Cheyenne Nichole Kimball (born July 27, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and mandolinist. Her debut album, ''

The Day Has Come ''The Day Has Come'' is the debut and only studio album singer-songwriter/guitarist Cheyenne Kimball. The lead single from the album, "Hanging On", peaked at number 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album was released on July 11, 2006. Kimb ...

'', was released in July 2006, coinciding with an

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reality series following her entry into the music industry. This album produced a chart single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in "Hanging On." From 2008 to 2011, she was a member of the country music band

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, which made its chart debut in 2009.

Career

Kimball was signed to

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. She appeared on and won the TV show ''

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'' at the age of twelve. She released her Epic Records debut album, ''

'', on July 11, 2006, with her first single and video, "Hanging On", sent to

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mainstream radio and video outlets (

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and

) in early April 2006. She began her first cross-country tour on April 17 to promote her single and album. To further promote her music, she had an MTV television show called ''Cheyenne'', which premiered May 31, 2006, at 10:30 pm EST in the United States. The show later premiered on June 21, 2006, in Canada. She also appeared on the '' Aquamarine'' movie soundtrack with the song ''One Original Thing'', the song was released as a single in October 2006. She has released the

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exclusive single "Drift Away". On December 5, 2006, Kimball's reality show DVD was released. Her song "Four Walls" was released as a single in January. Kimball performed in the 2006

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singing "Four Walls" and live at the

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on February 10, 2007. In 2008, Kimball put her solo career on hold. She joined the

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band

, in which she sang and played

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. The band made its chart debut in 2009 with the single " Wild at Heart", a Top 20 country hit and released their self-titled debut album in August 2009. The band served as one of the opening acts for

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in 2009 along with

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. Gloriana also appeared in the 2010

on November 25, 2010. After continued success including two more Top 40 country singles, Gloriana began work on their second studio album in 2011. The band released the first single from the album called "

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". This would be the last Gloriana single to feature Kimball's vocals. On July 11, 2011, it was announced on Gloriana's official website that Kimball had left the band. She announced her departure on Gloriana's official Twitter page on July 9, 2011. However, her tweet was later deleted.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Music videos

MTV show

Episode list

# "Meet Cheyenne" (First broadcast on May 31, 2006) # "Manifest Destiny" (First broadcast on June 7, 2006) # "You'll Never Guess Where I'm Texting You From" (First broadcast on June 14, 2006) # "Wish You Were Here" (First broadcast on June 21, 2006) # "Almost Vacation" (First broadcast on June 28, 2006) # "Almost Famous" (First broadcast on July 5, 2006) # "Dress Away" (First broadcast on July 12, 2006) # "The End Is the Beginning" (First broadcast on July 19, 2006) * Cheyenne's reality show DVD was released on December 5, 2006

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kimball, Cheyenne 1990 births American mandolinists American child singers American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Living people Participants in American reality television series American women pop singers American country mandolinists American country guitarists 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American women guitarists 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American singers