Laura Bryna is an American

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singer. She has released one album, ''Trying to Be Me'', for the defunct

Equity Music Group Equity Music Group was an American country music record label founded in 2003 by singer Clint Black. The label was distributed by Koch Entertainment (now E1 Entertainment). The name "Equity" was chosen to represent the equality between the ar ...

label, and has been involved in the

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Biography

Laura Bryna was born in

Mount Airy, Maryland Mount Airy is a town in Carroll and Frederick counties in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of both the Washington Metropolitan Area and Baltimore Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census the population was 9,288. Outside the town limits, ...

. When she was young, she gained an interest in country music on road trips to

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while her brother was in a hospital there. After attending Philadelphia's University of the Arts, she starred in a musical called ''Rasputin'' and moved to

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. There, she got internships at Sony Tree Publishing and DreamWorks Publishing, and later signed to

, a label owned by singer

Clint Black Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Signed to RCA Nashville in 1989, Black's debut album '' Killin' Time'' produced four straight number one singles on the ...

, in January 2006. Mike Kraski, head of the label, said that he became aware of Bryna after she co-wrote and recorded song titled "Make a Wish" for the

. Bryna toured with Black in late 2007 before Equity released her debut album, ''Trying to Be Me'', in January 2008. To promote the album, Bryna broadcast the

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for the single "Make a Wish" on flat-screen monitors in the

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and Excalibur Hotel and Casino in

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for one month. She also performed at the

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and had images of herself on top of the Luxor's tower. On January 14, she held a release party for the album at the Luxor, and included a bonus track called "I Don't Have a Thing to Wear" on a special edition of the album which was released only at the Luxor and Excalibur. In April 2008, Bryna joined the board of directors for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic. She also released another single, "Life Is Good", in early 2008. Bryna left Equity in December 2008 when Black closed the label. She has continued to tour and perform at various venues, including a performance at the House of Blues in 2009. In 2010, she became the host of GoTV Networks' ''True Country'' show.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bryna, Laura Living people People from Mount Airy, Maryland American country singer-songwriters Equity Music Group artists Country musicians from Maryland Singers from Maryland 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers Year of birth missing (living people)