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in 2007. After leaving them, she continued with local and regional performances before releasing ''Crazy Good'' in 2010. Her second album, ''Bridges'', followed in 2014, and included duets with several high-profile country music stars. A third album, ''Dress Up This Town'', followed a year later, and she has performed at the

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and was featured on ''

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''.

Early years

Mary Sarah Gross was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 7, 1995, to Richard and Patricia Gross. She has one sister, Emilee Elizabeth (b. 1993), one brother, Christopher Thomas (b. 1989), and one step brother, Richard Tyler who resides in Santa Barbara, CA, and works as a photographer. Christopher was born prematurely, received a

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and is Type 1 diabetic. For this reason, she supports the

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(JDRF). She is also the National Ambassador for Caiden's Hope, an organization that assists with non-medical expenses related to caring for an infant in

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Singing career

Mary Sarah began performing in church at the age of 8, and began to appear on radio stations and at several regional Opry Theaters. She was signed to the Osbrink Talent Agency in Los Angeles at age 11, and in 2007, at the age of 12, toured as a featured lead vocalist and dancer in

for six months. At the age of 14, she left the agency and returned to Texas, where she performed in local and regional events. In 2010 she released her first album, ''Crazy Good''. In January 2011, Mary Sarah was invited to meet

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after

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saw a video of her performance of "Don't Stop Believing" at the Sugar Land (Texas) Idol competition. After visiting with them backstage before the show at the Galveston Grand Opera House, Joe and

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invited her onstage to sing "

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". She credits the support and love of The Oak Ridge Boys for helping her career move forward. In 2011, she hosted a four-part series for the 2011 season of "OPRY on the Square – Country Now and Then" at the Sugar Land, TX, town square. In December 2011, the Houston Texans held a vote-in contest to see who would sing the National Anthem for their annual Home for the Holidays game. Mary Sarah was the winner over 7 other finalists. In April 2014, Mary Sarah appeared on the "Opry Country Classics" with

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and The Oakridge Boys, honoring the late Ray Price On July 8, 2014, Mary Sarah released her second album, ''Bridges''. Included on the album is a rendition of "Where the Boys Are" with

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also appear on the album singing "Dream On" with her. Several major country stars also join Mary in duet. On July 29, 2014, Mary Sarah appeared on

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's show on

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to promote her new album. The Governor played bass in accompaniment as they performed "

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". On May 31, 2016, Mary Sarah made her Grand Ole Opry debut. Mary Sarah has appeared a total of 5 times since that date. On October 31, 2017, ''

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'' announced that Mary Sarah was selected to be a lead performer in '' The Voice: Neon Dreams''.

''The Voice'' (2016)

On February 29, 2016, Mary Sarah auditioned on season 10 of ''

'' with "

". All four coaches turned their chairs for her, and she chose

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as her coach. She defeated Justin Whisnant in the battles, and defeated Brittany Kennell in the knockouts. She placed in the middle three in the semifinals and was then eliminated in the Instant Save performances, placing her in the Top Six. She lost a "twitter save" to

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, the bearded blues guitarist/rocker from Ann Arbor Michigan in a sing off, exiting the show in the 5th position. : – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

AGR Television Records
International Record Label of Mary Sarah (multi-lingual)
CMT Artist Profile
CMT Artist Profile
Grand Ole Opry Artist Profile
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