Madison Watkins

Madison Mairee Watkins (born March 20th 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and influencer. Madison first gained recognition after making her industry debut on NBC's America's Got Talent in 2016, and most recently as a Top 12 semifinalist on American Idol Season 19.
In 2020, Watkins released her first E.P, 'Rooted' after the success of her singles 'Curls' and 'Hold Me Tonight.'
== Life and Career ==
=== Early Life ===
Watkins was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas to her father, Larry Watkins, and her mother Gwen Watkins. She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
=== 2016 - America's Got Talent & Glow Movement ===
Madison made her television debut as a contestant on Season 11 of NBC's America's Got Talent in 2016 where she auditioned live and advanced to the Judge Cuts round. On Episode 1109, she performed 'Let it Go' by James Bay (singer), and did not advance to the quarter finals.
In 2016, Watkins also released an E.P titled 'Glow' which has since been taken down from streaming platforms. The E.P featured 5 songs, and was tied to the 'Glow Movement' started by Watkins where she traveled to many schools across the state of Arkansas speaking to youth about "glowing in a society that wants to dim their light."
=== 2019 to Present ===
Madison released two singles, Curls and Crazy, in 2019 with accompanying music videos for each. During her time on American Idol, Watkins auditioned with her original song, 'Your Little Girl,' and performed Tori Kelly discography live with Tori Kelly. Recently, Watkins' single, Blinded, was played on CBS's Love Island (American TV series) in the United States.
In 2020, Watkins partnered with numerous brands through Matter Media Group, including Netflix, Puma (brand), Bose Corporation, and Aussie. Aussie licensed her song, 'Curls', for a social media campaign titled #CurlMagic on TikTok which generated over 1.7 billion views. 
Watkins has a presence on Spotify with 24,417 followers, and 217,714 monthly listeners with fans around the world including London, Sydney, Oslo, Amsterdam, and the United States.
Most recently, Watkins performed her song, Someday, live for the The Recording Academy Positive Vibes Only series.
== Discography ==
=== Singles and E.P's ===
* Glow (2016)
* Movin' (2018)
* Curls - Single (2019)
* Crazy - Single (2019)
* Hold Me Tonight - Single (2020)
* Broken - Single (2020)
* Rooted - E.P (2020)
** Boys Like You
** Your Little Girl
** Crown
** Worthy
** Rooted - Live Recording
* Blinded - Single (2021)
* Get There Somehow - Single (2021)
* Someday - Single (2021)
* Lose to Love - Single (2021)
=== Appears On ===
Before the King - Album (2020)
* Before the King (Saddleback Worship, Madison Watkins)
== Filmography ==
=== Television ===
Television
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2016	America's Got Talent	Contestant	Eliminated in Judge Cuts
2021	American Idol 	Contestant	Season 19 Semifinalist
=== Music Videos ===
Music Videos
Year	Title 	Artist 	Licensed to
2018	Movin' Official Music Video 	Madison Watkins 	
2020	Curls (Official Music Video) 	Madison Watkins 	Interstreet Recordings;
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP
2020	Crazy (Official Music Video) 	Madison Watkins 	Interstreet Recordings;
BMI - Broadcast Music Inc.,
ASCAP,
Polar Hub AB
2020	Hold Me Tonight (Official Music Video) 	Madison Watkins 	Interstreet Recordings (on behalf of Mad Wat Productions);
Interstreet Publishing
2020	Before the King - Music Video 	Saddleback WorshipMadison Watkins	[Merlin] Absolute Label Services (on behalf of Saddleback Worship/The Fuel Music);
BMI - Broadcast Music, Inc.|Broadcast Music Inc.
2021	Broken (Official Music Video) 	Madison Watkins 	Interstreet Recordings (on behalf of Mad Wat Productions)
2021	Worthy - Official Music Video 	Madison Watkins 	Interstreet Recordings (on behalf of Mad Wat Productions); Polaris Hub AB,
Kobalt Music Group|Kobalt Music Publishing
2021	Blinded Official Music Video 	Madison Watkins 	Interstreet Recordings (on behalf of Mad Wat Productions);
Interstreet Publishing
2022	Someday - Official Music Video 	Madison Watkins 	Interstreet Recordings (on behalf of Mad Wat Productions); Polaris Hub AB,
SOLAR Music Rights Management,
Sony ATV Publishing
2022	Someday - Live Performance for Grammy Awards	Madison Watkins 	
== Personal Life ==
Watkins is a practicing Christians.
Category:1995 births
Category:American singers
Category:American songwriters
Category:American social media influencers