Carrie Joy

Carrie Joy Live at the
Ryman!



Carrie made it to the National Final of the Colgate Country Showdown for the second time. She was one of the five final contestants in the nation who performed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on January 24th, 2008. Leann Rimes was the host of the event.
www.colgatecountryshowdown.comCarrie Joy at piano with LeAnn Rimes' Music Director, Tim Akers



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Carrie Joy is a singer/songwriter that hails from Edwardsville, IL. She became a music major her freshman year of college at Southern Illinois University, and went on to perform in numerous fairs and festivals, theaters, conventions, churches, competitions, and in radio and television. She is a 2-time National Finalist in the Colgate Country Showdown (2002 and 2007). The National Final was nationally televised as well as aired on the Armed Forces Radio and Television where it was viewed by 177 countries and ships at sea. www.colgatecountryshowdown.com
Carrie currently holds the title of the first ever Branson Idol (now Branson Spotlight) which she won in 2004. She has since performed in numerous Branson shows including the Doug Gabriel and Roy Clark Show, KRZK Live Radio Show-Grand Country Saturday Night, and Late Night with Joey Riley.
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She has shared the stage with such acts as LeAnn Rimes, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lorrie Morgan, and Gloriana.
Carrie Joy has now teamed up with singer/songwriter and guitarist, Jason Cooper, and is competiting this year in the Colgate Country Showdown as the duo WITHERSHINE!



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