| Savannah Outen | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | October 14, 1992 |
| Born | Hillsboro, Oregon |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 2007- present |
| Labels | Unsigned |
Savannah Outen (born October 14, 1992 in Hillsboro, Oregon[1]) 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.[2] 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. [3]
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She has also been asked to sing the National Anthem at many professional sports venues, including the Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Dodgers, Anaheim Angels, Seattle Mariners, Seattle SuperSonics, Seattle Storm, and the Portland Beavers.[4] From 2002 to 2006 she was a member of the Junior BlazerDancers dance group.[4] In 2006, she won the youth talent contest at the Washington County Fair in her hometown.[4]
In fall 2007, Keith Thomas of Levosia Entertainment signed Outen to a recording and management contract.[5][6] Savannah's first single from the three demo CD released by Levosia Entertainment was "Goodbyes."[6][7] That song drew comparisons to Carrie Underwood and Britney Spears from MTV's Pop Cultured.[6] Outen's first video was a cover of the song "Listen" from the motion picture Dream Girls[8]
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.[9] She reached 19 million views on her YouTube account by October 2008.[10]
Outen removed her cover songs from YouTube on March 17, 2009,[11] 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.[1] 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.[12]
Savannah Outen was born on October 14, 1992 to Barry and Lisa Outen. Outen's hometown is Hillsboro, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area.[13][14] 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.[14] At age 12, Outen made it to the finals of "America's Best New Talent."
"Goodbyes" was released in 2008 on iTunes.[13] She wrote "Goodbyes" during her middle-school graduation about a friend who was moving to a different high-school from her.[15]
"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.[16] Her song "No Place Like Here" can be heard on both the straight to DVD film "Quest for Zhu" (which was served as the film's theme song) and on the film's official soundtrack as a Bonus Track.[17] Savannah appeared on the Radio Disney Club on November 25, 2011, in celebration of their fourth birthday, in a follow-up interview. [18]