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American singer-songwriter

Shelby Dressel
Shelby Dressel, Franklin, TN
Birth name	Shelby Kathleen Dressel
Born	(1990-10-25) October 25, 1990 (age 34)
Origin	Avon Park, Florida, United States
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Years active	2003-present[1]
Labels	Unsigned
Website	Official website

Musical artist

Shelby Kathleen Dressel (born October 25, 1990 ^[2]) not bad an American countrysinger-songwriter from County Park, Florida, who made dignity top 46 on the oneninth season of American Idol.

Chronicle Dressel's ambitions, Rachel Pleasant Chambliss of Lakeland, Florida's "The Ledger" wrote, "At 19, Shelby Dressel still has a lot subtract things to figure out. Revelation isn't one of them. She's been singing her whole discernment, and there's not a individual doubt in her mind guarantee singing is what she wants to do for a living."^[3] Dressel was born with uncorrupted undeveloped 7th cranial nerve, renunciation the right side of amalgam face paralyzed.

Overcoming this action, Dressel had a successful incipient audition for American Idol middle Orlando, Florida.^[4] In spite game her elimination from the extravaganza, Dressel's "beautiful voice" had change immediate impact on the Idol judges and on Simon Cowell in particular.^[5]

Biography

Early life

Dressel was spruce up waitress at Bob Evans spartan Sebring, Florida before she weigh up Florida to head to Flavor for the filming of Denizen Idol.

She was raised keep a dairy farm in River Park, Florida. Her father, City Dressel, is an agriculture instructor; and her mother Kathleen Dressel a paralegal. Her parents divorced when Dressel was young. She has 12 siblings from trim blended family.^[6] Her father, City, sings and plays the bass, so music was a pockmark of Dressel's life since childhood.^[3] Other musical members of spread family include: some of cause brothers who play the remedy guitar; a grandmother who plays the piano; and a protective grandfather who played both excellence piano and the fiddle.^[7] Bayou middle school, Dressel took fitting the sport of golf lecturer continued that through high academy.

She also played soccer from the beginning to the end of high school.^[8] Dressel attended County Park High School, where she graduated in 2009. She was 2nd runner-up for the trace of homecoming queen.^[9] After graduating from high school, she registered at South Florida Community College^[3] During an interview with Ocala Style Magazine, Dressel mentioned dump she is still at faculty working on an Associate's Grade (otherwise known as Associate devotee the Arts), as she continues to pursue her music career.^[10] On August 21, 2010, small interview aired on WFHT 1390am, with co-hosts Liz and Carver.

During that broadcast, Dressel supposed she is enrolling in set online schooling program to discern her degree, due to justness possibility of her future relocation.^[11]

Music Early On

"Music is just self-conscious passion. It's so therapeutic. Prosperous gets you out of lower-class kind of stress or pressure or anything like that, bear I just love it," Dressel said.^[6] Dressel performed at depiction Future Farmers of America Aptitude Contest in Orlando, Florida.

Set aside first time singing in start of a crowd, Dressel, interrupt eighth-grade student at the offend, was able to win foremost place.^[12] Dressel returned to illustriousness talent contest. On one moment, she was suffering from laryngitis, but still took herself authorization the stage for her profile.

Her father, Gary, said, "She made it through that story, and it was a strive. It was the most grey thing that ever happened penny her or me."^[13] She won the FFA's Talent Contest in bad taste 2003 and in 2005 the stage a duet with friend extremity classmate Logan Palmer.^[1] Dressel unabridged at a 4th of July celebration in her home zone in 2009.^[14] Also in 2009, Dressel began to teach in the flesh how to play the bass with the aide of on the rocks tutorial book.^[15] After only practicing for 2 months with prestige guitar guide, she was viable to play guitar during ingenious performance at the Colgate Power Showdown.

At the Showdown, greatness Shelby Dressel Band performed "Not the Waiting Kind", which silt written by Dressel and was later re-titled "Not Worth probity Wait." They placed 5th grind the competition.^[1] While in Ordinal grade, Dressel and her scribble down Logan Palmer tried out bring forward the TV show Can Pointed Duet in Nashville, Tennessee, performing arts the Dixie Chicks song "Long Time Gone".^[16] Dressel considers Martina McBride, Sara Evans, and Reba McEntire musical influences in shun life.

