SHELLY FAIRCHILD and SONIA LEIGH

100 Public Square North,Dahlonega GA 30533

26 February, 2023

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SHELLY FAIRCHILD: “Fairchild is equal parts Delbert McClinton and Miranda Lambert.” - Rolling Stone “This Mississippi native has long been a staple and treasure of the Nashville scene, with her incredible vocals and sound mixing roots, soul, rock, country and even gospel.” - CMT Kill Rock Stars' recording artist, Shelly Fairchild, has been named one of Rolling Stones Country’s “Top 10 Artists you need to know.” Shelly has toured with Martina McBride, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Shooter Jennings, and many more. She has also been featured as a backup vocalist with Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Tanya Tucker, Trace Adkins, Ty Herndon, Terry Clark, Lennon Stella, Wendy Moten and others. As a songwriter, Shelly has had over 100 television placements as well as having her songs recorded by multiple artists including Little Big Town, Tanya Tucker, Ty Herndon, and Emily West. Shelly is a regular guest on The Grand Ole Opry and hosts an LGBTQ+ show at Nashville’s Legendary Lipstick Lounge. In 2022, Shelly joined the Kill Rock Stars family and will be releasing her 5th studio album in the Spring of 2023. “Shelly’s on my short list of women I want to have my back in a scrap and vocalists I don’t ever want to go toe to toe against.” -Ashely McBryde Artist / Songwriter) “Shelly Fairchild is a MEGASTAR! She is dynamic, powerful, soulful and delicate. She can hold her own with any singer on this planet and I’m a fan! She has a duet with me on my new album and she did it in one take. Like I said…MEGASTAR!” –Ty Herndon (Artist/ Songwriter) “Shelly is extremely versatile. She can deliver razor cutting swag rock vocals, then turn around and deliver a radio hit pop vocal, then make your heart break with an insanely emotional ballad vocal. She’s a vocal Chameleon.” –Peter Amato (Writer/Producer) “Shelly Fairchild is the real deal. An artist everyone can like, old school country fans and millennials who have abandoned genre, and everyone between. She has two super powers-her stunningly versatile expressive voice, and her genuine likability that is so simple and powerful it amounts to true magnetism. – Slim Moon (Hill Rock Stars) www.shellyfairchild.com SONIA LEIGH: Sonia Leigh has penned #1 songs, been featured in hit television shows and video games, and is rapidly gaining a name for herself in the sync world. Leigh has toured the world with the likes of Eric Church, Melissa Etheridge, BONES UK, Amos Lee, Amy Ray, Zac Brown Band and legends such as Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, and Joan Jett. She made her country catapult on Zac Brown's Southern Ground Records in 2011 with the major debut record '1978 December.' Her single 'My Name Is Money' landed #36 on billboard hot 100 charts. She penned two #1’s on Zac Brown’s grammy winning record 'Uncaged' with “Goodbye In Her Eyes” and “Sweet Annie”. Now, her independent leaps span genres outside of country into grunge, pop, rock, and hip-hop. Her 2018 full length release titled 'Mad Hatter' debuts her co-production/engineering skills and weaves her versatility with an easy flow. In 2019 she caught the eye of David Polemeni at BMG New York and quickly signed an admin songwriting deal focused mostly on writing for film and television. Sonia’s 2020 re-elease of her song “1978 December” (produced by Roger Taylor, drummer for the rock band, Queen) highlights her piano and prolific songwriting skills. Previous 2020 releases “King Without a Kingdom” and “Give You Love” dive deeper into her grunge-rock and pop influences. Leigh currently canopies several projects to umbrella her different styles such as hip hop/rock duo TYGR/TYGR w/ Daphne Willis (Position Music). Their first single/video "Fire Away" and recent single "Broke Down System" are turning heads. Other projects include, laid back low-fi 90’s hip-hop duo Indica Girlz, and the mysterious grunge-pop project Rob The Man, all pending follow up releases in 2023. Amongst all of this, Sonia Leigh has been writing and in the studio working on her next solo Sonia Leigh record, 'Thin Ice', which is due to drop in Feb 2023. If you catch her live, her energetic performance is packed with magnetic conviction that can hush a room and shake the walls with her raw, raspy delivery. Sonia Leigh squeezes every drop out of the stage and leaves the crowd shouting for more. www.SoniaLeigh.com