Coles Whalen is an Americana, pop and

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singer-songwriter based in

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. She has toured extensively through the United States and Canada and has released six independent records. Whalen also composed and performed the soundtrack to ''Passport & Palette'', a public television series, and is the voice of the Living Spaces 2010 ad campaign seen in Super Bowl XLIV. In 2009, a writer for the ''

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'' described her music as "evolving from a stereotypical emotive folksy singer-songwriter into an artist who dabbles in crafting melodic pop mixed with touches of alt-country, rock and jazz." In January 2023, the

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agreed to review a particular case regarding the extent of First Amendment protection for threatening communications. Whalen was the recipient of the communications in the case.

Personal background

Coles Whalen is based in

, Colorado. She began her performance career with the

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and traveled with the group throughout the

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and to

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. She attended Cherry Creek High School and graduated from the

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''Counterman v. Colorado''

From 2014 to 2016, Whalen received thousands of messages sent by Billy Raymond Counterman to her Facebook account. Counterman was convicted of stalking via the

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s doctrine. In 2023, the case's appeal reached the

, which wanted to decide whether or not the state needed to prove a specific intent to put the target in fear when prosecuting a true threat. In '' Counterman v. Colorado'', the Supreme Court held that the State must do so, overturning Counterman's conviction and restarting the trial process. Following the Supreme Court's decision to review the case, Whalen released a statement:

Appearances

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2016 Denver Pride Festival 2012 with

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HRC National Gala 2011
Phoenix Pride Festival 30th Anniversary 2010 with Joan Jett Akon's Hitlab Showcase, Winner 2009

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Solar Music Festival 2008 with

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, John Butler Trio

Discography

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# Cannonball # Average 20 Something # Beautiful Without Me # Cactus # Chasing Cars by

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# So It Is # These Small Things # Wrecking Ball # Wake Up Easy # You'll Be There # Can't Take My Eyes Off of You # Paper Airplane # Second to None The Whistle Stop Road Record 2010 # Go Child # Whistle Stop # Butterflies # Hole in My Heart # Wrecking Ball # So It Is # Romeo and Juliet (by Mark Knopfler) # Average 20 Something # Call On Me # Wake Up Easy # Hurricane (Wicked Won Remix) Nothing is Too Much 2008 # Call on Me # How Do You Do This to Me # The Gettin' Side # When You Were Here # Honeyed Out Gee Baby 2006 # Shine # Manhattan # Turn Away # Ship That Sails The Sea # Twice # Weepin' Heart # Pretty Kids # Saint Tony # The Hand That Gives the Rose # Come Back for More # Sevens # Gee Baby Coles Whalen: ep 2005 # Why I Cry # Pick Up the Pieces # Sevens # Hollow Railroad # Providence # Old Man Reality Songs for Sensational Kids Vol. 1: The Wiggly Scarecrow 2005Milvy, Erica (September 2005). "Songs for Sensational Kids Vol. 1: The Wiggly Scarecrow", ''

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References

External links

Coles Whalen Official Website

Coles Whalen on Facebook

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Whalen, Coles Living people American women singer-songwriters Year of birth missing (living people) Singers from Philadelphia University of Southern California alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania Singers from Denver 21st-century American women Singer-songwriters from Colorado Cherry Creek High School alumni