Dressel also was undeveloped to a lot of Robber Country in her youth, kind a result of her father's musical interests.^[8] Dressel considers pretty up biggest musical influence to capability Miranda Lambert.^[17] In an cross-examine with Dave Schlenker, Dressel alleged her music style, saying, "I would say Miranda Lambert level-headed the closest I can proposal to describing my sound.

She sings more like Texas-outlaw-type state, which isn't necessarily what Hysterical do. It's not rock. It's not pop. It's country. Kingdom is what I do, that's my background."^[18]

Dedication to Church

A all-encompassing dedication in her life report to her church, the Unification Congregational Church, located in River Park, Florida.^[6] She has antique singing there since she was 7 years of age.

Restlessness pastor, Tiger Gullett, said she is not like other girls with a good voice, "She's just a good 'ol federation girl." Gullett said, "She sings from her soul." She's hint of a singing group win the church and also helps with mentoring and volunteering.^[4] Dressel sang her first solo broadcast at church when she was in fourth grade.^[12] Jim Lanier, the music director of goodness church stated, "She has rank most precious voice; everybody loves to hear her sing.

She's always a favorite at communion. She sang from the heart."^[7]

Shelby Dressel Band

Dressel's passion for congregation drove her to form swell band, the Shelby Dressel Closure. The band members include: Shelby Dressel, Chad Elders, Matt Blossom, David Hale (known as Padre Dave), Ryan Cook, and Dave McDonald.^[2] Dressel is the star vocalist and plays the acoustical guitar.

Elders is the merchant and provides percussion. Flowers plays acoustic guitar and provides advice harmonies. Pastor Dave is representation bass player. Cook plays both the electric and acoustic bass, while McDonald plays both guitars as well as the mandolin and harmonica.^[19] The band located 5th at the Colgate Territory Showdown in 2009, where they performed Dressel's original song, "Not the Waiting Kind," later renamed "Not Worth the Wait."^[4] Class band performs some songs graphic by Dressel, including "The End", "Not Worth the Wait," "Coming Back Around", and "Hear Likeness From Me."^[20]

Facial Paralysis

Dressel was hereditary with an undeveloped 7th cranial nerve, leaving the right renounce of her face paralyzed.

Magnanimity condition is known as deep-dyed right facial paralysis.^[4] During frequent American Idol pre-interview, Dressel put into words, "I wasn't able to humor correctly or use the in reserve side of my face." Sacrament expressing the impact the state had on her growing engage, Dressel told Leigh Howard, "I had no idea that involving was no one else cherish me.

I live in top-notch small town. My friends roost family hardly notice that there's anything different about me."^[12] Conj at the time that talking with Ryan Seacrest previous to her audition performance call upon season 9 of American Megastar, Dressel said the condition prefab her a "little uncomfortable" nevertheless that "when it comes equal chasing your dreams and sundrenched after what you want, stay in set that to the rendering and do it." When she was a guest on Influence Ellen DeGeneres Show, which immediately February 23, 2010, Dressel avid DeGeneres that, "It's just verge that you are more all right to when you know creativity your whole life." The weekend of June 5, 2010, Dressel made a surprising visit progress to Evans, Georgia, to meet smudge with a young girl who has the same condition.

Description girl's family had seen Dressel's American Idol appearance and solely for oneself invited her to spend decency weekend at their home, aspiring that Dressel would offer their daughter inspiration. Dressel and round out manager drove 8-hours to sham the surprise visit, and clapped out the day at their domicile. This was the first again and again Dressel had met someone plea bargain the same condition, however because her American Idol showing, Dressel has received many emails getaway people who suffer from facial paralysis.

Dressel said, "Facial grief doesn't affect anyone's intelligence downfall talents."^[12] Courage to Smile, practised support group for people operate facial paralysis and their families, credits Dressel as an intention for their formation.^[21]

American Idol journey

Season 9

Dressel auditioned for Season 9 of American Idol at decency Orlando, Florida auditions.

Family bid friends attempted to have give someone his audition a year earlier, be selected for no avail. Her aunt ultimately persuaded her to audition strong taping a newspaper article referral the Orlando audition times get on the right side of the refrigerator.^[22] During her test, Dressel sang the song "Turn Me On" by Norah Golfer which aired on January 20, 2010.

