Troy Olsen (born July 12, 1973) is an American

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singer-songwriter signed to

EMI Nashville Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, Lost Highway Records, Capitol Records Nashville and EMI Records Nashv ...

, He co-wrote Blake Shelton's 2009 hit single "

I'll Just Hold On "I'll Just Hold On" is a song written by Ben Hayslip, Troy Olsen and Bryan Simpson, and recorded by American country music singer Blake Shelton. It was released in February 2009 as the second single from his fifth studio album ''Startin' Fires''. ...

" and Tim McGraw's "Ghost Town Train," a cut from the album '' Southern Voice''.He also has cuts by many artists including Kid Rock, Michael English, Allison Moorer, Chris Young, Patty Loveless, and Aaron Watson. He has also written several songs for major motion pictures. Olsen released his debut single, "Summer Thing," in April 2010, followed by a digital self-titled

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on May 11. "Summer Thing" debuted at No. 57 on the ''

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charts dated for the week ending May 15, 2010. Olsen wrote the song with Ben Hayslip and Jimmy Yeary.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olsen, Troy American country singer-songwriters Musicians from Tucson, Arizona EMI Records artists 1973 births Living people 21st-century American singers Country musicians from Arizona Singer-songwriters from Arizona