Savannah Outen
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Savannah Outen is an American singer who gained popularity on YouTube
. Outen began posting videos of herself singing on YouTube in March 2007 along with Angelika Vee and Esmee Denters
. In 2010 she collaborated with Boyce Avenue
on their sixth acoustic album, New Acoustic Sessions
. She appeared in the 85th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2011.
, Los Angeles Dodgers
, Anaheim Angels, Seattle Mariners
, Seattle SuperSonics
, Seattle Storm
, and the Portland Beavers
. From 2002 to 2006 she was a member of the Junior BlazerDancers dance group. In 2006, she won the youth talent contest at the Washington County Fair in her hometown.
In fall 2007, Keith Thomas
of Levosia Entertainment signed Outen to a recording and management contract. Savannah's first single from the three demo CD released by Levosia Entertainment was "Goodbyes." That song drew comparisons to Carrie Underwood
and Britney Spears
from MTV's Pop Cultured. Outen's first video was a cover of the song "Listen" from the motion picture Dream Girls
On May 31, 2008, Outen's first single, "Goodbyes", was featured on Radio Disney
's Music Mailbag. She received a 95% pick and on June 2, the song was added to the Radio Disney playlist. Within two weeks, it debuted at #28 on the Top 30 Countdown, charting for 18 straight weeks and peaking at #5, making it the highest rated song an unsigned artist has ever achieved on Radio Disney. Her latest song, "Fighting For My Life", was on the music mailbag on 10/31/09 and got a 98% pick by listeners. She reached 19 million views on her YouTube account by October 2008.
Outen removed her cover songs from YouTube on March 17, 2009, due to concerns over copyright violations but returned them a short time later.
On April 3, 2009, the music video to her second single, "If You Only Knew" was posted on YouTube. It was directed by Mason Dixon, who also directed her first music video for "Goodbyes", and starred Disney Channel's Tony Oller
(As The Bell Rings
) as "Cas". It has since garnered more than 4 million views. In December 2009, clothing designed by Outen for Primp Girl went on sale, with the profits from the sales given to a charity selected by Outen.
, in the Portland metropolitan area
. There she attended Century High School, but as of 2009 is home schooled by her parents, Barry and Lisa Outen. She is a bit ahead, and graduated early. At age 12, Outen made it to the finals of "America's Best New Talent."
"Goodbyes" was released in 2008 on iTunes. She wrote "Goodbyes" during her middle-school
graduation about a friend who was moving to a different high-school from her.
"So What" and "Tell Me It's True" was recorded by a Local Producer and it's on a Universal Records Music Catalog. According to her parents, it was supposed to be used as Demos for record labels. But according to her ex-manager, Keith Thomas
, he received acoustic versions of 3 songs: "Goodbyes", "Unlock The Door" (later a free single at her extinct website SavannahOfficial.com) and "My Dream Is".
"Goodbyes" is on Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 11
. It peaked 5 at Radio Disney Countdown, making her the first unsigned artist to reach such a big position at that radio. It got a music video directed by Mason Dixon, shot in Nashville.
"Fighting for My Life" was on Radio Disney music mailbag and got picked with 95% of approval.
Savannah appeared in the first five Rising Stars Webshow episodes, part of the popular online Radio Disney fansite, Radio Disney Club. One out of five episodes are currently online, after the club was hacked. Savannah posted about the webshow on her Twitter page the night it debuted and two weeks later.
Savannah will once again appear on the Radio Disney Club on November 25, 2011, in celebration of their fourth birthday, in a follow-up interview.
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. Outen began posting videos of herself singing on YouTube in March 2007 along with Angelika Vee and Esmee Denters
Esmée Denters
Esmée Denters is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She was a regular cover-artist on video-sharing website YouTube on which she covered songs by contemporary musicians like Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield....
. In 2010 she collaborated with Boyce Avenue
Boyce Avenue
Boyce Avenue is an American acoustic rock band. It was formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian Manzano. The band is named after a combination of two streets the brothers lived on as children...
on their sixth acoustic album, New Acoustic Sessions
New Acoustic Sessions
- Personnel :*Alejandro Manzano – vocals, guitar, piano,*Fabian Manzano – guitar, backing vocals*Daniel Manzano – bass, backing vocals, percussion...
. She appeared in the 85th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2011.
Music
She has also been asked to sing the National Anthem at many professional sports venues, including the Oakland RaidersOakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
, Anaheim Angels, Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...
, Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
, Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
, and the Portland Beavers
Portland Beavers
The Tucson Padres are a minor league baseball team, representing Tucson, Arizona, in the Pacific Coast League . They are the Triple-A affiliate for the San Diego Padres. The team was formerly known as the Portland Beavers and played its last home game at PGE Park on September 6, 2010...
. From 2002 to 2006 she was a member of the Junior BlazerDancers dance group. In 2006, she won the youth talent contest at the Washington County Fair in her hometown.
In fall 2007, Keith Thomas
Keith Thomas (producer)
Keith Thomas, born and raised in the Atlanta suburb of Conyers, Georgia, is a Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter with 40 #1 Billboard hits...
of Levosia Entertainment signed Outen to a recording and management contract. Savannah's first single from the three demo CD released by Levosia Entertainment was "Goodbyes." That song drew comparisons to Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
and Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
from MTV's Pop Cultured. Outen's first video was a cover of the song "Listen" from the motion picture Dream Girls
On May 31, 2008, Outen's first single, "Goodbyes", was featured on Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
's Music Mailbag. She received a 95% pick and on June 2, the song was added to the Radio Disney playlist. Within two weeks, it debuted at #28 on the Top 30 Countdown, charting for 18 straight weeks and peaking at #5, making it the highest rated song an unsigned artist has ever achieved on Radio Disney. Her latest song, "Fighting For My Life", was on the music mailbag on 10/31/09 and got a 98% pick by listeners. She reached 19 million views on her YouTube account by October 2008.
