Whitney Duncan on Nashville Star

Whitney Duncan grew up in the small town of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. Some say that explains the bluesy-rock edge heard in Whitney's country tunes. She attributes it to her longtime influences ranging from Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis to Tanya Tucker and Shania Twain. It was at a very young age that Whitney first started listening to Elvis and watching his videos. Not long after that, she knew without a doubt that all she ever wanted was to sing.
At age 14, Duncan traveled to Paris with a group of young singers to perform at Euro Disney and at the Notre Dame Cathedral. A year later, she started making trips into Nashville to pursue a career in country music. She added song writing to her long list of talents, learning from some of the most accomplished writers in town.

This past summer, Whitney opened up the CMA Music Festival with her rendition of the National Anthem. She followed up the next day with a slamming set of her original songs on the riverfront stages, where she caught the attention of the crowd with her song "Skinny Dipping." She was invited by the National Convention of State Legislators to open up their conference with the National Anthem later that summer.

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[Charrioteene]

she should have won

[007countrygirl]

She's got a very distinguishable voice i really like it.

[guyh1955]

whitney definately should have won, where is the winner from that year???????????

[BreanaKayyyy]

Aw.her mom used to teach at my school:)ilove her

[kevincostin]

whitney i wana ask you question can the human live without air? so how can i live without see you in person and listen to your golden voice,i am dieing every day from the first day i saw u in fob mahmudiyah in iraq untill now,i am iraqi and i will go to the states the next couple months i will live in FL........please send amessage when u will come to FL, i wana see the most beautiful girl in the world

[kevincostin]

@kevincostin

[kevincostin]

You are awesome in every thing ,i saw u in iraq ,i am from iraq i will go states ,i will search to find you any where ,i like to see u again and listen to your beautiful songs,i like to see you in personal again and again you are amazing

[SuperAspiringSinger]

This is sooo cool to know how far she has come. What a great singer and performer!

[cecillane24]

ha i beat u all her mom was my teacher i saw her in concert and i live in her town scotts hill tn and u can ask ny1 the mascot is the lion

[kaylie95]

Shes absolutely amazing. Her hometoen is about 10 mins from mine =).

[HCTrocks]

ive been lookin for the music video too, i remember seeing it on TV