Cassadee Pope Biography

Cassadee Blake Pope (born August 28, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter. Pope was the lead vocalist of the rock band Hey Monday (on hiatus as of December 2011), with whom she released one studio album and three EPs. Pope embarked on a solo career in early 2012, and released Cassadee Pope EP in May 2012. She took part in the third season of The Voice and became the first female winner on December 18, 2012. Her debut solo country album, Frame by Frame, was released on October 8, 2013 to a top 10 Billboard 200 charting. It debuted at No. 1 on Top Country Albums, with 43,000 copies sold in its first week.

Life and career

2008-11: Career beginnings and Hey Monday

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While attending Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida, Pope formed the band Blake with good friend Mike Gentile. The project disbanded before being signed and in 2008, she and Gentile along with Alex Lipshaw, Michael "Jersey" Moriarty, and Elliot James founded the pop punk band Hey Monday. Hey Monday released their first studio album, Hold on Tight, in October 2008. Pope wrote two songs and co-wrote the other nine songs. She appeared in Fall Out Boy's video for "America's Suitehearts", from their 2008 album Folie Deux. She also provided guest vocals for The Cab's remix version of their song "Take My Hand" that appeared on Fall Out Boy's mixtape, Welcome to the New Administration, and appeared in the music video for it the following summer of 2009. James left the band at the end of 2009. Hey Monday's first EP Beneath It All was to be released in August 2010; to promote the album the group toured the US and played on the 2010 Warped Tour. The Christmas EP was released on December 6, 2011, and later that month Hey Monday took an indefinite hiatus on good terms.

2012-2014: Solo career, The Voice and Frame by Frame

Template:Main article In January and February 2012, Pope embarked on her first solo acoustic tour across the east and west coasts of the United States. She released her debut self-titled EP (self-labeled) on May 22, 2012, containing four songs written by Pope. She auditioned for season 3 of the singing competition The Voice during the summer and had all four coaches offer her a place on their teams; she ultimately picked country singer Blake Shelton. In the third live round, Pope performed "Over You", co-written by mentor Shelton. The song reached number one on the iTunes chart, knocking Psy's "Gangnam Style" down to number two. She was the only female contestant to advance to the Top 4 round where she performed "Stupid Boy" by country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton, which also reached number one on iTunes. She advanced to The Voice finals, winning the title on the live finale results day in December. An album compiling her performances on The Voice entitled The Voice: The Complete Season 3 Collection reached No. 1 on the Heatseekers and sold 11,000 copies, and 8,000 more copies in the following week. Her self-titled EP also re-entered the chart at No. 42, selling 1,000 copies. Pope performed "Stand" on New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, and later performed that night with Grammy award-winning group Train at the NIVEA Kiss Stage in Times Square in New York City.

In January 2013, Pope signed with country music label Republic Nashville; the lead single of her solo album, "Wasting All These Tears", was released on May 31, 2013. It debuted at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It sold 125,000 copies in first week of release. The album, Frame by Frame, was released in October 2013. Pope spent most of 2014 touring with country artists Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley. She also was featured on the Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mtley Cre album where she covered The Animal In Me.

2015-present: Summer EP and upcoming second studio album

Pope released the lead single, "I Am Invincible" from her upcoming second studio album. During late 2015, Pope recorded a duet with Chris Young, titled "Think of You" for his 2016 album I'm Comin' Over. This single became Pope's first song to peak at number one on the US Country Airplay chart in May 2016. In March 2016, Pope travelled to London and performed several times as part of the C2C: Country to Country festival line-up, including an appearance on the main stage with Young.

Pope's new EP, Summer, was released on June 3, 2016 and the title track was released as a single on June 6, 2016.

On July 24, 2016, Pope sang the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem, before the Brickyard 400 NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

On October 16, 2016, Pope sang the Star Spangled Banner, the United States national anthem, before the Houston Texans and Colts game.

Cassadee and her duet partner Chris Young were nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their hit song "Think of You", making her first contestant from The Voice to receive a Grammy nomination.

Influences

When it comes to Pope's influences she has said "I"?m all over the place. I tend to go backwards a little bit and listen to Natalie Imbruglia's Left of the Middle and old Shania, Michelle Branch, Avril, Blink 182"?I"?m kind of all over the board. And then more recently I"?m into the new Blake Shelton album, not gonna lie. Hunter Hayes and Taylor Swift."? Pope also mentions Martina McBride as one of her influences.

Personal life

Since January 5th, 2010, Pope has been in a relationship with Rian Dawson, the drummer of All Time Low. As of February 2017, the pair are engaged. The two announced their separation in June 2017. Pope has been estranged from her father, Lenny Pope, since her parents' divorce. Since winning The Voice, they have come back into contact.

