Gloriana is an American country music group founded in 2008. It is composed of brothers Tom Gossin and Mike Gossin (vocals, guitar), as well as Rachel Reinert (vocals, tambourine) and Cheyenne Kimball (vocals, mandolin). Before the band's foundation, Kimball was the 2002 winner of the competition America's Most Talented Kid and a solo artist on Epic Records. Gloriana released its debut single "Wild at Heart" in February 2009, which has become a Top 20 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The group's self titled debut album, Gloriana, was released on August 4th, 2009.Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 2008–present: Debut album 2 Discography 2.1 Studio albums 2.2 EPs 2.3 Singles 2.4 Music videos 3 Awards & Nominations 4 References 5 External links
[edit] History
Brothers Tom and Mike Gossin were born in Utica, New York.[1] They both took piano lessons from age 5, and Tom began studying guitar with the help of a local jazz musician. Tom founded his own band in high school, and later moved to Wilmington, North Carolina with his brother, Stephen. There, they attended University of North Carolina at Wilmington, where Tom majored in guitar. However, he dropped out to pursue a career in singing and songwriting, performing independently and releasing his own albums. Mike, who had formed his own band in high school, moved to Wilmington to join Tom and Stephen, along with bassist and childhood friend, Zach Brindisi. The group, named Madison Rose, starred in a VH-1 reality television pilot, and after Stephen and Zach parted ways, Tom and Mike moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where they began performing as a duo.[1][2]
Rachel Reinert, a native of Marietta, Georgia, went to high school in Santa Ana, California. After attending a performing arts school, she began writing songs and playing guitar herself. With a teacher's help, she began recording demos, and was signed to a publishing deal at age 15.[1] The Gossins met Rachel through her MySpace page, and she began performing with them after moving to Nashville.[1]
The group's fourth and final member, Cheyenne Kimball, was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina but raised in Frisco, Texas. A performer by age 10, she entered the television talent show America's Most Talented Kid, and won the show's top honor at age 12.[1] One year after her win, Kimball recorded a solo album on Epic Records. This album included songs that she had written with John Rich of Big & Rich, whom she met after a trip to Nashville. She joined the Gossin brothers and Reinert after meeting them in a nightclub, and the four members began writing songs and performing together.[1] [edit] 2008–present: Debut album
Once the four members of Gloriana were in place, they began recording demos, and sent one to Emblem Records, a label owned by Matt Serletic, a record producer who has worked with Matchbox Twenty.[1] The four members worked with Serletic, and Nashville songwriters such as Jeffrey Steele, Brett James and Wayne Kirkpatrick, among others.[1]
In early 2009, the group released its debut single "Wild at Heart", which Serletic wrote with Josh Kear and Stephanie Bentley, another former Epic artist.[3] It became the highest-selling country music debut single of 2009.[4] The group also signed to Taylor Swift's 2009 Fearless tour. In May 2009, Gloriana released a four-song digital EP, comprising "Wild at Heart" and three other songs from the album. On August 4, 2009, the band released its self-titled debut, which peaked at #2 on Top Country Albums and #3 on the Billboard 200, shortly before "Wild at Heart" peaked at #15. The album's second single, "How Far Do You Wanna Go?", was released in September. [edit] Discography [edit] Studio albumsYear Album details Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country CAN 2009 Gloriana Released: August 4, 2009 Label: Emblem/Reprise/Warner Bros. 2 3 10 67
[edit] EPsYear Album details Chart Positions US Singles CAN Singles 2009 The Way It Goes Released: May 19, 2009 Label: Emblem/Warner Bros. 1 1
[edit] SinglesYear Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country 2009 "Wild at Heart" 15 53 34 Gloriana "How Far Do You Wanna Go?"A 45
A Current single [edit] Music videosYear Video Director 2009 "Wild at Heart" Elliott Lester "The Way It Goes" Chad Denning "How Far Do You Wanna Go?" Kristin Barlowe
[edit] Awards & NominationsYear Association Category Result 2009 CMT Music Awards Group Video of the Year — "Wild at Heart"[5] Nominated USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Wild at Heart" Nominated Nationwide On Your Side Award Won
