Whitney Duncan
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Whitney Duncan is an American country music
artist, who was the fifth place finalist on the fifth season of Nashville Star
. She has released one studio album and has charted on the U.S. country singles charts with "When I Said I Would" and "Skinny Dippin'," as well as a Christmas single and guest appearance on a Kenny Rogers
single which was released before her Nashville Star appearance. Beginning in September 2011, Duncan will compete in the CBS
reality series Survivor: South Pacific
.
, a town consisting of only 900 people. Her father is a state environmentalist
and her mother is a schoolteacher. Her grandfather introduced her to music.
Duncan began singing at her church, later performing in local talent shows, fairs, and festivals. She would also travel to the neighboring states of Kentucky
and Missouri
to perform at events. In her early teens, she began to travel to Nashville, Tennessee
to perform at local clubs, including Tootsie's Lounge.
In her senior year of high school, Duncan signed a recording contract with a label, cutting a few sides she had written. One of these sides was "My World Is Over", which became a duet with Kenny Rogers
, and appeared on his 42 Ultimate Hits
album in 2004. A single was made of their duet, and charted for one week on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
chart in July 2004. Afterwards Duncan parted ways with the label.
In 2006, she opened for the CMA Music festival, performing the National Anthem
and singing the next day as well.
show Nashville Star
and self-released her debut album. After coming in fifth place, she signed to Warner Bros. Records
Nashville. Her first solo single, "When I Said I Would" was released from the label in August 2008, peaking at #48 on the U.S. country charts. The second single, "The Bed You Made," followed in December 2008 and failed to chart. The third single, "Skinny Dippin" was released in July 2009, and debuted at #60 and reached #48 as well. A Christmas
digital single, a cover version
of the Mariah Carey
hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You", was issued in November 2008. A digital EP titled Selections From Right Road Now was released in December 2008.
Duncan's debut album, Right Road Now, was originally slated for a May 2009 release, but was pushed back due to the lackluster success of the singles. The album was released digitally and through Amazon.com
on compact disc on April 20, 2010.
Beginning September 2011, Duncan appeared as a contestant on the CBS
reality television series, Survivor: South Pacific
, as part of the Savaii tribe. Duncan was voted out on Day 27 and was sent to redemption island.
Whitney's song "So Sorry Mama" is featured in the Footloose movie and on the soundtrack. She sang and co-wrote "So Sorry Mama" with John Shanks and Gordie Sampson. "So Sorry Mama" was also on her "Right Road Now" cd released on Warner Brothers in 2010.
kidnapping victim.
Duncan married musician Donny Fallgatter on August 1, 2010 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
after two months of dating. The couple filed for divorce in November 2011.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist, who was the fifth place finalist on the fifth season of Nashville Star
Nashville Star
Nashville Star is an American reality television program. It was transmitted during mid-2008 on NBC, following five seasons on USA Network. It premiered on March 8, 2003, and its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television. In Canada, the show aired on CMT...
. She has released one studio album and has charted on the U.S. country singles charts with "When I Said I Would" and "Skinny Dippin'," as well as a Christmas single and guest appearance on a Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
single which was released before her Nashville Star appearance. Beginning in September 2011, Duncan will compete in the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
reality series Survivor: South Pacific
Survivor: South Pacific
Survivor: South Pacific is the twenty-third season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, which premiered on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. The season was filmed in the vicinity of Upolu, Samoa, which is the same filming location as season 19 and season 20, and it will...
.
Early life
Whitney Duncan was born on August 3, 1984 in Scotts Hill, TennesseeScotts Hill, Tennessee
Scotts Hill is a town in Decatur and Henderson Counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 894 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Scotts Hill is located at ....
, a town consisting of only 900 people. Her father is a state environmentalist
Environmentalist
An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities"...
and her mother is a schoolteacher. Her grandfather introduced her to music.
Duncan began singing at her church, later performing in local talent shows, fairs, and festivals. She would also travel to the neighboring states of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
and Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
to perform at events. In her early teens, she began to travel to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
to perform at local clubs, including Tootsie's Lounge.
In her senior year of high school, Duncan signed a recording contract with a label, cutting a few sides she had written. One of these sides was "My World Is Over", which became a duet with Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
, and appeared on his 42 Ultimate Hits
42 Ultimate Hits
-Chart performance:...
album in 2004. A single was made of their duet, and charted for one week on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart in July 2004. Afterwards Duncan parted ways with the label.
In 2006, she opened for the CMA Music festival, performing the National Anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
and singing the next day as well.
