Jimmie Allen
American singer and songwriter (born 1985)
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- James Edward Allen (born June 18, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
- In 2021, he won the Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year, the second black artist to do so (in 2009, Darius Rucker was the first).
- Early life Allen was born in and raised in Milton, Delaware, United States, but moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2007.
- He auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol , but was cut before the live voting rounds.
- Allen and McCreery later reconnected and toured together after the release of Allen's debut album.
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WikipediaJames Edward Allen (born June 18, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He was signed to Broken Bow Records imprint Stoney Creek, for which he released the two singles "Best Shot" and "Make Me Want To" and the 2018 album Mercury Lane. In 2021, he won the Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year, the second black artist to do so (in 2009, Darius Rucker was the first). He is the first male country artist to be nominated for Best New Artist in Grammy history.
Allen was born in and raised in Milton, Delaware, United States, but moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2007. During most of his first few years in Nashville, he experienced poverty and often lived out of his car. He auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol, but was cut before the live voting rounds. While on American Idol, he performed with Colton Dixon during one of the group rounds and befriended Scotty McCreery, who eventually won the competition that year. Allen and McCreery later reconnected and toured together after the release of Allen's debut album.
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