Cassadee Pope, a 22-year old pop/rock singer and native of West Palm Beach, Florida, may have been the lead singer of Hey Monday, a rock band she formed at the age of 18. But her life would change drastically when she auditioned for season three of The Voice. As the lead singer of Hey Monday, Pope said the band got to tour and open up for the band Fall Out Boy. But when the band broke up after 2.5 years together and an opportunity was presented to her to go solo, the West Palm Beach native said she was ready to move on and auditioned for The Voice.
Pope sang a passionate version of the song "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia and commanded the stage. Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, and Adam Levine turned around at the same time. Later, CeeLo Green followed suit and turned around, giving Pope a four chair turn and a tough decision of whose team to join.
After her audition, Christina Aguilera mentioned that were several musical elements in Pope's performance.
"That was so well executed," Aguilera said. "You had something a little country in there that you can do something with, you had something very pop-driven, you had something that was a little rock. You can kinda do it all."
The then 22-year old made it to the finale and was named The Voice of season three.
Since being crowned the winner, Pope, 24, has released her debut album "Frame By Frame" and had the opportunity to open for the Rascal Flatts Live And Loud tour alongside The Band Perry in 2013.
According to an article on billboard.com, Pope talked about what it was like to record her debut country album.
"I'm probably the most personal with this project than I have been with anything else. Getting to work with Dan Huff was really special. He's so good, and his rock, pop, and county sensibilities are all so great. I knew I wanted to do country music, but he helped me really hone in on what that sound is, and making sure that I was staying true to myself - going back to my country roots, but having that modern feel to it. I think we came out with a really great body of work."
To give fans an inside look on what is going on in her life now, Pope filmed a series with Country Music Television (CMT) entitled Cassadee Pope: Frame By Frame. In the first episode, Pope mentioned that she grew up singing country music until her teens. That was when she formed the band Hey Monday. To promote herself as a solo artist and decide which track should be her next single, Pope set out on a radio tour to over 20 cities, which began in Phoenix, Arizona.
Her debut single, "Wasting All These Tears" is currently number 21 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Pope debuted it on season four of The Voice, and also performed it when she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
According to her website, Pope will serve as the opening act for Dean Brody on his Canadian tour which begins January 31, 2014.
For more information on Pope and a list of tour dates, visit www.cassadeeepope.com
Reference:
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/5719500/cassadee-pope-talks-the-voice-and-going-back-to-my-country-roots
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