RaeLynn
American singer-songwriter (born 1994)
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::summary American singer-songwriter (born 1994) ::
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| name | RaeLynn |
| image | RaeLynn by Rick Munroe.jpg |
| caption | RaeLynn in 2025 |
| birth_name | Racheal Lynn Woodward |
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| birth_place | Baytown, Texas, U.S. |
| instrument | {{flatlist |
| genre | Country |
| occupation | {{flatlist |
| years_active | 2012–present |
| label | {{flatlist |
| website | |
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| name = RaeLynn | image = RaeLynn by Rick Munroe.jpg | alt = | caption = RaeLynn in 2025 | birth_name = Racheal Lynn Woodward | birth_date = | birth_place = Baytown, Texas, U.S. | instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- guitar | genre = Country | occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter | years_active = 2012–present | label = {{flatlist|
- Round Here
- AWAL
- Valory
- Warner Nashville | website =
Racheal Lynn Woodward (born May 4, 1994), better known as RaeLynn, is an American singer and songwriter who was a contestant on The Voice in season two (2012). She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Early life
RaeLynn was born and raised in Baytown, Texas, and at age 15 wanted a career in music. She graduated high school early, in 2010.
Career
2012: ''The Voice''
RaeLynn auditioned for the second season of The Voice after being encouraged by a contestant on Team Adam who wrote songs with her. Her audition song was "Hell on Heels" by Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert's group. Both Adam Levine and Blake Shelton wanted her on their team, but she eventually chose Team Blake. She sang "Free Fallin'" against Adley Stump in the Battle Rounds and won. Her victory was, however, highly contested, and Blake publicly defended his choice in a Twitter war. She then went on to the live shows to perform "Wake Up Call" by Maroon 5 and "She's Country" by Jason Aldean and the latter later became her best selling cover on the show. For her last-chance performance, she sang "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry, but was not chosen over Erin Willett and thus eliminated.
Performances on ''The Voice''
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| Episode | Song | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "Hell on Heels" | 1 | Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turned |
| RaeLynn chose Blake Shelton | |||
| Battle Round | "Free Fallin'" (vs. Adley Stump) | 2 | Saved by Blake Shelton |
| Live Show 1 | "Wake Up Call" | 3 | Saved (public vote) |
| Quarter-finals (first week) | "She's Country" | 1 | Bottom 2 (Eliminated by Blake Shelton) |
| Last Chance Performances | "If I Die Young" | 4 | |
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2012–2018: After ''The Voice'' and ''WildHorse''
As of 2012, she was signed to Republic Nashville. She has written songs with Natalie Hemby, Jon Randall, John Wiggins, and fellow Voice contestants Nicolle Galyon and Hailey Steele.
She has performed a song co-written with Miranda Lambert entitled "Lie", and returned with fellow finalists Chris Mann and Juliet Simms to perform at the semi-final results show on the third season of The Voice, performing her new single, "Boyfriend". "Boyfriend" later charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100, thus making her the first contestant to chart on one of Billboard's overall singles charts for post-Voice activity. The single sold 27,000 copies in its debut week.
She performed backing vocals for Blake Shelton's 2013 single, "Boys 'Round Here", which debuted at No. 67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and peaked at No. 16. The song is also featured on Shelton's album, Based on a True Story…. She was signed to Dr. Luke's publishing label Prescription Songs in April 2013.
RaeLynn's debut single to country radio, "God Made Girls", was released on July 1, 2014. On December 2, 2014, she performed her single on season seven of The Voice. It went on to be a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Country Airplay charts, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. On January 13, 2015, RaeLynn released an EP through Valory Music Co. titled Me, which debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard 200, and No. 7 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 5,500 copies sold in its first week. "For a Boy" was released on March 23, 2015 as RaeLynn's second single to country radio. It was less successful than its predecessor and a year later, in April 2016, it was announced that RaeLynn had parted ways with Valory Music Co., leaving her debut album delayed until 2017.
On June 7, 2016, it was announced that RaeLynn had signed a new record deal with Warner Bros. Nashville. "Love Triangle" was released on July 11, 2016 as her first single for the label. It served as the lead-off to her debut album, WildHorse, which was released on March 24, 2017. Sounds Like Nashville praised RaeLynn's "standout debut" and called its lead single, "Love Triangle", "country music storytelling at its finest and country radio is better because of it."
WildHorse landed within the Top 10 on Billboard's All-Genre Album Sales Chart and debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart, marking the first female country artist to do so since Maren Morris' debut HERO.
2019–2024: Label change
On November 8, 2019, she released the single "Bra Off" and announced that she had signed to Florida Georgia Line's Round Here Records. "Keep Up" followed in February 2020, and was sent to country radio as her first single under the label in April 2020. Her second studio album, Baytown, was released on September 21, 2021.
A third studio album, titled Funny Girl, was originally intended to be self-released in 2023, though it ultimately went unreleased.
