Top Country Rising Stars

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Cold Creek County

Describe your music in one word: Fun!
Favourite colour: Indigo
Favourite food: BBQ
Favourite instrument: Washboard and a couple of spoons
Country crush: Billy Ray Cyrus
Country influence: Garth Brooks, Dallas Smith, The Band, The Eagles

 

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Tim Chaisson

Describe your music in one word: Honest
Favourite colour: Blue
Favourite food: My mom’s seafood chowder
Country crush: Shania Twain
Country influence: Will Hoge

 

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Alee

Describe your music in one word: Impassioned
Favourite colour: Mint Green
Favourite food: Chicken tenders!
Favourite instrument: I’m a sucker for a good mandolin line
Country crush: Brett Eldredge (but please don’t tell him that. Awkward!)
Country influence: Brad Paisley, Sara Evans and Sugarland were the artists that really got me into country music.

 

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Petric

Describe your music in one word: Fresh
Favourite colour: Jason: Blue Tom: Red
Favourite food: Cookies
Favourite instrument: Guitar
Country crush: Taylor Swift
Country influence: Keith Urban

 

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Yoan

Describe your music in one word: Attitude
Favourite colour: Burgundy. I find it so elegant!
Favourite food: I’m very conscious about my health so I would say cheese, but pumpkin pie is my weakness.
Favourite instrument: Piano. To me, it is a noble and graceful instrument.
Country crush: I’m a big fan of David Allan Coe. I love the edgy side of his style.
Country influence: I have many influences, but Waylon Jennings has been one of the biggest. My father is a big fan of Waylon so I was raised listening to his music.

 

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Madeline Merlo

Describe your music in one word: If I could describe my music in one word I would say soulful. I try to keep an element of soul consistent through all of my songs. It is the most important factor for me. I ask myself, is the song honest? Is it coming from my soul?
Favourite colour: Right now, Green
Favourite food: Turkey dinner with extra mashed potatoes
Favourite instrument: Electric guitar
Country crush: Sam Hunt, Sam Hunt and did I mention Sam Hunt?
Country influence: Dolly Parton

 

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Jason Benoit

Describe your music in one word: Heart
Favourite colour: Red
Favourite food: Steak
Favourite instrument: My Taylor guitar
Country crush: I’m a happily married man, but in an alternate universe I would most likely have been one of Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriends.
Country influence: I have a lot of country influences but I always end up going back to one of the greats, and that’s Mr. George Jones.