contestant Cade Foehner in the fall of 2019.
Her debut song 'I Hope' became the first top 10 Hot Country Songs debuted solo as a woman since October 2017.

All information obtained by Wikipedia.

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