Thursday, January 25, 2024

A Thursday Tune - Miss You

 


Ava August first sang the National Anthem at 8 years old and wrote her first song when she was 9. After this experience her passion for singing and songwriting was further ignited.

At the age of 12 years old Ava August was contacted by NBC’s The Voice to audition for the show. NBC reached out to her after coming across one of her singing videos. She is the youngest contestant in the history of the show making it to the blind auditions out of 130,000 applications and 50,000 auditions across the United States.

At 13, Ava August performed in Anaheim at Angels Stadium. At 14, Ava August performed before a SOLD OUT audience of 30,000 fans at Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles before a Los Angeles Kings professional hockey game. Ava August was recruited and booked to perform by the Los Angeles Dodgers and L.A. Galaxy, professional baseball and soccer teams, respectively, but COVID-19 pandemic forced cancellations of those bookings.​

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At 15, Ava August also became the youngest ever to perform and appear on American Idol season 19. Ava August received the GOLDEN TICKET during the Audition Round. And, then, advancing onto the Genre, Duet, Showstopper, Celebrity/ Solo, Top 16 and Top 10 Rounds. America voted Ava into the TOP 10 in the country. Ava August sang two originals on American Idol - Neighbor Boy and Ghost of You. Ava also sang an earthshattering duet with internationally acclaimed celebrity singer, Josh Groban.Also at 15, Ava August released critically acclaimed single - Daybreak - which was accompanied by her first animated lyrical music video. On 11/01/20, Daybreak was played on KX 93.5 FM with Tropical Surf Hour. On 11/29/20, Daybreak was played on 88.5 FM LA/OC before 11M listeners in Southern California. Also at 15, Ava August sang before sold out stadiums at Nashville Sounds, Los Angeles Dodgers, L.A. Galaxy, Los Angles Rams v Los Angles Chargers Season Opener at SOFI. Ava August also sang original songs before record breaking crowds in her local cities of Laguna Niguel, Dana Point and Laguna Beach.

 














1 comment:

  1. Her voice is lovely. She looks amazing in several of thise pics too.

    A possible future featured artist? -- Korean singer/actress Lee Ji-eun. stage name is "IU" but when she acts she generally uses her full name. I really enjoy her voice and she's stunningly gorgeous to boot.

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