Lauren Alaina
Sep 12, 2011
Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist Lauren Alaina will release her debut album, "Wildflower," on October 11th. She is also featured in the "American Idols Live" tour that runs throughout September. Sixteen-year-old Lauren was the runner-up on Season 10 of American Idol . A record-breaking 122.4 million votes were cast for Lauren and winner Scotty McCreery, and 38.6 million viewers tuned in to see the finale.
"I have always dreamed of making an album and I can't believe it's actually happening," Alaina said. "It's because of the fans who voted for me on 'American Idol' that I am here, so I am dedicating this album to them. I hope they love it!
"I feel like it has a flavor for everybody. It's a mixture of all different songs, so I hope it will appeal to all different kinds of people. There are fast songs for people who like up-tempos that you can dance to, and there are also tearjerkers for people who like slower ballads. I tried to get songs that are all a little different so that we could bring a fresh feel to each and every song," she added.
For the album Lauren recorded "She's a Wildflower," written by Hillary Lindsey, Steven McEwan and Gordie Simpson, and Lauren said she connected so strongly with the song that she chose 'Wildflower' as the album's title.
"Wildflower is the perfect name for my first album," Lauren explained. "I would consider myself a wildflower because wildflowers are sweet, but then they have a little bit of spunk to them - they are 'wildflowers.' I like to have a lot of fun and I'm really sassy, so I feel like a wildflower would be a good description of who I am as a person."
Lauren's website, www.laurenalainaofficial.com, is currently offering an exclusive album pre-order package that includes Lauren's full-length debut album, an autographed 8x10 photo (for limited quantity of orders), a personalized poster and an instant download of her single "Like My Mother Does."
By Karen Goodner
