Kristen Kelly is an American

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singer from

Lorena, Texas Lorena is a small city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,785 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Lorena is located at (31.382482, –97.212998). According to th ...

. While signed to

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she released her debut single, "Ex-Old Man". The song was the first from her self titled ep, produced by Tony Brown and

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. “Ex-Old Man” was the number one most added debut song at country radio for a female artist and was Kelly’s first TOP 30 single. Radio Country Universe gave the song a B+, praising the sound as "back-to-basics". It debuted at number 60 on the

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chart dated May 12, 2012. That same year Kristen was a member of the first class of female artists inducted into CMT's Next Women of Country campaign which shines a spotlight on the newest ladies of country music. Kelly has played the Grand Ole Opry and toured with some of country music's biggest names including

Brad Paisley Bradley Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting with his 1999 debut album ''Who Needs Pictures'', he has released eleven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashvil ...

's 2012 Virtual Reality World Tour Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Sheryl Crow, The Band Perry, Willie Nelson, Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Jake Owen and more. Kelly independently released her FIRE ep in 2015 and has released 3 new singles in 2020: “Ashes” which was on Season 7 episode 1 of the Netflix show The Ranch, “Country Music” featuring Craig Campbell and “Thank God For The Neon.”

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