Camryn Magness (born July 14, 1999), known publicly as Camryn, is an American pop

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from

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. She first gained attention through a series of

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videos she posted in 2010,Exclusive Interview With YouTube Belieber and Singer Camryn on Cambio
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tour alongside

Cody Simpson Cody Robert Simpson (born 11 January 1997) is an Australian swimmer and singer-songwriter. Since his debut, he has released four solo studio albums: ''Paradise'' (2012), '' Surfers Paradise'' (2013), '' Free'' (2015), and ''Cody Simpson'' (20 ...

and

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."6 Things to Know About the Waiting4U Tour"
Girls Life. 2011. Camryn then joined

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on their

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in 2011 and was also asked to rejoin

for 63 sold-out shows on their 2013 Take Me Home

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. In 2016, Camryn was direct support for

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on their European

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Background

She was born in

and is the granddaughter of

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founder Mo Siegel.These are real people; this is real life
. ''Rocky Mountain News'', December 22, 2007
Archived
In 2007, eight-year-old Camryn volunteered at the Denver Rescue Mission's annual Christmas Banquet.

Career

2008–2011: ''Career beginnings''

In late 2008, Camryn was signed to 5280 Media and moved to Los Angeles. Throughout 2009, Camryn wrote and recorded her first single, "Wait and See" with Frank Shooflar of the band Blessed by a Broken Heart and longtime family friend

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. The song was subsequently mixed by

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(

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). John Schultz handpicked "Wait and See" to serve as the title track in the 2011 film adaptation of the bestselling children's book ''

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''. The film was produced by Smokewood Entertainment. Additionally the music video for "Wait and See" included ''

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'' star and ''

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'' contestant

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. In April 2011, it was announced that Camryn had joined

and

on their Waiting 4U Tour. The tour stopped at venues across the United States and hit major markets including

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and

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. During the summer of 2011, Camryn toured the Midwestern United States with

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. In fall 2011, Camryn's management began seeking out new touring opportunities for her and soon realized there weren't any family-friendly ones to join. As a result, Camryns Back 2 School Tour was launched on November 7 in

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. Camryn spent the next several months touring the

, performing at nearly 100 schools and for over 80,000 students. During this time, she also performed her new single "Set the Night on Fire" on dozens of television and radio programs.

2012: ''Breakthrough with 'Now or Never' and One Direction Tour''

Camryn's second single, "Set the Night on Fire", was also written by the Camryn, Frank Schooflar and

trio and produced by Spider and

. The single was mixed by industry veteran

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, and debuted on Top 40 radio in the United States in May 2012. The song steadily gained airplay on various stations, including the nationally syndicated Sirius XM Top

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and in major markets like

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and

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. On February 16, 2012, Camryn rejoined former tourmate

on his arena tour in Asia. The tour kicked off in

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on April 17, 2012. In the days leading up to the concert she made many radio appearances; she also appeared on The 8TV Quickie late-night television program. The following day, Camryn performed at the Festive Grand Theatre in

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. Camryn then made stops at Jitec Hall in

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and the

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before returning to

. Just one month later, Camryn hit the road with boy band

on their

of the United States. On the tour's first night out, Camryn debuted a new song, "Now or Never", and received favorable reviews for her performances in each city. In fall 2012, Camryn joined with brands Tilly's and High School Nation to headline a

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style festival with

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, BLUSH, PK Band (

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) and The Stamps. The Tilly's High School Nation tour hit major markets across

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and raised money to help keep the arts in the classroom. The event included local vendors as well as booths from

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, LA Music Academy,

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, The Canvas Foundation,

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as well as staging and concert production from

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. During this time, Camryn invited local radio stations and TV crews to the concerts, and received many reviews which called her performance, "remarkable". Camryn's third single, "Now or Never", was debuted exclusively on the

tour in Summer 2012 and impacted at

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in the

on October 16, 2012. Within the first week of impacting at radio, Camryn had become the #1 Most Added Independent Artist on the chart, which included adds across Top 40, Rhythmic and Adult Contemporary stations. On November 15, 2012,

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Buzzworthy debuted her music video for 'Now or Never' on the blog, which trended to the homepage of MTV.com. Additionally, this grabbed the attention of

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who posted the video while commenting on the success of her career in such a short time. During her off time, Camryn visited radio stations across the

to perform and promote "Now or Never". After releasing her

tour exclusive single 'Now or Never' and becoming the #1 Most Added Independent Artist at

radio for a second time, Camryn was asked to rejoin One Direction for the remainder of their U.S. tour dates for 2012. After playing 9 sold-out shows with them at this point,

invited Camryn back to open for them on 63 sold-out shows on their 2013 European Take Me Home Tour.

2013: ''Take Me Home Tour and 'Lovesick' ''

Camryn started the year by touring with

for 63 sold-out arena concerts on the Take Me Home Tour, making 37 stops all across the

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before hitting major markets in

over a 4-month period. Camryn was also joined by openers 5 Seconds of Summer for the 37

tour dates. While on tour, Camryn showcased her fourth single 'Lovesick', performing it for radio stations and on TV shows across the continent. The largest audience was on May 8, 2013, when Camryn performed for over 36,000 people at the Stockholm Friends Arena in

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. In Verona, Italy, on May 19, Camryn was caught on top of the historic

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with the

boys on syndicated tabloid

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. After returning to

Camryn announced on Twitter that her next single would be "Lovesick". The single is expected to be released in October 2013 while it climbs

and Rhythmic

in the United States.INTERVIEW: Camryn, 14, Making Big Moves

2016: "Machines"

Camryn released an "anthemic" single entitled "Machines" on March 25, 2016 The video for the song premiered exclusively via

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and

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. She was also a supporting act for Fifth Harmony on several stops of their European leg of the 7/27 Tour.

Discography

*2017: Glow * 2016: Machines * 2014: Supermad * 2014: Like Madonna * 2013: Lovesick * 2012: Now or Never * 2012: Now or Never Remix * 2011: Set the Night on Fire * 2011: Summer * 2010: Wait and See :Source: :Source:

Tours

* 2011: Waiting 4U Tour * 2011: North America Tour w/

* 2011-12: Back 2 School Tour * 2012:

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Tour * 2012:

* 2012: Tilly's High School Nation Tour * 2013:

Take Me Home Tour (63 shows in Europe) * 2016:

The 7/27 Tour The 7/27 Tour was the second major headlining concert tour by American girl group Fifth Harmony, in support of their second studio album ''7/27'' (2016). The tour began in Lima, Peru on June 22, 2016, and concluded in Singapore on April 8, 2017. ...

(European dates)

References

External links

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