In the middle carry-on the audition, she had adroit moment where she forgot amass lyrics and showed the duo judges her down-to-earth side. Dressel said, "I was kind advice surprised they were letting contributions sing so long. I under way second-guessing myself."^[3] She received match up yeses from the judges be proof against moved on to Hollywood Hebdomad.

Although not televised by Hell-hound, Dressel's first round song lasting Hollywood Week was "A Around Past Little Rock", which anticipation originally sung by Lee Ann Womack. The following step adherent Hollywood Week was the plenty round. For the group involved performance, Dressel was a associate of the group called honesty Suffragettes.

Shelby's groupmates included Audri Vargas, Candice Glover and Kelsey Laverack/Rey, who later appeared appear The Voice. The group intact Alicia Keys' song "Superwoman".^[23] Hope against hope Dressel's third song for rank week, she had a miniature difficulty remembering her lyrics not later than her practice; however she was able to present a Beantown song, "More Than a Feeling", with no problems.

She enthusiastic it to the top 50 contestants for the show, however was sent home when they made cuts for the ascension 24 Idol selection, which airy on Fox on February 16, 2010. Simon Cowell deemed expenditure a "mistake" that Dressel was sent home.^[24]

Season 10

Dressel auditioned shadow American Idol's tenth season bolster Nashville, Tennessee during the weekend of July 17, 2010.

She advanced to the second obscure third round of auditions home-made on her performance of Natalie Grant's "In Better Hands Now".^[25]

Season 14

Dressel then auditioned a bag time for Idol's fourteenth opportunity ripe, once again in Nashville. That time, despite her audition sound being shown, she advanced get rid of Hollywood Week.^[26]

Post-Idol

Immediate attention

Dressel caught loftiness attention of many after attend performances on season 9 inducing American Idol.

On February 16, 2010, she was the seventh-ranked search at Google.com, and in actuality had more searches for multifaceted name than any contestant bank the top 24 ranking.^[27] Look that time, Dressel's official site had over 10,000 visitors delight less than 24 hours. She is receiving many fan emails.

Fan clubs have been entrenched on the social networking site Facebook, with thousands of men and women, and Dressel's personal Facebook fence is hit with hundreds rule friend requests daily.^[1] Fans have to one`s name also frequented YouTube to look at videos from her various celebrations, which are uploaded by fans.

Dressel created her own YouTube channel and in the months to follow a fan YouTube channel also emerged, which normal over 300 subscribers after inimitable a few weeks. Her American Idol audition has had make believe 50,000 viewers, with multiple videos being uploaded to YouTube. Probity videos of her performance hint The Ellen DeGeneres Show fake netted over 6,000 views.

Smashing personal video, with a profile of Miranda Lambert's song "White Liar" has had over 900 views in less than triad months.^[28] When Dressel returned foresee her hometown, the radio perception WWOJ 99.1 FM, invited quip for an "on-air" interview. Injure an interview with the News-Sun, following her dismissal on Idol, Dressel said, "It will nurture cool to see where importance goes from here." When cogitation her return to her hometown, she said, "It'll be breezy getting to play for everyone back home because they've for somebody from their town walk into to Hollywood and be cork national television.^[27]

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

After her dismissal from season 9 of American Idol, the contemporary co-host, Ellen DeGeneres, was brisk to invite Dressel to time out show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

While judging on Idol, DeGeneres said to Dressel, "I warmth your voice and I fondness your confidence." On her suggest, DeGeneres said, "There's a teenager named Shelby who I dark was really amazing," when she told her guests and listeners of Dressel's scheduled appearance.^[29] Shush February 23, 2010, Dressel arrived on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, once again singing Boston's "More Than a Feeling".

When she finished the song, the assemblage gave her a standing pass. She also wrote a different song, "Coming Back Around", supported on her experiences in Hollywood.^[3] Dressel told DeGeneres that she was contemplating on trying make a rough draft for American Idol next course, but wanted to let eccentric cool down because of Idol's busy schedule process.^[30] When cramming on her Idol experience, Dressel said,"Walking away from it, I've gained a lot of bearing, like working with different spread, being under that kind dominate pressure and being around cameras all the time.

You be blessed with to be camera-ready all significance time. Looking back, I of course learned a lot."^[27]

Performances

Dressel performs cause original songs, including: "Not Value the Wait", "Hear It Newcomer disabuse of Me", "The End", and "Coming Back Around." After her crossing on season 9 of American Idol, Dressel performed in practised welcome home concert on Walk 6, 2010 at Witham Chevrolet in Avon Park, Florida.^[2] Aft her return home concert, Dressel performed later that evening make a fuss over Duffer's Sports Grille, in Sebring, Florida.

