Kristen May is an American singer, best known as the former lead singer of the rock bands

Vedera Vedera (formerly Veda) was an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. The band was founded as Veda in 2003 by members Kristen May, Brian Little, Jason Douglas and Drew Little. They released ''The Weight of an Empty Room'', their first ...

and

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. After Vedera disbanded in 2011, May replaced

Lacey Sturm Lacey Nicole Sturm (née Mosley, previously Carder; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer and songwriter born in Homestead, Florida, but raised in Arlington, Texas. She is a co-founder and lead vocalist of the hard rock band Flyleaf. In ...

as the lead singer of Flyleaf. May released her solo album ''Conversations'' in 2015, before leaving Flyleaf in 2016.

Background

May was raised in

Blue Springs, Missouri Blue Springs is a city located in the U.S. state of Missouri within Jackson County. Blue Springs is located east of downtown Kansas City and is the 9th largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was ...

. May was the lead singer of

. Vedera's album ''

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'', reached No. 146 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and peaked at No. 2 on the

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chart. The single "Satisfy" charted at No. 36 on ''

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''s Top 40 Adult Pop Songs. Vedera disbanded in 2011, two years after the release of ''Stages''. May is married to her former Vedera bandmate, Brian Little.

Flyleaf

After

departed

, May was announced as the band's new lead singer on October 22, 2012. The band released an EP, ''Who We Are'' (EP), on July 9, 2013. that reached No. 35 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. The band released a full-length album, ''

Between the Stars ''Between the Stars'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Flyleaf. The album was released on September 16, 2014 through Loud & Proud Records. The group funded the album through PledgeMusic. It marks the group's first and only reco ...

'', on September 16, 2014, that sold over 8,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at No. 33 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In November 2015, May released a solo album, ''Conversations'', through a Pledge Music campaign. On December 28, 2015, May had her and Little's first child, a son named Graham. She announced her departure from Flyleaf on August 15, 2016, citing a growing desire to be with family and never feeling that Flyleaf was hers.

Discography

Vedera

* ''This Broken City'' (2004) * ''

The Weight of an Empty Room ''The Weight of an Empty Room'' is the first full album produced by the American indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally use ...

'' (2005) * ''Stages'' (2009)

Flyleaf

* ''Who We Are'' (EP) (2013) * ''

'' (2014)

Duet

* "Because He Lives' featuring Elle Mercurio (2015)

Solo

* ''Conversations'' (2015)

References

External links

* American women singers American rock singers Flyleaf (band) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Blue Springs, Missouri {{US-rock-singer-stub