Leah Turner | |
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Born | California, U.S. | July 29, 1987
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Columbia Nashville |
Website |
www |
Leah Turner (born July 29, 1987) is a Mexican-American country music singer who was previously signed with Columbia Nashville.
Turner was born on July 29, 1987, in California. [1] [2] She was raised on a ranch with horses, goats, and chickens in Morongo Valley, California. [3] [2] [4] Turner attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and took music and songwriting classes. [3] [4] [5] While at UCSB, she sang in front of Kenny Loggins who convinced her to move to Los Angeles, California to pursue her career. [3] [4] [5]
Turner took Kenny Loggins' advice and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a singing career. She worked with Humberto Gatica and David Foster, but moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a country career. [3] [4] [5]
Turner was signed to Columbia Nashville in July 2013. [1] [3] [4] [5] Her debut single, "Take the Keys," was co-written with Cary Barlowe and Jesse Frasure and released on October 7, 2013. [6] The song debuted at number 60 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated for the week ending October 19, 2013, and peaked at number 37 while spending 23 weeks total listed. [7] [8] [9] Her second single, "Pull Me Back," spent one week on the Billboard Country Airplay chart at number 52. [8] [9]
In 2022, Turner released her EP Lost In Translation allowing her to fully embrace her heritage, as exemplified by the standout single "Once Upon a Time in Mexico." She recorded a song in 2023 with a song in Spanglish called "South of The Border" (featuring country artist Jerrod Niemann), and now has a current single out "T-Shirt" from her forthcoming EP, set to release in spring of 2024.[ citation needed]
Turner holds the title of the highest-charted solo female Mexicana in country music, and is the first Mexicana to have her attire featured in the "Power of Women in Country Music" GRAMMY exhibit.[ citation needed]
Title | Album details |
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Leah Turner |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
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US Country Airplay | |||||
2013 | "Take the Keys" | 37 | Leah Turner | ||
2014 | "Pull Me Back" | 52 | |||
"My Finger" [11] | — | ||||
2020 | "Once upon a Time in Mexico" [12] | — | TBA | Jim Wright | |
2014 | "Pull Me Back" (Acoustic) | ||||
2015 | "Cowboy's Love" [13] | Michael Maples | |||
2018 | "Sleep You Off" |
Leah Turner | |
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Born | California, U.S. | July 29, 1987
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Columbia Nashville |
Website |
www |
Leah Turner (born July 29, 1987) is a Mexican-American country music singer who was previously signed with Columbia Nashville.
Turner was born on July 29, 1987, in California. [1] [2] She was raised on a ranch with horses, goats, and chickens in Morongo Valley, California. [3] [2] [4] Turner attended the University of California, Santa Barbara and took music and songwriting classes. [3] [4] [5] While at UCSB, she sang in front of Kenny Loggins who convinced her to move to Los Angeles, California to pursue her career. [3] [4] [5]
Turner took Kenny Loggins' advice and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a singing career. She worked with Humberto Gatica and David Foster, but moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a country career. [3] [4] [5]
Turner was signed to Columbia Nashville in July 2013. [1] [3] [4] [5] Her debut single, "Take the Keys," was co-written with Cary Barlowe and Jesse Frasure and released on October 7, 2013. [6] The song debuted at number 60 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated for the week ending October 19, 2013, and peaked at number 37 while spending 23 weeks total listed. [7] [8] [9] Her second single, "Pull Me Back," spent one week on the Billboard Country Airplay chart at number 52. [8] [9]
In 2022, Turner released her EP Lost In Translation allowing her to fully embrace her heritage, as exemplified by the standout single "Once Upon a Time in Mexico." She recorded a song in 2023 with a song in Spanglish called "South of The Border" (featuring country artist Jerrod Niemann), and now has a current single out "T-Shirt" from her forthcoming EP, set to release in spring of 2024.[ citation needed]
Turner holds the title of the highest-charted solo female Mexicana in country music, and is the first Mexicana to have her attire featured in the "Power of Women in Country Music" GRAMMY exhibit.[ citation needed]
Title | Album details |
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Leah Turner |
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Leah Turner |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
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US Country Airplay | |||||
2013 | "Take the Keys" | 37 | Leah Turner | ||
2014 | "Pull Me Back" | 52 | |||
"My Finger" [11] | — | ||||
2020 | "Once upon a Time in Mexico" [12] | — | TBA | Jim Wright | |
2014 | "Pull Me Back" (Acoustic) | ||||
2015 | "Cowboy's Love" [13] | Michael Maples | |||
2018 | "Sleep You Off" |