BIO

My name is Carly Taylor and I was born in 1994 and grew up in Burlington, Ontario where I found my passion for singing at a very young age. As a child, my favourite singer was Celine Dion and listening to her music inspired me to follow my dreams.

I sang on stage for the first time during a kid’s karaoke concert at a local vacation resort and soon began to develop my new passion. By age 9 I was performing publicly as often as possible, feeding from inspirations like Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, and Kelly Clarkson.

Although I enjoy singing a variety of different genres, it wasn't until I discovered country music that I knew I wanted to pursue my singing as a serious future career. In 2006 I entered my first talent competition, singing my own rendition of Celine Dion's "When You Look at Me” and making it to the finals in the Western Fall Fair. Also in 2006 and again in 2007 I performed at the annual Blues in the Park festival in Niagara falls with blues singer Steve Burnside and the Marquis band. Following these experiences, I expanded my horizons and joined a number of singing competitions in 2007, earning first place awards for performances in The Ontario Country Open Contest (under 12), Burlington Idol Youth competition, and the Milton Steam Era Festival's Junior Talent Contest.

This year has been one of the most exciting yet! In early 2010, I released my first single, I Know I Love You (But I Don’t Know Why) and it sat at #81 on the Canadian Country Music Charts! After the positive feedback from the first single, I released my second single, Go Back, which hit the charts at #58 in the month of May 2010. I am excited to say that I have been signed by Blue Sapphire/Universal Music and I have recently released my self-titled debut album. I am working with such an amazing team right now and we have big plans for the upcoming year! We will be recording my second album and it is set to be released in the 2011!