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-lsb- http://www.alanagrace.com www.alanagrace.com -rsb- los angeles , california fragile heart records alana grace
 alana grace solo_singer rock , alternative rock , progressive rock nashville , tennessee , usa alana grace singer-songwriter
alana grace

alana grace is an american actress and singer-songwriter who is best known for her song `` black roses red '' featured on the soundtrack of `` sisterhood of the traveling pants '' .
she released her new album , `` with one word '' , on fragile heart records on april 10 , 2009 .
alana grace was born in los angeles , california , but moved with her family to nashville , tennessee at the age of 6 .
music has been a tradition in her family -lrb- with both her father and grandfather having worked as performers -rrb- -- and music was a focal point in her upbringing .
in nashville , she attended harpeth hall -- a girls ' school with a national clientele and a strong performing arts program , counting amy grant and reese witherspoon among its alumnae .
in 2002 , at the age of 14 , she was one of seven finalists -lrb- chosen by music industry professionals -rrb- at the second annual nashville grammy showcase , hosted by the nashville chapter of the national academy of recording arts and sciences -lrb- naras -rrb- .
a versatile performer , she is primarily a singer-songwriter , but has also studied dance and has acted in various television productions , including an nbc movie of the week and several tv specials , among them a tnn entertainment special .
on june 1 , 2005 , she also performed her song `` black roses red '' on `` the today show '' on nbc .
from the age of 12 , she has been active in supporting the children 's miracle network , which does fundraising for children 's hospitals , such as through the celebration broadcast , a televised fundraising event at which she has performed .
other benefit performances include ones for the grand slam for children and the james redford institute for transplant awareness .
alana studies vocal training with brett manning .
alana performed on the entire vans warped tour .
in march 2010 , a new alana grace song , `` 7 month itch , '' from her upcoming third album , premiered on her official website for streaming .
the song has more of a rock feel , and less electronica or pop than her other songs , which is how her upcoming album is going to be , according to grace .
currently , alana grace is the lead vocalist of the band this is she -lrb- formerly known as toy -rrb- .
this is she 's history goes back to warped tour 2009 , when alana grace 's earlier solo project was playing the same stages as after midnight project , which included members ryan folden -lrb- drums -rrb- and christian paul meadows -lrb- guitar -rrb- .
grace found herself in need of a full band in 2011 and enlisted folden and meadows following the dissolution of after midnight project .
