Whitney Duncan
(born August 3, 1984 in Scotts Hill, Tennessee) is an American country music artist. She was a finalist in 2007 on the USA Network television show Nashville Star.
She has released one studio album and has charted on the U.S. country singles charts with "When I Said I Would" and "Skinny Dippin'," as well as a Christmas single and guest appearance on a Kenny Rogers single which was released before her Nashville Star
appearance.
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Early life
Whitney Duncan was born on August 3, 1984 in
Scotts Hill, Tennessee, a town consisting of only 900 people. Her father is a
state environmentalist and her mother is a schoolteacher. Her grandfather introduced her to music.
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Duncan began singing at her church, later performing in local talent shows, fairs, and festivals. She would also travel to the neighboring states of
Kentucky and
Missouri to perform at events. In her early teens, she began to travel to
Nashville, Tennessee [2] to perform at local clubs, including Tootsie's Lounge.
In her senior year of high school, Duncan signed a recording contract with a label, cutting a few sides she had written. One of these sides was "My World Is Over", which became a duet with
Kenny Rogers, and appeared on his
42 Ultimate Hits
album in 2004.
A single was made of their duet, and charted for one week on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs chart in July 2004. Afterwards Duncan parted ways with the label.
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In 2006, she opened for the CMA Music festival, performing the
National Anthem and singing the next day as well.
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2007-present
In 2007, Duncan participated on the
USA network show
Nashville Star
and self-released her debut album. After placing on
Nashville Star
, she signed to
Warner Bros. Records Nashville. Her first solo single, "When I Said I Would" was released from the label in August 2008,
peaking at #48 on the U.S. country charts. The second single,
The Bed You Made
, followed in December
2008 and failed to chart. The third single,
Skinny Dippin
was released in Summer 2009, and debuted at #60 and has become her second Top 50 hit so far.
A
Christmas digital single, a
cover version of the
Mariah Carey hit "
All I Want for Christmas Is You", was issued in November 2008. A digital EP titled
Selections From Right Road Now
was released in December 2008.
Duncan's debut album,
Right Road Now
, was originally slated for a May 2009 release, but was pushed back due to the lackluster success of the singles. It currently is expected for release in late 2009.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year
| Album details
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| 2007
| Whitney Duncan
- Released: June 19, 2007
- Label: self-released
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| 2009
| Right Road Now
- TBA 2009
- Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
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EPs
| Year
| Album details
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| 2008
| Selections from Right Road Now
- Released: December 23, 2008
- Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
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Singles
| Year
| Single
| US Country
| Album
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| 2008
| "When I Said I Would"
| 48
| Right Road Now
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| 2009
| "The Bed You Made"
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| "Skinny Dippin'"A
| 48
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Guest singles
| Year
| Single
| Artist
| US Country
| Album
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| 2004
| "My World Is Over"
| Kenny Rogers
| 60
| 42 Ultimate Hits
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Other charted songs
| Year
| Single
| US Country
| Album
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| 2009
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
| 60
| digital Christmas single
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Music videos
| Year
| Video
| Director
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| 2004
| "My World Is Over" (with Kenny Rogers)
| Shaun Silva
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| 2008
| "When I Said I Would"
| The Erwin Bros.
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| 2009
| "Skinny Dippin'"
| Roman White
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Singles written by Duncan
| Year
| Title
| Artist
| Album
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| 2004
| "My World Is Over"
| Kenny Rogers
| 42 Ultimate Hits
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| 2006
| "I Found It In You"
| Ashley Gearing
| Maybe It's Time
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| 2008
| "My Roots Are Showing"
| Crystal Shawanda
| Dawn of a New Day
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References
- Whitney Duncan info
- Whitney Duncan biography
- CMT biography - Whitney Duncan
- Meet the top 10 finalists for Nashville Star season 5