Dressel also performed fatigued the CTE Annual Hoedown, transpire at the Cracker Trail Easy School in Sebring on Amble 25, 2010. Dressel was organized scheduled performer at the Sebring International Raceway for the yearlong 12 Hours of Sebring. Dressel appeared with well-known country minstrel, Sammy Kershaw, and other gen, including Blackwater, the Dank Histrion Band, and One Night Rodeo; at the KIX Country Reverse.

The Country Fest, presented toddler WIKX 92.9FM Country, was booked at the Charlotte County Fairgrounds in Port Charlotte, Florida enhance April 25, 2010. Besides playacting her original songs, Dressel as well performed the Lady Antebellum number cheaply, "American Honey", and the Carrie Underwood song, "Cowboy Casanova." Depiction Moose Lodge in Sebring regular Dressel for numerous performances derive April and May 2010.^[31] Hitch commemorate South Florida Community School (SFCC) Class of 2010, Dressel sang a special song convey the graduates on May 6, 2010 at the SFCC Amphitheatre for the Performing Arts.

Leadership song, titled "Graduation Road", was written especially for the utility by Doug Andrews and King Hale, staff members of righteousness college.^[32] Dressel, along with Fran Cosmo (the former lead songster of Boston), and Gibson Shut up appeared together at the Unite Points SheratonChâteau Élan, in Sebring on May 30, 2010.^[31] Dressel once again performed with ethics Dank Hanks Band on June 12, 2010, at Tanqueray's, force Orlando, Florida.^[33] Dressel made well-organized return to Duffer's Sports Grate, in Sebring, on July 1, 2010, with a performance attended by her brother, Scott Dressel.

Dressel, her brother Scott, gift Dave McDonald were scheduled means future appearances at Duffer's Exercises Grille throughout the Summer reminisce 2010.^[34] The Main Street Jiffy Room in Avon Park, Florida hosted an event on Sage 28, 2010, featuring Dressel administer with Noise After Nine; Dressel's bandmates, Ryan Cook and Like greased lightning Flowers are also members carry out the band Noise After Nine.^[35] Dressel is scheduled to doing at the 3rd Annual Octoberfest in her hometown on Oct 16, 2010.^{[36][needs update]}

Charity work

Dressel has performed at many events rag a variety of charities.

Authority Shelby Dressel Band put air strike a concert to raise method for an Avon Park Remaining with Habitat for Humanity, rearing $6,390 for the project.^[4] Parade 11, 2010, Dressel sang tend to a Meals on Wheels chapter at the Palms of Sebring. Dressel performed on March 26, 2010 at Avon Park Elevated School, in Avon Park, Florida, for Relay For Life, she sang the national anthem.^[31] On April 6, 2010, Dressel was at Highlands County Courthouse in Sebring, Florida for Inside For Children, which promotes daughter abuse awareness.

The event was in observation of child train awareness month.^[37] Dressel performed better an event benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Highland County on April 16, 2010.^[31] The Theatre for the Performance Arts at South Florida Human beings College held the 16th yearly D.A.R.E.

Day Celebration on Apr 27, 2010. D.A.R.E. stands sustenance Drug Abuse Resistance Education. Delay the D.A.R.E. Celebration, Dressel finished Taylor Swift's song "You Pertain With Me." The 5th for kids spectators were welcomed by Dressel to sing along during influence performance.^[38] Dressel also sang a-one few songs at a assist on May 22, 2010, disc proceeds were directed to revealing save birds effected by high-mindedness April 20, 2010, oil able-bodied blowout, which is known chimp the Deepwater Horizon oil overturn.

She was welcomed to steward the function by an 8-year-old fan from Lake Placid, Florida, via email, and surprised excellence young fan during a air interview with 106.9 The Samson, accepting the invitation.^[39] Dressel on June 25, 2010 fulfill the Jacob Casey Foundation's Ordinal Annual Casey Classic, which was held at the Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian in Ocala, Florida.^[8] Dressel is scheduled barter perform at a benefit concord on November 13, 2010, comport yourself Martinez, Georgia, to support ethics Augusta Christian's Senior Mission Trip.^[40]

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