Elvie Shane (born May 22, 1988) is an 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. He is signed to

BBR Music Group BBR Music Group (formerly Broken Bow Records) is an American record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville. Founded in July 1999 by Benny Brown, the label specializes in country music. The label's executive vice president is Jon Loba. C ...

and in 2020 he released his debut single "

My Boy "My Boy" is a popular song from the early 1970s. The music was composed by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre and Claude François, and the lyrics were translated from the original version "Parce que je t'aime, mon enfant" (Because I Love You My Child) into ...

", which has charted on

Country Airplay Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States since October 20, 2012, although the magazine also retrospectively recognizes the Hot Country Songs charts from January 20, 1990, through October 13, 2012, ...

. Shane was born in Caneyville, Kentucky, where he grew up singing in his church and listening to country music that his father played. After attending

Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a few decades earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glas ...

, he dropped out of college to focus on music. He began performing publicly in 2012, which led to him competing on ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...

'' in 2016. Although he was eliminated in the first round, he released multiple songs online including "County Roads" and "My Boy". In 2020, he was signed to Wheelhouse, which released "My Boy" to country radio. Shane wrote the song with Russell Sutton, Lee Starr, and Nick Columbia. In December 2020, he released a music video which was directed by

Peter Zavadil Peter Zavadil is an American music video director who works primarily in the field of country music. He has directed many music videos since the late 1990s. He has won the Country Music Association Award for Video of the Year twice from seven nomi ...

. "My Boy" also made the

charts, reaching the top 10 of the chart in September 2021.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

References

American country singer-songwriters BBR Music Group artists Country musicians from Kentucky Living people People from Grayson County, Kentucky American male singer-songwriters 1988 births {{US-singer-stub