Leah Turner (born July 29, 1987) is a Mexican-American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...
singer who was previously signed with
.
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, Califor ...
.
Turner attended the
University of California, Santa Barbara
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and took music and songwriting classes.
While at UCSB, she sang in front of
Kenny Loggins
Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded with Jim Messina (musician), Jim Mess ...
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
Humberto Gatica
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and
David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s befor ...
, but moved to
Nashville, Tennessee
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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
Cary Barlowe
Cary Barlowe (born 1982) is a multi No.1 hit American music songwriter, guitarist and a family member of the rock band Luna Halo. He is also a three-time Grammy Award-nominee.
Born in Virginia on a Saturday, July 31, 1982, and raised in Nort ...
and
Jesse Frasure
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and released on October 7, 2013. The song debuted at number 60 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Country Airplay
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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
References
External links
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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 singer-songwriters
21st-century American women singers
Country musicians from California
Country musicians from Tennessee
Singer-songwriters from Tennessee