Leah Turner (born July 29, 1987) is an American

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singer who was previously signed with

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Early life and education

Turner was born on July 29, 1987, in California. She was raised on a ranch with horses, goats, and chickens in

Morongo Valley, California Morongo Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) on State Route 62 in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 3,552 at the 2010 census, up from 1,929 at the 2000 census. The town is bordered by Yucca Valley, Californi ...

. Turner attended the

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and took music and songwriting classes. While at UCSB, she sang in front of

Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His ...

who convinced her to move to Los Angeles, California to pursue her career.

Career

Turner took Kenny Loggins' advice and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a singing career. She worked with

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and

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, but moved to

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to pursue a country career. Turner was signed to

in July 2013. Her debut single, "Take the Keys," was co-written with

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and

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and released on October 7, 2013. The song debuted at number 60 on the ''

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chart dated for the week ending October 19, 2013, and peaked at number 37 while spending 23 weeks total listed. Her second single, "Pull Me Back," spent one week on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart at number 52.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Leah 1987 births Living people People from Morongo Valley, California Singer-songwriters from California American women country singers American country singer-songwriters University of California, Santa Barbara alumni Columbia Records artists 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Country musicians from California Country musicians from Tennessee Singer-songwriters from Tennessee