Outen removed her cover songs from YouTube on March 17, 2009, due to concerns over copyright violations but returned them a short time later.
On April 3, 2009, the music video to her second single, "If You Only Knew" was posted on YouTube. It was directed by Mason Dixon, who also directed her first music video for "Goodbyes", and starred Disney Channel's Tony Oller
Tony Oller
Tony Oller is an American actor and musician from Cypress, Texas. He is known for his role as Walt Moore on Gigantic, Jesse in Lifetime's "Unanswered Prayers". and as Daniel "Danny" Neilson on As the Bell Rings.-Career:...
(As The Bell Rings
As the Bell Rings
As the Bell Rings may refer to:* As the Bell Rings * As the Bell Rings * As the Bell Rings , on Disney Channel Israel* As the Bell Rings * As the Bell Rings * As the Bell Rings...
) as "Cas". It has since garnered more than 4 million views. In December 2009, clothing designed by Outen for Primp Girl went on sale, with the profits from the sales given to a charity selected by Outen.
Biography
Savannah Outen was born on October 14, 1992 to Barry and Lisa Outen. Outen's hometown is Hillsboro, OregonHillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the...
, in the Portland metropolitan area
Portland metropolitan area
The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area , also known as the Portland metropolitan area or Greater Portland, is an urban area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington centered around the city of Portland, Oregon. The U.S...
. There she attended Century High School, but as of 2009 is home schooled by her parents, Barry and Lisa Outen. She is a bit ahead, and graduated early. At age 12, Outen made it to the finals of "America's Best New Talent."
"Goodbyes" was released in 2008 on iTunes. She wrote "Goodbyes" during her middle-school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
graduation about a friend who was moving to a different high-school from her.
"So What" and "Tell Me It's True" was recorded by a Local Producer and it's on a Universal Records Music Catalog. According to her parents, it was supposed to be used as Demos for record labels. But according to her ex-manager, Keith Thomas
Keith Thomas
Keith Thomas may refer to:*Keith Thomas , Australian rules footballer*Keith Thomas , Welsh historian*Keith Thomas , Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter*Keith Thomas , Saxophonist, writer and producer...
, he received acoustic versions of 3 songs: "Goodbyes", "Unlock The Door" (later a free single at her extinct website SavannahOfficial.com) and "My Dream Is".
"Goodbyes" is on Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 11
Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 11
Radio Disney Jams 11 is the eleventh album in the Radio Disney Jams series. It is a compilation of popular songs played on Radio Disney.- Track listing :-Bonus DVD:The Bonus DVD includes the following:...
. It peaked 5 at Radio Disney Countdown, making her the first unsigned artist to reach such a big position at that radio. It got a music video directed by Mason Dixon, shot in Nashville.
"Fighting for My Life" was on Radio Disney music mailbag and got picked with 95% of approval.
Savannah appeared in the first five Rising Stars Webshow episodes, part of the popular online Radio Disney fansite, Radio Disney Club. One out of five episodes are currently online, after the club was hacked. Savannah posted about the webshow on her Twitter page the night it debuted and two weeks later.
Savannah will once again appear on the Radio Disney Club on November 25, 2011, in celebration of their fourth birthday, in a follow-up interview.
Discography
Singles
- 2008: "Unlock the Door"
- 2008: "Goodbyes"
- 2008: "Adios" (Spanish Version)
- 2009: "If You Only Knew"
- 2009: "Hope and Prayer"
- 2009: "Fighting for My Life" (October 31, 2009)
- 2009: "O Holy Night" (December 22, 2009)
- 2010: "Be Original"
- 2010: "The Song of Christmas Time"
- 2010: "Magical Season" feat. Anna Golden
- 2011: "Tonight With You" (With Josh Golden)
- a greater Treasure than a friend, tinkerbell and the lost treasure
Unreleased Songs
- He's Just
- Friends
- Tell me It's True
- So What?
- What If I Said
- Dreamwishing
- Something to Say
- Fly Home To You
- Shop
- I Like Boys
- That's News To Me
Soundtracks
- 2008: Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 11Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 11Radio Disney Jams 11 is the eleventh album in the Radio Disney Jams series. It is a compilation of popular songs played on Radio Disney.- Track listing :-Bonus DVD:The Bonus DVD includes the following:...
(with "Goodbyes") - 2009: Tinker Bell and the Lost TreasureTinker Bell and the Lost TreasureTinker Bell and the Lost Treasure is a 2009 computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise, produced by DisneyToon Studios, and a Chapter Book, "Tink, North of Neverland". It is a sequel to the 2008 film, Tinker Bell, and revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M...
(with "A Greater Treasure Than a Friend") - 2010: DisneyMania 7DisneyMania 7Disneymania 7 is the seventh and latest installment in the Disneymania series. It features a variety of contemporary performers taking on their own remixes of classic Disney songs...
(with "Little WondersLittle Wonders"Little Wonders" is a 2007 song by Rob Thomas recorded for Disney's animated feature Meet the Robinsons. It is the second single from the Meet the Robinsons soundtrack. It is featured on the film's soundtrack, is featured in the ending of the film itself, and has been released as a single.So far,...
")
Music videos
- 2008: "Goodbyes" directed by Mason Dixon
- 2009: "If You Only Knew" directed by Mason Dixon
- 2011: "Tonight With You" directed by Joe Fahey