Avery Wilson (born July 18, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Wilson gained notice in 2012 as a contestant on season 3 of The Voice. Since then, he has been making duets with his fans on Smule Sing! as @AveryWilson. Prior to The Voice, Wilson had regional hit songs played in rotation in the Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts markets.[1] In 2015 he released "If I Have To", the first single from his debut album which he also performed as a non-competitor on season 8 of The Voice.[2]
Wilson never saw himself as a singer until his father overheard him singing and recognized the talent.[3] His father began holding open mic nights at one of the 14 area McDonald's that he oversaw as the director of operations.[1] The open mic nights were to help the local community have a safe place to have fun and also showcase his son's talent.[1] Wilson was 9 years old at the time and still returns to the location to help with the event.[1]
One of Wilson's first singles, Ringtone, was a demo that was sent to radio station WYBC-FM in New Haven, CT. The demo was sent in by his father and it received airplay, becoming a hit in the regional market of Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts.[1] Wilson was first discovered by Sean Garrett who began working with him.[5] He entered the Next Teen Superstar competition in New York in 2011 and was the co-winner of the competition.[6] In 2012 he self-released On Top of the World, a digital download available through iTunes.
Wilson appeared on season 3 of The Voice when he was 16 years old. He performed on team Cee Lo Green and made it to the knockouts.[7] Wilson was a favorite to win the competition but was eliminated on October 29, 2012, after his performance of Yeah 3x.[8] His elimination was called a major upset by numerous publications and he later signed with Clive Davis and RCA Records.[9] He returned to The Voice Season 8 in 2015 to sing If I Have To, the first single from his debut album.[2] Wilson later announced that he would perform at the BET Awards in 2015 on June 28, 2015.[10]
On October 29, 2018, Avery released his new 5-song project called FYI onto mainstream. The song "Dollar Bill" was released as his first single. The song expressed the meaning of "not putting up with bullshit." He released his second single, "Wass the Move" with had a hip-hop feel to it. Avery's other three tracks included "Do For You", "Use 2", and "Touch Down".
In 2019, Avery released a 4-song project called 8:34.
Personal lifeedit
Wilson came out as bisexual in a tweet on his 25th birthday on July 18, 2020.[11]
^ abcdeBellmore, Michael (October 17, 2012). "'The Voice' contestant Avery Wilson performs at Hamden McDonald's". New Haven Register. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ abBall, Caila (May 6, 2015). "'The Voice': Avery Wilson Debuts "If I Have To"". Idolator. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^Ball, Caila (September 18, 2012). "'The Voice': Avery Wilson, 16, Blows The Coaches Away". Idolator. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^Ramunni, Kathleen (October 18, 2012). "Avery Wilson Brings 'The Voice' To Hamden". Hamden Patch. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^Davis, Rea Melissa (November 13, 2014). "VOCALS! Meet Avery Wilson". All Hip Hop. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^. Anonymously Gifted. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^"Avery Wilson — 'The Voice' Loser Is Winning With "If I Have To"". 2paragraphs. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^Hopper, Jessica (October 30, 2012). "Team Cee Lo's Star Gets Knocked Out on 'The Voice'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^Molinari, Jessica (May 5, 2015). "Avery Wilson Impressed With His New Single On 'The Voice' Top 6 Results & Totally Would've Beat the Other Past Contestants". Bustle. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^Avery Wilson [@imaverywilson] (June 14, 2015). "I'm Performing at The #BETAwards This Year ! 🙌🏽 #GreatfulToGod" (Tweet). Retrieved June 24, 2015 – via Twitter.
^"I'm bisexual . Ok bye". July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2019 – via @AveryWilson on Twitter.
