Casey Everett

**Casey Alister Everett** (Born January 6, 2001) is an American Singer-Songwriter. born and raised in Camden, Maine, USA. His father often Travelled to New York City for work as an Investment Banker. He would often accompany his father on his business trips, and stay in their Manhattan residence, He often played his guitar at local coffee shops and browse local record store, He eventually caught the attention of an Apollo Records A&R and signed a record deal with the label in 2016, where he released his debut album *Homecoming (2017).* The album proved a massive commercial success, launching Everett into international stardom. *Homecoming* spawned multiple hit singles such as *Timeless, Bleachers, Love Me Again (One Day).*

## Life and Career

### 2001-2015: Early Life

Casey Alister Everett was born on January 6, 2001, in Camden, Maine to a father of English ancestry (David Ulysse Everett), Who works as an Investment Banker for Capital One, and a Irish Mother (Catherine Rose Everett) Who is a stay at Home mother who previously worked as a Marketing Director at Nielsen Holdings Inc. His older brother Harrison, is a Software developer. Casey spent his early years in Camden with his family, with his mother being a stay at home mother, They often hosted Christmas parties for their family friends. Everett Identifies as a Christian. Everett attended Camden-Rockport Middle School, before graduating to Camden Hills Regional Highschool.

At age 10, Everett became interested in dance, and musical theatre, headlining local school plays, he also traveled regularly to New York City for vocal and acting lessons. Everett later became interested in the Guitar, with his parents paying for lessons, He eventually began playing at local festivals and events. winning a local talent show. He began songwriting at age 13, with his influences being Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Oasis.

### 2015-2017: Career beginnings and first album

At age 14 Everett transferred schools to The Calhoun School in Manhattan, to live full time In New York in their Manhattan home, to focus on his musical lessons, and pursue a music career. Everett would often sneak out of classes early and take the subway down to Greenwich village and perform in small clubs. and Coffee shops, At one of these performances, An A&R for a newly established record label spotted Everett playing a rendition of Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road" and scheduled a meeting with the Label's CEO for Everett. Casey Everett signed to Apollo Records in late 2015, with his father investing in a quarter ownership of the labels shares. Everett began studio sessions for recording his debut album in January 2016, Working with many industry big names, such as Max Martin and Ryan Tedder. April 2016, Everett began a campaign to win over industry heads and to convince them for radio support, with multiple small venue shows in various countries organized as a promotional tour for his pre-debut. By the end of the year, Everett had gained a following and a fanbase, with his performances gaining traction on social media.

In 2017, Everett released his debut single "*One And Only"* on February 6th, the single was a top ten hit in Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. and reached the top 20 in Japan and Europe, It debuted at #42 in the USA, it rose to its peak at #1 on its ninth week where it stayed for two weeks. With the success of his debut single, Everett followed it up with two other chart topping singles *"Longing For"* and *"Night After Night".* Everett went on to perform at the 2017 Grammy Awards, where he was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance for *"One And Only"*.

Everett released his debut album *"Homecoming"* on November 16, 2017, where it went on to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with a recording breaking 1,077,874 units sold in its first week. the album received positive critical reception, praising Everett's songwriting and the production by Max Martin. Everett's album went on to win two Grammy Awards for Best Engineered Album and Best Pop Vocal Album in 2018, as well as Top Billboard 200 Album at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.