2025–present: Return to Valory
On April 28, 2025, RaeLynn announced her return to Valory, her former record label that she began her career with. Her first single release under the label following her re-signing, "Heaven Is a Honky Tonk", will be released on May 9, 2025. RaeLynn co-wrote the song with Lauren Hungate and Caroline Watkins, and it was produced by Aaron Gillespie of the band Underoath.
RaeLynn will support Jason Aldean on his Full Throttle Tour 2025 that kicks off May 23, 2025.
Personal life
In October 2015, RaeLynn became engaged to then-financial advisor Joshua Davis. They were married on February 27, 2016. A year after their wedding, RaeLynn revealed that Davis had enlisted in the military. In May 2021, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child, a daughter, who was born later that year.
RaeLynn has type 1 diabetes.
Discography
Studio albums
::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | US Country | US | CAN | WildHorse | Baytown | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 1 | 20 | 36 | | | | | | | | — | — | — | | | | | | ::
Compilation albums
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| Title | Album details | Origins |
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Extended plays
::data[format=table] | Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | Sales | US Country | US | Me | Baytown | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 7 | 49 | | | | | | | | — | — | | | | | | ::
Singles
::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | CAN | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2012 | "Boyfriend" | 32 | — | — | — | 92 | | Me | | | 2014 | "God Made Girls" | 7 | 16 | 61 | 42 | 100 | | | | | 2015 | "For a Boy" | 32 | 58 | — | — | — | | | | | 2016 | "Love Triangle" | 27 | 26 | — | — | — | | WildHorse | | | 2017 | "Lonely Call" | 50 | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2018 | "Queens Don't" | 40 | — | — | — | — | | rowspan=2 | | | "Tailgate" | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | 2020 | "Keep Up" | — | — | — | — | — | | Baytown | | | 2021 | "Small Town Prayer" | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2022 | "Raisin' Me a Country Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | | Funny Girl | | | 2023 | "Broken One" | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | | | | | | | ::
Notes
Single releases from ''The Voice''
::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak positions | US Country Digital | |---|---|---|---| | 2012 | "Hell on Heels" | — | | | "Free Fallin'" | — | | | | "Wake Up Call" | 36 | | | | "She's Country" | 25 | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart | | | | ::
Other charted songs
::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | US Country Digital | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2016 | "WildHorse" | 29 | WildHorse | | | "Diamonds" | 48 | | | | ::
Guest appearances
::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | US Country Peak chart positions for singles in the United States as a featured performer: | US Country Airplay Peak chart positions for singles in the United States as a featured performer: | US Peak chart positions for singles in the United States as a featured performer: | CAN Country | CAN Peak chart positions for singles in Canada as a featured performer: | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2013 | "Boys 'Round Here" (Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies and Friends) | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | Based on a True Story… | | | 2014 | "Buzzin" (Blake Shelton featuring RaeLynn) | 44 | — | — | — | — | Bringing Back the Sunshine | | | 2020 | "Chase Me Down" (Chris Tomlin featuring RaeLynn) | — | — | — | — | — | Chris Tomlin & Friends | | ::
Music videos
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| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "God Made Girls" | TK McKamy |
| 2015 | "For a Boy" | |
| 2016 | "Love Triangle" | |
| 2017 | "Lonely Call" | |
| 2018 | "Queens Don't" | Sean Hagwell |
| "Tailgate" | P. Tracy | |
| 2019 | "Bra Off" | Greyland |
| 2020 | "Keep Up" | |
| 2023 | "It's Happening Right Here" | |
| "Broken One" | ||
| "What's Wrong with That?" | ||
| :: |
Tours
- 2015: Platinum Tour (opening for Miranda Lambert)
- 2015: Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour (opening for Miranda Lambert)
- 2015: Riot Tour (opening for Rascal Flatts)
- 2016: Blake Shelton 2016 Tour (opening for Blake Shelton)
- 2017: Doing It to Country Songs Tour (opening for Blake Shelton)
- 2019: Girl: The World Tour (opening for Maren Morris, European leg only)
- 2024: In The Air Tour (opening for Kane Brown)
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | I Didn't Do It | Herself | Episode: "Cheer Up Girls" |
| 2016 | Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund | Herself | Special |
| 2017 | Nashville | Herself | Episode: "'Til I Can Make It On My Own" |
| 2020 | A Nashville Christmas Carol | Alexis | Television film (Hallmark) |
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Awards and nominations
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| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work / nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year | "God Made Girls" | ||
| Female Video of the Year | "God Made Girls" | ||||
| 2016 | Academy of Country Music | New Female Vocalist of the Year | RaeLynn | ||
| Radio Disney Music Awards | Country Favorite Song | "God Made Girls" | |||
| 2017 | Country Best New Artist | RaeLynn | |||
| CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year | "Love Triangle" | |||
| :: |
References
References
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