Gabby Barrett
Gabby Barrett was born in Munhall, Pennsylvania, United States on March 5th, 2000 and is the Country Singer. At the age of 24, Gabby Barrett biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Gabby Barrett (born March 5, 2000 in Munhall, Pennsylvania) is an American country music performer.
In season 16 of the American Idol on ABC, she came in third place.
Early life
Barrett is one of eight children born to Blaise and Pam Barrett. She attended Serra Catholic High School in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, but she was moved to Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School.
She began performing at nine and appeared at eleven and was doing revues at 11. She received the Kean Quest Talent Search in 2014, a first for the fourth time. Her father encouraged her to participate in an all-black choir, which led her to join the Lamb of God Christian Ministries in Homestead, Pennsylvania.
Personal life
On October 5, 2019, Barrett married Cade Foehner, a fellow Idol contestant. Counting On's Jeremy Vuolo officiated.
On January 18, 2021, Barrett gave birth to their first child, a daughter. Barrett and Foehner had been expecting their second child, a son, on May 8, 2022.
Career
Barrett auditioned for the 16th season of American Idol in Nashville, Tennessee. She progressed through to the Finale before being voted off.
After Barrett appeared on American Idol, she collaborated with songwriter and producer Allen Foster to write three songs on her extended play The Fireflies: "Fireflies", "Your Name On It", and "Missin' Love".
In 2019, Barrett independently released "I Hope", which was co-written by Jon Nite and Zachary Kale and co-produced by Zachary Kale and Ross Copperman. She performed the song in an appearance on the 17th season of American Idol in May 2019. The song attracted the attention of music labels, and Barrett announced on stage after the performance she had signed with Warner Music Nashville. "I Hope" was then officially released as a single by the label on June 27, 2019. The single topped Billboard's Country Streaming Songs chart as well as the Country Airplay chart in April 2020, followed by the Hot Country Songs chart. On April 7, 2020, a version featuring Charlie Puth was released. In 2019, Barrett opened for Toby Keith in Ohio, as well as Keith Urban.
On November 21, 2020, the single hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female country artist to do so since Taylor Swift. Puth has also been credited for the song on the Hot 100, which makes it his fourth top-ten single. As of January 2021, the single has been number one for 25 weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Her debut album Goldmine was released on June 19, 2020. The album earned 15.98 million on-demand streams in its opening week, breaking the record for the largest streaming week ever for a debut country album by a woman. In 2021, Barrett opened up for Thomas Rhett on his Center Point Road Tour, and for the Zac Brown Band at Summerfest as part of their The Comeback Tour.
Along with performing at a Pittsburgh Pirates' game, she sang the national anthem for the Pittsburgh Steelers and at the Daytona 500. The song on the show selected for her if she won was "Rivers Deep." Carrie Underwood was quoted as saying that Barrett is further along than she was at her age.
In September 2021, Barrett was nominated for four 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards: Female Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year ("The Good Ones"), Song of the Year ("The Good Ones"), and New Artist of the Year.
On October 26, 2021, Barrett announced a deluxe edition of Goldmine was to be released on November 19, 2021.