Performances on The Voice

- Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

Stage	Song	Original Artist	Date	Order	Result
Blind Audition	"Torn"	Natalie Imbruglia	September 25, 2012	7.6	All four chairs turned Joined Team Blake
Battle Rounds	"Not Over You" (v.s. Ryan Jirovec)	Gavin DeGraw	October 22, 2012	14.4	Saved by Coach
Knockout Rounds	"Payphone" (v.s. Suzanna Choffel)	Maroon 5	October 30, 2012	17.10	Saved by Coach
Live Playoffs	"My Happy Ending"	Avril Lavigne	November 5, 2012	18.5	Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 12	"Behind These Hazel Eyes"	Kelly Clarkson	November 12, 2012	21.7	Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 10	"Over You"	Miranda Lambert	November 19, 2012	23.9	Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 8	"Are You Happy Now?"	Michelle Branch	November 26, 2012	25.8	Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 6	"Stand"	Rascal Flatts	December 3, 2012	27.2	Saved by Public Vote
	"I'm With You"	Avril Lavigne		27.11
Live Top 4 (Semifinals)	"Stupid Boy"	Sarah Buxton	December 10, 2012	29.3	Saved by Public Vote
Live Finale	"Over You"	Miranda Lambert	December 17, 2012	31.2	rowspan="3"
	"Steve McQueen" (with Blake Shelton)	Sheryl Crow		31.6
	"Cry"	Angie Aparo		31.9

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Sales
		US Country	US	CAN	UK Country
Frame by Frame	Release date: October 8, 2013 Label: Republic Nashville Formats: CD, digital download	1	9	16	3	US: 181,000

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	US Heat
Cassadee Pope	Release date: May 22, 2012 Label: Self-released Formats: Extended play	"?	"?	25
Summer	Release date: June 3, 2016 Label: Republic Nashville Formats: Extended play	14	164	"?
""?" denotes items which failed to chart.

Singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions					Sales	Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country	CAN
"Wasting All These Tears"	2013	5	10	37	26	41	US: 1,013,000	US: Platinum	Frame by Frame
"I Wish I Could Break Your Heart"	2014	35	32	"?	"?	"?	US: 92,000
"I Am Invincible"	2015	"?	52	"?	"?	"?	US: 22,000
"Think of You"	2016	2	1	40	1	57	US: 513,000	US: Gold	I'm Comin' Over
"Summer"		"?	55	"?	"?	"?	"?		Summer
""?" denotes items which failed to chart or was not released to that territory.

Promotional singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Country
"You Hear a Song"	2013	44	Frame by Frame
"11"		38
"Good Times"		50
"Champagne"		"?
""?" denotes items which failed to chart.

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2013	"Wasting All These Tears"	Brian Lazzaro
2014	"I Wish I Could Break Your Heart"	Wes Edwards
2015	"I Am Invincible"	Roman White
2016	"Think of You" (with Chris Young)	David McClister
	"Summer"	TK McKamy

Releases from The Voice

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US	US Heat
The Complete Season 3 Collection	Release date: December 18, 2012 Label: Republic Records Formats: CD, digital download	125	1

Singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Album
		US Country	US	CAN
"Over You"	2012	3	25	15	340,000	The Complete Season 3 Collection
"Are You Happy Now?"		"?	95	92	"?
"Stupid Boy"		4	40	28	"?
"Cry"	2013	"?	60	53	"?
"Steve McQueen" (with Blake Shelton)		42	"?	"?	"?
""?" denotes items which failed to chart.

Guest appearances

Year	Artist	Album	Song	Record label
2008	The Cab	Welcome to the New Administration	"Take My Hand Machine Shop Production"	Decaydance
2009	The Cab	The Lady Luck EP	"Take My Hand (Remix)"	Decaydance, Fueled By Ramen
2011	Vonnegutt	$FREE.99	"When I Come Around"	Purple Ribbon Records
	Yellowcard	When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes (Acoustic)	"Hang You Up"	Hopeless
	It Boys!	Introduction	"Shy"	Hollywood Waste
2012	I See Stars	Digital Renegade	"Electric Forest"	Sumerian
	Yellowcard	Southern Air	"Telescope"	Hopeless
	All Time Low	Don't Panic and Don't Panic: It's Longer Now!	"Backseat Serenade" (backing vocals)
			"So Long, Soldier" (backing vocals)
	I See Stars	The Hardest Mistakes - Single	"The Hardest Mistakes"	Sumerian
2015	Chris Young	I'm Comin' Over	"Think of You" (duet)	RCA Records Nashville

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album	Record label
2014	"The Animal in Me"	Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley Crue	Big Machine

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Awards	Result
2013	American Country Awards	New Artist of the Year	Herself	rowspan="2"
2014	CMT Music Awards	Female Video of the Year	Wasting All These Tears
		Breakthrough Video of the Year
	American Country Countdown Awards	Female Vocalist of the Year	Herself
2016	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Female Country Artist	Herself
2017	Grammy Award	Best Country Duo/Group Performance (with Chris Young)	Think of You

Tours

Headlining

• Solo Acoustic Tour (2012) with Stephen Jerzak, Justin Young, and Darling Parade

Supporting

• Live & Loud Tour (2013) with Rascal Flatts & The Band Perry
• Sundown Heaven Town Tour (2014) with Tim McGraw & Kip Moore
• Riser Tour (2014) with Dierks Bentley & Randy Houser
• Southern Style Tour (2015) with Darius Rucker & David Nail
• I'm Comin' Over World Tour (2016) with Chris Young