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Amelia Presley, 2015 Photo Shoot
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Background information | |
Born | October 19, 1989 Mobile, AL |
Genres | Country, Blues |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Machinery Technician |
Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
Years active | 2011-present |
Labels | Heart Songs Corporation, WDI Records |
Associated acts | Ronnie McDowell, Amber Hayes, Logan Brill, Megan Moreaux, The Highway Women, Chris Rice, Restless Heart |
Website | http://www.ameliapresley.com |
Amelia Anne Presley (Born October 19, 1989) is an American country music singer. Her single, Get Lucky, was featured on iTunes New Artist Spotlight and iTunes Hot Tracks under the Country music genre.
Prior to signing to the record label, Heart Songs Corporation, Presley released a ten-song album entitled No Pony Ride in 2013 while she was enlisted in the United States Coast Guard.
Presley, the great niece of Navy Sailor, Sam Davis Presley and cousin of Elvis Presley, was born October 19, 1989 in Mobile, Alabama and raised in the small community of Franklin Creek, Mississippi. In 2010, Presley enlisted in the United States Coast Guard where she became a Machinery Technician. While enlisted, she recorded and released her first album, "No Pony Ride", after selling a horse and horse trailer to afford studio fees. She discharged from active duty service in 2015. She then worked as a farm hand in Mobile, Alabama and a Machinist in Pascagoula, MS before touring full time.
In 2011, Presley recorded and released "Silver Tongue".
In 2012, Presley recorded an acoustic EP entitled, "Backwoods Love Story" but decided to record the album again with a full band. The EP was never officially released as "Backwoods Love Story", however, the tracks were released individually.
In 2013, Presley recorded and released an album entitled "No Pony Ride".
In 2015, Presley toured with Ronnie McDowell, Logan Brill, Amber Hayes, Farewell Angelina and Megan Moreaux. The tour spanned from Nashville to Arkansas, Oklahoma and Georgia and ended at the Historic Collins Theater for a sold out show in Paragould, Arkansas.
In early 2016, Presley released a single entitled "Hard Headed Mama". A few months later, she signed to the independent record label, Heart Songs Corporation and debuted her single, Get Lucky, on iTunes Hot Tracks and iTunes New Artist Spotlight for the country music genre.