2007-present
In 2007, Duncan participated on the USA networkUSA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
show Nashville Star
Nashville Star
Nashville Star is an American reality television program. It was transmitted during mid-2008 on NBC, following five seasons on USA Network. It premiered on March 8, 2003, and its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television. In Canada, the show aired on CMT...
and self-released her debut album. After coming in fifth place, 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...
Nashville. Her first solo single, "When I Said I Would" was released from the label in August 2008, peaking at #48 on the U.S. country charts. The second single, "The Bed You Made," followed in December 2008 and failed to chart. The third single, "Skinny Dippin" was released in July 2009, and debuted at #60 and reached #48 as well. A Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
digital single, a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You", was issued in November 2008. A digital EP titled Selections From Right Road Now was released in December 2008.
Duncan's debut album, Right Road Now, was originally slated for a May 2009 release, but was pushed back due to the lackluster success of the singles. The album was released digitally and through Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
on compact disc on April 20, 2010.
Beginning September 2011, Duncan appeared as a contestant on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
reality television series, Survivor: South Pacific
Survivor: South Pacific
Survivor: South Pacific is the twenty-third season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, which premiered on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. The season was filmed in the vicinity of Upolu, Samoa, which is the same filming location as season 19 and season 20, and it will...
, as part of the Savaii tribe. Duncan was voted out on Day 27 and was sent to redemption island.
Whitney's song "So Sorry Mama" is featured in the Footloose movie and on the soundtrack. She sang and co-wrote "So Sorry Mama" with John Shanks and Gordie Sampson. "So Sorry Mama" was also on her "Right Road Now" cd released on Warner Brothers in 2010.
Personal life
Duncan is a first cousin to Holly Bobo, the Parsons, TennesseeParsons, Tennessee
Parsons is a city in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Parsons is located at ....
kidnapping victim.
Duncan married musician Donny Fallgatter on August 1, 2010 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Gatlinburg is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Gatlinburg had a population of 3,828. The city is a popular vacation resort, as it rests on the border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park along U.S...
after two months of dating. The couple filed for divorce in November 2011.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Country | US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Right Road Now |
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... |
41 | 21 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Selections from Right Road Now |
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| Young in America |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2008 | "When I Said I Would" | 48 | Right Road Now |
| 2009 | "The Bed You Made" | — | |
| "Skinny Dippin'" | 48 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2004 | "My World Is Over" | Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
60 | 42 Ultimate Hits 42 Ultimate Hits -Chart performance:... |
| 2010 | "Just Knowing You Love Me" | Jimmy Wayne Jimmy Wayne Jimmy Wayne Barber is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his self-titled debut album in 2003 on the DreamWorks Records label. Four singles were released from it, including "Stay Gone" and "I Love You This Much", which both reached Top Ten on the Billboard country charts... |
59 | Sara Smile Sara Smile (album) -Album:-Singles:... |
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2009 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 60 | Gift Wrapped: 20 Songs That Keep on Giving! |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "My World Is Over" (with Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... ) |
Shaun Silva Shaun Silva Shaun Silva is a music video director who works primarily in the country music field. He has directed a number of music videos for many country music artists, including many of Kenny Chesney's music videos. His other clients include: Jack Ingram, Sugarland, Luke Bryan, Brooks & Dunn, and Rascal... |
| 2008 | "When I Said I Would" | The Erwin Bros. |
| 2009 | "Skinny Dippin'" | Roman White Roman White Roman White is a music video director who has directed most of Carrie Underwood's videos. He has also directed music videos for Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and more... |
| 2010 | "Right Road Now" | The Erwin Bros. |
Singles written by Duncan
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "My World Is Over" | Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur... |
42 Ultimate Hits 42 Ultimate Hits -Chart performance:... |
| 2006 | "I Found It In You" | Ashley Gearing Ashley Gearing Ashley Gearing is an American country music artist.Ashley Gearing made her chart debut in 2003 with the song "Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You?", which peaked at #36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts... |
Maybe It's Time |
| 2008 | "My Roots Are Showing" | Crystal Shawanda Crystal Shawanda Crystal Shawanda is a Canadian country music artist. CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series Crystal: Living the Dream, which aired in February 2008. Signed to RCA Records in 2007, she released her debut single, "You Can Let Go," in Canada in January 2008... |
Dawn of a New Day Dawn of a New Day Dawn of a New Day is the debut studio album by Canadian country music singer Crystal Shawanda. It was released in Canada on June 24, 2008 and in the United States on August 19. It has produced four singles so far in "You Can Let Go," "What Do I Have to Do," "My Roots Are Showing" and the title... |