^"On Top of the World". iTunes Store. August 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for music Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Avery Wilson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Avery Wilson born July 18 1995 is an American singer songwriter and dancer Wilson gained notice in 2012 as a contestant on season 3 of The Voice Since then he has been making duets with his fans on Smule Sing as AveryWilson Prior to The Voice Wilson had regional hit songs played in rotation in the Connecticut New York and Massachusetts markets 1 In 2015 he released If I Have To the first single from his debut album which he also performed as a non competitor on season 8 of The Voice 2 Avery WilsonBirth nameBranden Avery WilsonBorn 1995 07 18 July 18 1995 age 28 Hamden ConnecticutGenresR amp B pop danceOccupation s Singer songwriter dancerInstrument s Vocals Guitar PianoYears active2012 presentLabelsRCA RecordsWebsitewww wbr averywilson wbr com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 Extended plays 4 3 Singles 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editWilson never saw himself as a singer until his father overheard him singing and recognized the talent 3 His father began holding open mic nights at one of the 14 area McDonald s that he oversaw as the director of operations 1 The open mic nights were to help the local community have a safe place to have fun and also showcase his son s talent 1 Wilson was 9 years old at the time and still returns to the location to help with the event 1 Wilson was raised in Hamden Connecticut where he attended Hamden Middle School He attended Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School located in New Haven Connecticut 4 Career editOne of Wilson s first singles Ringtone was a demo that was sent to radio station WYBC FM in New Haven CT The demo was sent in by his father and it received airplay becoming a hit in the regional market of Connecticut New York and Massachusetts 1 Wilson was first discovered by Sean Garrett who began working with him 5 He entered the Next Teen Superstar competition in New York in 2011 and was the co winner of the competition 6 In 2012 he self released On Top of the World a digital download available through iTunes Wilson appeared on season 3 of The Voice when he was 16 years old He performed on team Cee Lo Green and made it to the knockouts 7 Wilson was a favorite to win the competition but was eliminated on October 29 2012 after his performance of Yeah 3x 8 His elimination was called a major upset by numerous publications and he later signed with Clive Davis and RCA Records 9 He returned to The Voice Season 8 in 2015 to sing If I Have To the first single from his debut album 2 Wilson later announced that he would perform at the BET Awards in 2015 on June 28 2015 10 On October 29 2018 Avery released his new 5 song project called FYI onto mainstream The song Dollar Bill was released as his first single The song expressed the meaning of not putting up with bullshit He released his second single Wass the Move with had a hip hop feel to it Avery s other three tracks included Do For You Use 2 and Touch Down In 2019 Avery released a 4 song project called 8 34 Personal life editWilson came out as bisexual in a tweet on his 25th birthday on July 18 2020 11 Discography editStudio albums edit List of studio albums with selected details Title Album detailsOn Top of the World 12 Released August 14 2012 Label Self released Format Digital download streamingExtended plays edit List of extended plays with selected details Title Extended play detailsFYI 13 Released October 26 2018 Label Self released Format Digital download streaming8 34 14 Released June 20 2019 Label Self released Format Digital download streamingSingles edit List of singles with selected chart positions showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSR amp B 15 USAC 16 If I Have To 2015 18 21 Non album singles Change My Mind 17 featuring Migos Song for You 18 2017 Callin 19 2019 8 34 Smoke 20 2020 Non album singles What I Like 21 with Kenyon Dixon References edit a b c d e Bellmore Michael October 17 2012 The Voice contestant Avery Wilson performs at Hamden McDonald s New Haven Register Retrieved May 8 2015 a b Ball Caila May 6 2015 The Voice Avery Wilson Debuts If I Have To Idolator Retrieved May 8 2015 Ball Caila September 18 2012 The Voice Avery Wilson 16 Blows The Coaches Away Idolator Retrieved May 8 2015 Ramunni Kathleen October 18 2012 Avery Wilson Brings The Voice To Hamden Hamden Patch Retrieved May 8 2015 Davis Rea Melissa November 13 2014 VOCALS Meet Avery Wilson All Hip Hop Retrieved May 8 2015 Local Artists Yung Blayze amp Avery Wilson Wins Next Teen Superstar Competition Anonymously Gifted Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved May 8 2015 Avery Wilson The Voice Loser Is Winning With If I Have To 2paragraphs May 5 2015 Retrieved May 8 2015 Hopper Jessica October 30 2012 Team Cee Lo s Star Gets Knocked Out on The Voice Rolling Stone Retrieved May 8 2015 Molinari Jessica May 5 2015 Avery Wilson Impressed With His New Single On The Voice Top 6 Results amp Totally Would ve Beat the Other Past Contestants Bustle Retrieved May 8 2015 Avery Wilson imaverywilson June 14 2015 I m Performing at The BETAwards This Year GreatfulToGod Tweet Retrieved June 24 2015 via Twitter I m bisexual Ok bye July 18 2020 Retrieved July 19 2019 via AveryWilson on Twitter On Top of the World iTunes Store August 14 2012 Retrieved May 8 2015 FYI EP Spotify Retrieved August 2 2023 8 34 EP Spotify Retrieved August 2 2023 Avery Wilson Chart History Billboard Billboard Retrieved August 25 2015 Avery Wilson Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved August 2 2023 Change My Mind feat Migos Single Spotify Retrieved August 2 2023 Song for You Single Spotify Retrieved August 2 2023 Callin Single Spotify Retrieved August 2 2023 Smoke Single Spotify Retrieved August 2 2023 What I Like Single Spotify Retrieved August 2 2023 External links editAvery Wilson official website Avery Wilson on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avery Wilson amp oldid 1197657202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
