Karen-Lee Batten
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Karen-Lee Batten is a country music singer from British Columbia
. She is a three time winner of the BCCMA
's "Female Vocalist of the Year" award (2004, 2005,2006), and she was also a top 10 finalist in the first season of Canadian Idol
.
. Although she was one of the top 3 vote getters in her semi-final group, which got her into the top 10, she was eliminated on the first night of the finals.
Her elimination was surrounded by controversy because of how it happened. Although the finals were originally a top 10, the judges added an eleventh contestant at the last minute. The wildcard competition was supposed to let one person enter the top 10, the top vote getter. Toya Alexis
received the top votes. However because the votes were so close, a second contestant was added at the last minute. This contestant, Ryan Malcolm
, went on to win the entire show.
Originally two contestants were set to be eliminated during the first night of the finals, but because of the addition of Ryan to the finals, three had to be eliminated on this night. Karen-Lee received the third lowest votes and was eliminated. Had it merely been a top 10, she would have survived another week and had another chance. Ironically, Karen moved on in group 3, where both Ryan and Toya originally performed.
Karen-Lee's Canadian Idol performances included:
Her performance of "Come Away With Me" was also featured on the first Canadian Idol
Greatest Moments compilation album, which went Gold in Canada.
's song "A Bitter End" has received a significant amount of radio airplay on Canadian country music radio stations. In February 2006, she was an opening act for Emerson Drive
. Karen-Lee's first music video, "Hearts on the Run," began airing on CMT Canada in April 2008.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. She is a three time winner of the BCCMA
British Columbia Country Music Association
The British Columbia Country Music Association is a Canadian artist organization designed "to promote, foster and encourage the development, public appreciation of, and interest in, the British Columbia Country Music Community - provincially, nationally and internationally."One of BCCMA's most...
's "Female Vocalist of the Year" award (2004, 2005,2006), and she was also a top 10 finalist in the first season of Canadian Idol
.
Canadian Idol
Karen-Lee competed on the first season of the hit show Canadian IdolCanadian Idol
Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...
. Although she was one of the top 3 vote getters in her semi-final group, which got her into the top 10, she was eliminated on the first night of the finals.
Her elimination was surrounded by controversy because of how it happened. Although the finals were originally a top 10, the judges added an eleventh contestant at the last minute. The wildcard competition was supposed to let one person enter the top 10, the top vote getter. Toya Alexis
Toya Alexis
LaToya Lesmond , better known by her stage name Toya Alexis, is a Canadian R&B vocalist from Ajax, Ontario.- Career :...
received the top votes. However because the votes were so close, a second contestant was added at the last minute. This contestant, Ryan Malcolm
Ryan Malcolm
Ryan Michael Malcolm is a Canadian singer best known as the winner of the first season of Canadian Idol....
, went on to win the entire show.
Originally two contestants were set to be eliminated during the first night of the finals, but because of the addition of Ryan to the finals, three had to be eliminated on this night. Karen-Lee received the third lowest votes and was eliminated. Had it merely been a top 10, she would have survived another week and had another chance. Ironically, Karen moved on in group 3, where both Ryan and Toya originally performed.
Karen-Lee's Canadian Idol performances included:
- Top 32 (Group 3) - "Come Away With Me" (Norah JonesNorah JonesNorah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
) - Top 11 - "Black Velvet" (Alannah MylesAlannah MylesAlannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter, the daughter of Canadian broadcast pioneer William Douglas Byles. In 1989, she released her eponymous debut album...
)
Her performance of "Come Away With Me" was also featured on the first Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol
Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...
Greatest Moments compilation album, which went Gold in Canada.
Debut album
Karen-Lee released her debut album, Every Moment, in December 2005. The album's cover of Deryl DoddDeryl Dodd
Deryl Dwaine Dodd is an American Texas Country artist. Originally a regular on the Texas club circuit, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, soon finding work as a background vocalist and songwriter...
's song "A Bitter End" has received a significant amount of radio airplay on Canadian country music radio stations. In February 2006, she was an opening act for Emerson Drive
Emerson Drive
Emerson Drive is a country music band founded in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band is Brad Mates , Danick Dupelle , Mike Melancon , Dale Wallace , and David Pichette .Early on, the band found minor success in Canada, releasing two albums under the name of 12 Gauge, the first Open...
. Karen-Lee's first music video, "Hearts on the Run," began airing on CMT Canada in April 2008.
Albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Every Moment
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "A Bitter End" | Every Moment |
| 2006 | "One Day" | |
| 2007 | "Like I Would for You" | |
| 2008 | "Hearts on the Run" |