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Rayne Johnson is an American
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singer. He is signed to Mountain Road Records and has charted on ''
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''
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with the single "Front Seat".


Biography

Johnson was born in
Fairfield, Ohio Fairfield is a city in southern Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb located about north of Cincinnati and is situated on the east bank of the Great Miami River. The population was 44,907 as of the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1 ...
. He took musical inspiration from the music that his parents listened to, and in high school he began performing locally. At the end of the first decade of the 21st century, Johnson passed an audition for ''
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'' but was eliminated early in the proceedings. After the audition, he returned to Ohio and continued performing locally, which led to him serving as an opening act for several country artists including
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and
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. He also began recording
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for other artists, which led to him receiving a recording contract. Johnson released three singles between 2018 and 2020: "Lips Like Liquor", "Laid Back", and "Front Seat". The third of these was sent to country radio in 2020. "Front Seat" was met with positive reception:
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writer Billy Dukes stated that it was "an R&B-influenced, soon-to-be-love song that showcases his vocal passion" and "a metaphor for how a girl should be treated", while Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' called it a "polished, piano-laden ballad that really tugs at the heartstrings, and it has a stirring vibe to it." "Front Seat" entered the top 40 of
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in March 2020, and #46 on
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and has a
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.


Discography


Albums


Singles


References

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