06/18/2019

GABBY BARRETT LIGHTS UP THE ARDYS: A RADIO DISNEY MUSIC CELEBRATION WITH ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE OF "I HOPE"

Rising star GABBY BARRETT lit up Disney's ARDYs: A Radio Disney Music Celebration with an on-fire rendition of hit single "I Hope" last night (6/16). The "vocal powerhouse" (Taste of Country) sparkled in a stunning, form-fitting Jovani jumpsuit for the performance, winding though a packed-out crowd of fans to reach new heights on the main stage. Barrett tributed the 10-year anniversary of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" with a quick rendition of the tune, made famous by her time on American Idol, before belting out her Radio Disney Country Top 50 #1 hit, "sizzling slow burner" (Sounds Like Nashville"I Hope."
Watch a clip of the performance here.

On tap, Barrett continues work on her forthcoming debut album with GRAMMY-nominated producer and songwriter Ross Copperman, while rolling down the road this summer to select festivals and tour stops, bringing her high-energy live show to cities nationwide through the end of 2019.

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ABOUT GABBY BARRETT:
Rising vocal powerhouse Gabby Barrett came into national prominence as a finalist on ABC’s American Idol in 2018, and has since burst on to the scene with red-hot new single, "I Hope.” Tapped as a “Highway Find” by SiriusXM’s “The Highway,” one of Rolling Stone Country’s “10 Best Country and Americana Songs To Hear Now,” and a CMT Artist Discovery member, Barrett and her “sizzling slow burner” (Sounds Like Nashville) are garnering serious attention from fans and media alike. Making her first return performance on Idol for the national TV debut of the track, “I Hope” has claimed the #1 spot on SiriusXM’s “The Highway” Hot 30 Countdown and on Radio Disney’s Country Top 50 chart, solidifying Barrett as “a voice you must hear” (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review). A native of Munhall, Pennsylvania, and one of eight children, Barrett began singing in her local gospel choir at the age of nine, started playing shows at age 11 and performed 136 shows in 2017 alone, before rising to fame on Idol. She has recently shared the stage with superstars Luke Bryan, Bebe Rexha, Sugarland, Chris Lane, Dustin Lynch, Jake Owen and Carrie Underwood, and is currently in the studio with GRAMMY-nominated producer Ross Copperman working on her debut full-length album.