| Hilary McRae | |
|---|---|
| Born | Boynton Beach, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Pop, Rock, Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, keyboardist |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Labels | Hear Music |
| Website | hilarymcrae.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Drums, bass, guitar, saxophone | |
Hilary McRae (born July 23, 1986) is an American pop singer-songwriter. She was the first ‘developing artist' to release an album on the Starbucks Cafe and Concord Music Group's label, Hear Music.[1][2]
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Hilary McRae, born in Boynton Beach, Florida, began writing songs at age 16. After attending Boston's Berklee School of Music she toured Central and South America as the keyboardist and backing vocalist for Latin superstar Cristian Castro.[3] She was discovered by producer Zach Ziskin, who produced and recorded an album for her, which led to a deal with Hear Music to release her debut album, entitled "Through These Walls", on which McRae wrote all 12 songs. She became famous in late 2007 when 1.5 million digital downloads of her song "Consider Me Gone" were promoted as the "Song of the Day" at all U.S. Starbucks stores. "Through These Walls" was released April 15, 2008 on the Hear Music record label. The album attained Billboard top "Heatseeker" status for 4 consecutive weeks, peaking at #17.[4] Her pop single, "Every Day (When Will You Be Mine)", charted on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for 11 consecutive weeks, peaking at #22 for the week ending September 6, 2008.[5] McRae, a Yamaha-endorsed artist,[6] has opened for recording artists such as Fergie, Natasha Bedingfield, Teddy Geiger, Leon Russell, Huey Lewis, and Todd Rundgren, and completed her first nationwide tour in late 2008.[7] She made her national television debut on the CBS Early Show which aired May 24, 2008.[8]