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Racheal Lynn Woodward (born May 4, 1994), better known as RaeLynn, is an American singer and songwriter who was a contestant on '' The Voice'' in season two (2012). She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.


Early life

RaeLynn was born and raised in
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, and at age 15 wanted a career in music. She graduated high school early, in 2010.


Career


2012: ''The Voice''

RaeLynn auditioned for the second season of ''The Voice'' after being encouraged by a contestant on Team Adam who wrote songs with her. Her audition song was " Hell on Heels" by
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,
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's group. Both
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and
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wanted her on their team, but she eventually chose Team Blake. She sang "
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" against Adley Stump in the Battle Rounds and won. Her victory was, however, highly contested, and Blake publicly defended his choice in a Twitter war. She then went on to the live shows to perform " Wake Up Call" by
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and " She's Country" by
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and the latter later became her best selling cover on the show. For her last-chance performance, she sang " If I Die Young" by
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, but was not chosen over Erin Willett and thus eliminated.


Performances on ''The Voice''


2012–2018: After ''The Voice'' and ''WildHorse''

As of 2012, she was signed to
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. She has written songs with
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,
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, John Wiggins, and fellow ''Voice'' contestants Nicolle Galyon and Hailey Steele. She has performed a song co-written with Miranda Lambert entitled "Lie", and returned with fellow finalists Chris Mann and
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to perform at the semi-final results show on the third season of ''The Voice'', performing her new single, "
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". "Boyfriend" later charted on the
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chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the
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, thus making her the first contestant to chart on one of Billboard's overall singles charts for post-Voice activity. The single sold 27,000 copies in its debut week. She performed backing vocals for
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's 2013 single, " Boys 'Round Here", which debuted at No. 67 on the U.S. ''Billboard''
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chart, and peaked at No. 16. The song is also featured on Shelton's album, ''
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''. She was signed to
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's publishing label
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in April 2013. RaeLynn's debut single to country radio, " God Made Girls", was released on July 1, 2014. On December 2, 2014, she performed her single on season seven of ''The Voice''. It went on to be a Top 10 hit on the ''Billboard''
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chart and a Top 20 hit on the ''Billboard''
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charts, and was certified
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by the
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. On January 13, 2015, RaeLynn released an EP through
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titled ''Me'', which debuted at No. 49 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and No. 7 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 5,500 copies sold in its first week. " For a Boy" was released on March 23, 2015 as RaeLynn's second single to country radio. It was less successful than its predecessor and a year later, in April 2016, it was announced that RaeLynn had parted ways with Valory Music Co., leaving her debut album delayed until 2017. On June 7, 2016, it was announced that RaeLynn had signed a new record deal with Warner Bros. Nashville. "
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" was released on July 11, 2016 as her first single for the label. It served as the lead-off to her debut album, '' WildHorse'', which was released on March 24, 2017. Sounds Like Nashville praised RaeLynn's "standout debut" and called its lead single, "Love Triangle", "country music storytelling at its finest and country radio is better because of it." ''WildHorse'' landed within the Top 10 on ''Billboard's'' All-Genre Album Sales Chart and debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart, marking the first female country artist to do so since
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' debut ''
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''.


2019–2024: Label change

On November 8, 2019, she released the single "Bra Off" and announced that she had signed to
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's Round Here Records. "Keep Up" followed in February 2020, and was sent to country radio as her first single under the label in April 2020. Her second studio album, ''Baytown'', was released on September 21, 2021. A third studio album, titled ''Funny Girl'', was originally intended to be self-released in 2023, though it ultimately went unreleased.


2025–present: Return to Valory

On April 28, 2025, RaeLynn announced her return to Valory, her former record label that she began her career with. Her first single release under the label following her re-signing, "Heaven Is a Honky Tonk", will be released on May 9, 2025. RaeLynn co-wrote the song with Lauren Hungate and Caroline Watkins, and it was produced by
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of Metal bang
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. RaeLynn will support
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on his ''Full Throttle Tour 2025'' that kicks off May 23, 2025.


Personal life

In October 2015, RaeLynn became engaged to then-financial advisor Joshua Davis. They were married on February 27, 2016. A year after their wedding, RaeLynn revealed that Davis had enlisted in the military. In May 2021, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child, a daughter, who was born later that year. RaeLynn has
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.


Discography


Studio albums


Compilation albums


Extended plays


Singles

Notes


Single releases from ''The Voice''


Other charted songs


Guest appearances


Music videos


Tours

*2015: Platinum Tour *2015: Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour *2015: Riot Tour *2016: Blake Shelton 2016 Tour *2017: Doing It to Country Songs Tour *2019: Girl: The World Tour *2024: In The Air Tour (opening for Kane Brown)


Television


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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