# Meghan Linsey

Meghan Linsey is an American singer-songwriter. A Ponchatoula, Louisiana native, Linsey started her musical career by forming Steel Magnolia with her boyfriend of three years, Joshua Scott Jones. Before trying out for Can You Duet, Linsey was a karaoke host at a Nashville karaoke bar, called Lonnie's Western Room, which is where she met Jones. After becoming the top winner on the show, the duo signed a recording contract with Big Machine Records, and released its debut single "Keep On Lovin' You" in August 2009, which was a Top 10 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

## Music career

Linsey started her solo career by releasing a cover of OneRepublic's "Counting Stars". In 2015, Linsey was selected to audition for season 8 of The Voice, having three judges (with the exception of Blake Shelton) turn their chairs around. She chose Pharrell Williams as her coach, and was stolen by Shelton after losing in the battle rounds. She continued with Shelton as her coach throughout the season. She finished the season coming in second place to Sawyer Fredericks from Team Pharrell. Shortly after she returned to Nashville, she released an EP titled Believer including six songs. Following the EP release, she developed a beauty brand titled "Believer by Meghan Linsey." To create this curated collection of cruelty-free products, she partnered with Previse and Modern Minerals.
In 2017, her first Pop studio album, named Bold Like a Lion, was released and contained 13 songs.

### The Voice

Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
| Blind Audition | "Love Hurts" | The Everly Brothers; later famously covered by Nazareth | February 23, 2015 | 1/8 | Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams and Christina Aguilera turned Joined Team Pharrell |
| Battle Rounds (Top 48) | "Don't Let Me Down" (vs. Paul Pfau) | The Beatles | March 10, 2015 | 7/9 | Defeated Stolen by Blake Shelton |
| Knockout Rounds (Top 32) | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (vs. Travis Ewing) | Aretha Franklin | March 23, 2015 | 10/5 | Saved by Coach |
| Live Playoffs (Top 20) | "Love Runs Out" | OneRepublic | April 6, 2015 | 9 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 12 | "Girl Crush" | Little Big Town | April 13, 2015 | 11 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 10 | "Home" | Marc Broussard | April 20, 2015 | 4 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 8 | "Something" | The Beatles | April 27, 2015 | 4 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 6 | "Steamroller Blues" | James Taylor | May 4, 2015 | 5 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 6 | "Amazing Grace" | Christian song | May 4, 2015 | 12 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 5 (Semi-finals) | "I'm Not the Only One" | Sam Smith | May 11, 2015 | 3 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 5 (Semi-finals) | "Tennessee Whiskey" | David Allan Coe; later famously covered by George Jones, also later covered by Chris Stapleton | May 11, 2015 | 8 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Finale | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | May 18, 2015 | 11 | Runner-up |
| Live Finale | "Freeway of Love" (with Blake Shelton) | Aretha Franklin | May 18, 2015 | 8 | Runner-up |
| Live Finale | "Change My Mind" | Meghan Linsey | May 18, 2015 | 2 | Runner-up |

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details |
| This Is Now | Release date: 2002 Label: Thumbprint Formats: CD |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Meghan Linsey | Release date: September 9, 2014 Label: Bold Music Group, LLC. Formats: CD, music download |
| Believer | Release date: July 31, 2015 Label: Bold Music Group, LLC. Formats: CD, music download |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US | Album |
| 2013 | "Counting Stars" | — | Meghan Linsey |
| 2014 | "Gasoline and Matches" (with James Otto) | — | Crazy Hearts: Nashville (soundtrack) |
| 2014 | "Try Harder Than That" (feat. Bubba Sparxxx) | — | Meghan Linsey |
| 2014 | "O Holy Night" | — | — |
| 2015 | "Love Never Sleeps" | — | Meghan Linsey |
| 2015 | "Change My Mind" | 92 | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| 2015 | "Perfect Time of Year" | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 2013 | "Counting Stars" | Josh Marx |
| 2014 | "Try Harder Than That" (feat. Bubba Sparxxx) | Ryan Hamblin |

### Releases from The Voice
#### Albums

| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | US |
| The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection | Release date: May 19, 2015 Label: Republic Records Formats: music download | 45 |

#### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US Christ | US Country | US Rock | Album |
| 2015 | "Girl Crush" | 101 | — | 22 | — | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| 2015 | "Home" | — | — | — | 27 | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| 2015 | "Something" | — | — | — | 30 | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| 2015 | "Amazing Grace" | 109 | 1 | — | — | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| 2015 | "Steamroller Blues" | — | — | — | 37 | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| 2015 | "I'm Not the Only One" | — | — | — | — | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| 2015 | "Tennessee Whiskey" | 118 | — | 28 | — | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| 2015 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | — | — | — | — | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| 2015 | "Freeway of Love" (with Blake Shelton) | — | — | — | — | The Voice: The Complete Season 8 Collection |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||