Debra Arlyn
| Debra Arlyn | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Debra Irene Arlyn |
| Born |
February 27, 1986 Corvallis, Oregon |
| Genres | Pop, Adult Contemporary, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, performance artist, |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Homeslice Records |
| Website | www |
Debra Irene Arlyn (born February 27, 1986) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter from Oregon. Her musical style is a blend of pop, adult contemporary, jazz and R&B, arranged and performed on piano, with lyrics that deal with love and relationships. She is noted for having a powerful voice. She has independently released three albums and one EP.
Debra Arlyn was born on February 27, 1986 in Corvallis, Oregon to Valerie, a homemaker, and to Tony, a musician/businessman. She is of Polish and Irish descent. She grew up in Corvallis and spent her time growing up singing in school and church choirs. When she was 15 she began to teach herself to play piano by ear on her family's baby grand piano and writing her own music and songs, inspired by such artists as Carole King and Fiona Apple. By 18, she was performing at local talent shows and church events.
During her senior year of high school, a local radio station had a talent contest called "Oregon Idol" where the winner would get a fast track to perform for producers at the season 2 American Idol auditions in California. Arlyn entered and won the contest; she was flown to the producer's audition for American Idol, along with other radio contest winners. Despite winning the contest and being pushed ahead through auditions, Arlyn was cut after two rooms and did not make it to the final judges (Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul).
Arlyn returned to Oregon, where local musicians and talent managers were interested in working with Arlyn following the local exposure she had. She ended up going to Nashville to record a collection of songs for a demo CD called, That Girl is Me which she sold locally. After that demo, Arlyn enrolled into a local college but left after a year to focus on music full-time. Arlyn enrolled her father to be her manager and she wrote songs that would end up on her debut CD, Thinking Out Loud. During this time, Arlyn decided to focus on playing and writing music locally rather than moving to Los Angeles or Nashville, traveling to Los Angeles and Nashville when needed for meetings or co-writing sessions.
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