Fourteen-year-old singer/songwriter, Kylie Morgan saw her dreams become reality earlier this year when she signed a recording contract with upstart Oklahoma-based LandRun Records, attended her first industry function in Nashville during the Country Radio Seminar, and met with several of Music Row’s top music publishing companies - all in preparation for the recording of her debut album.Hailing from Oklahoma, she was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the second of three children. She attended elementary school in Moore (home of Toby Keith), and is now a freshman in high school in Newcastle, Oklahoma.
By age seven, Morgan was training in gymnastics and would go on to win over 100 medals in the sport. Later, she began cheerleading and her squad won numerous State and National titles, as well as ‘All American Cheer’ awards.’ She also attended Artworks Academy and landed several lead and supporting roles in local theatrical plays where she discovered her love for singing and performing.
Morgan excels academically. Her achievements include the Principal’s Honor Roll, Citizenship Award, Reading Achievement, Newcastle's Top-Ten Achievement Award, Oklahoma Explore Scholars Award, and she has served as Class President.
Singing professionally since she was age 12, Morgan has since assembled a band; signed a record deal; recorded a Christmas CD; written songs for her official debut CD planned for release in early 2010; secured several high-profile sponsorship deals - AND climbed on a bus where she works hard on her studies to maintain a 4.25 grade average. All while fulfilling her busy performing, radio and television appearance schedule.
“At age 12, I received a guitar from my Papaw for Christmas,” Kylie recalls fondly. “I began taking guitar lessons and writing my own music. One day, my 8th grade English teacher gave us a journal topic to write about: ‘What's one of the hardest things you've ever had to do?’ One girl in the class said, ‘the hardest thing I ever had to do was watch my little sister battle cancer.’ That thought stuck with me for the rest of the day. I too have a little sister, and I couldn't imagine how difficult that must have been for my friend and her family. When I got home, I picked up my guitar and wrote "She's Our Miracle." Kylie did not know at the time that her guitar teacher worked with the American Cancer Society and DJ’d for “Relay for Life” events. Soon, Kylie was traveling the state of Oklahoma performing "She's Our Miracle" at numerous Relays. She has since recorded the song and it has been embraced by the American Cancer Society.
Presently, Kylie has just finished recording seven songs with her band for the CD, Christmas with Kylie Morgan, on Land Run Records, of which all proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. And she is writing and reviewing songs for her debut CD, scheduled to be recorded in 2010. Kylie is really enjoying all of the early success that she is achieving, but is very firmly grounded in who - and what - she is. “I love music. It has always been a part of my life. I think you should pursue the things you love. And I want my fans to know that it is OK to just be yourself.”
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