Celena Rae is no stranger to hard work and determination. To hear her mother tell it, Celena was born to be a star. She says from day one Celena could walk into a room and own it. She began singing, as most children do, in school plays and musicals. At six years old, after receiving a standing ovation for her rendition of an Ella Fitzgerald song, her undeniable talent was revealed and it was then she began to perfect her craft.
At nineteen, Celena Rae began singing with Linder and Brock, a Dallas/Fort Worth based country/classic rock cover band touring around the nation in schools, performance halls, and fairs.
Celena Rae’s first big break came at 23, when she was cast on Dick Clark’s version of Star Search, “Your Big Break.” Celena Rae was crowned the grand prize winner after her performance as Martina McBride singing “A Broken Wing”.
As a result of winning “Your Big Break”, Celena was granted a recording contract with Lyric Street Records in Nashville. After working with Lyric Street Celena collaborated with the award winning producer/song writer Dan Huff on a production deal with his company Terecel Music.
In the summer of 2004, Celena emerged onto the scene again by auditioning to be on America’s top reality TV show… American Idol. Out of 103,000 people that auditioned, Celena made it to the final 10 girls in the entire competition. Having been on television in front of 35 million people has allowed Celena to take the next steps in her career as a musician and entertainer.
Currrently, Celena is back in Dallas, Texas and pursuing local speaking engagements, appearances, and performances. Since her success on American Idol, Celena has continued to perform at multiple venues in front of audiences eclipsing 250,000 and 105,000 people. She has performed with some of the top names in Country Music including: Brad Paisley, Andy Griggs, Sugarland, Miranda Lambert, Tracy Lawrence, Los Lonely Boys, Sara Evans, and Pat Green. Celena has recently signed on to be the national anthemist and game hostess for the Stanley Cup Champions NHL Dallas Stars for the 2005-2006 season. Celena will perform at all of the home games and participate in several Dallas Stars events including hosting a weekly Comcast show titled “Dallas Stars—On Demand” to help welcome back the Dallas Stars to the ice at their home rink of the American Airlines Center. Celena will be on a new Christmas compilation CD titled “Totally Awesome Christmas” (as seen on MTV’s TRL), featuring artists such as Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Ali Lohan, Rascal Flatts, Shedaisy, and many more that will be released exclusively in over 6000 Radio Shacks across the country for the 2005 Holiday Season. Celena Rae continues to pursue her dream and entertain people all across the nation as she prepares to release her debut album and begin touring nationally in 2006.
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