Kristy Starling is a Contemporary Christian Music

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

 singer, born in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma city

Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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. After marrying husband Adam in the fall of 2002, she came second in a national singing competition, Today's Superstar, NBC News

NBC News

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' morning show. She signed to Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

, working with successful producer David Foster

David Foster

David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...

, and released her self-titled debut album on 22 April 2003. This album peaked at #19 on Billboard's Heatseekers charts and #24 on its Top Contemporary Christian Albums chart. In 2005, her single "Coming Home for Christmas" peaked at #32 on the Adult Contemporary chart. So far, a second album has not been released.

Kristy Starling's collaboration "Sending You a Little Christmas

Sending You a Little Christmas

"Sending You a Little Christmas" is a 2003 single by Jim Brickman with vocals by Kristy Starling. The single was written by Brickman along with Billy Mann and Victoria Shaw. The single was a cut from Brickman's "Peace" CD and was his second number one on the Adult Contemporary chart...

" with Jim Brickman was featured on Brickman's CD "Peace", which was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. "Sending You a Little Christmas" reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary Radio Charts Christmas 2003.

Starling's song "As Long As We're Here" was released on American Idol (season 2)

American Idol (Season 2)

The second season of American Idol premiered on January 21, 2003 and continued until May 21, 2003. The title of show was shortened from American Idol: The Search for a Superstar of Season 1 to just American Idol. Brian Dunkleman quit after the first season, and Seacrest therefore became the lone...

 runner up Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken

Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released...

's new album, titled On My Way Here

On My Way Here

On My Way Here is the fourth full length studio album released by Clay Aiken on May 6, 2008. This album of both ballads and pop-rock is an eclectic mix of styles and tempos. Aiken wanted to get away from using multiple producers and chose Grammy Award-winning British producer Mark 'Kipper' Eldridge...

, on May 6, 2008.

External links

• Official website