American Idol contestant Emmy Russell has opened up about carrying on her family legacy through music. During her audition, Emmy told judges a bit about herself, including the information that she is the daughter of country music star Patsy Lynn and the granddaughter of Loretta Lynn. She said she has felt called to a career in music, adding in some sweet details about growing up with her “Meemaw” Loretta. Despite encouragement from her family, it took Emmy Russell years to get on stage. Here is the story that led her to American Idol.
Emmy Russell Used To Sing On Stage With Loretta Lynn
Emmy Russell is no stranger to performing on stage. As a child, she said that she’d often get on stage with her Meemaw, Loretta Lynn, to sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” She was always told that she had a gift for singing, but she never embraced...
Emmy Russell Used To Sing On Stage With Loretta Lynn
Emmy Russell is no stranger to performing on stage. As a child, she said that she’d often get on stage with her Meemaw, Loretta Lynn, to sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” She was always told that she had a gift for singing, but she never embraced...
- 3/31/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
Emmy Russell has vivid memories of her childhood, riding in the tour bus alongside her grandmother — or Meemaw as Russell calls her — Loretta Lynn. She’d sometimes join her onstage or they’d sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” together.
It took years, though, for Russell — who lives in Nashville and recently auditioned for American Idol — to finally embrace the “gift” Lynn always said she had.
“All the time, she’d be like ‘When are you going to come back and do what you’re made to do?'” she tells Rolling Stone.
It took years, though, for Russell — who lives in Nashville and recently auditioned for American Idol — to finally embrace the “gift” Lynn always said she had.
“All the time, she’d be like ‘When are you going to come back and do what you’re made to do?'” she tells Rolling Stone.
- 3/28/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
American Idol viewers got a surprise on Sunday night. Emmy Russell, the granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn, auditioned for the reality show, performing an impressive original piano ballad called “Skinny.”
The 24-year-old musician, who hails from Nashville, impressed judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan with her performance, and they were surprised by her lineage.
“Growing up, I sang music my entire life,” Russell said, introducing herself. “I just love writing. I’m 24 years old. Songwriter. I love music. I don’t really sing out as much anymore,...
The 24-year-old musician, who hails from Nashville, impressed judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan with her performance, and they were surprised by her lineage.
“Growing up, I sang music my entire life,” Russell said, introducing herself. “I just love writing. I’m 24 years old. Songwriter. I love music. I don’t really sing out as much anymore,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Emmy Russell faced the American Idol judges on Sunday night’s (February 25) episode!
The 24-year-old hopeful sat at the piano and sang an original song for Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan.
However, when she brought up that she grew up singing on the road, and that her grandmother was a country singer. When asked who her grandma was, she surprised the judges by revealing she is the late Loretta Lynn‘s granddaughter!
Keep reading to find out more…
Emmy was fairly quiet and timid while appearing in front of the judges, and she explained why she thinks she’s that way.
“I think there’s a reason why I think I am a little timid and I think it is ‘cause I want to own my voice and I wanna own it,” she said. “That’s why I wanna challenge myself and come out here and really step in and be like ‘Okay,...
The 24-year-old hopeful sat at the piano and sang an original song for Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan.
However, when she brought up that she grew up singing on the road, and that her grandmother was a country singer. When asked who her grandma was, she surprised the judges by revealing she is the late Loretta Lynn‘s granddaughter!
Keep reading to find out more…
Emmy was fairly quiet and timid while appearing in front of the judges, and she explained why she thinks she’s that way.
“I think there’s a reason why I think I am a little timid and I think it is ‘cause I want to own my voice and I wanna own it,” she said. “That’s why I wanna challenge myself and come out here and really step in and be like ‘Okay,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Loretta Lynn is recovering after breaking her hip after a fall at her family’s home on New Year’s Day. Loretta Lynn Fractures Hip But In “Good Spirits” The country music star is doing well during her recovery, her daughter Patsy Lynn reports to People: “She had an accident on New Year’s Day and fractured her hip. At my […]
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- 1/9/2018
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
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