Caitlyn Smith | |
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 Smith During a Concert. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Caitlyn Elizabeth Smith |
| Born | (1986-06-13)June 13, 1986 (age 38) Cannon Falls, Minnesota, U.S.[1] |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country pop[1] |
| Occupations |
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| Labels | Monument |
| Website | caitlynsmith |
Caitlyn Elizabeth Smith[2] (born June 13, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She was raised inCannon Falls, Minnesota.[3] Smith's debut albumStarfire was released on Monument Records on January 19, 2018.[4] Her second studio album,Supernova, was released on March 13, 2020.[5] Her third albumHigh & Low was released on April 14, 2023.[6]
She has written songs recorded byMeghan Trainor ("Like I'm Gonna Lose You", duet withJohn Legend, #1 onBillboard Adult Top 40 chart),Kenny Rogers andDolly Parton ("You Can't Make Old Friends"),Avicii ("Chained") and ("Love"),Miley Cyrus ("High") and more.
She released the EPStarfire in July 2016. In January 2017, she announced she had signed a label deal with the newly reformedMonument Records.[7] Smith has played atLollapalooza, Bourbon & Beyond Festival, Americana Fest and ACL Fest.[4]
Caitlyn was named one ofRolling Stone Magazine's "10 New Artists You Need To Know".[8] She recorded "The Card You Gamble", the theme song of the drama seriesMonarch, which premiered in 2022.[9]
Caitlyn lives in Nashville with her husband, songwriter Rollie Gaalswyk. They have three sons together, Thomas Miles Gaalswyk (b. 2016), Lewis James Gaalswyk (b. 2018), and Jacob Roland Gaalswyk (b. 2023).[10][11][12]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Sales [13] | US Folk [14] | US Heat [15] | |||||||
| Starfire |
| — | 24 | 6 | |||||
| Supernova[5] |
| 92 | — | — | |||||
| High & Low |
| — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Folk [14] | US Heat [15] | US Indie [16] | ||||||
| Everything to You[17] |
| — | — | — | ||||
| Starfire |
| 18 | 16 | 48 | ||||
| High[18] |
| — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AAA [19] | US Country Airplay [20] | ||||||
| "Starfire"[21] | 2018 | — | — | Starfire | |||
| "Put Me Back Together"[5] | 2019 | — | — | Supernova | |||
| "Long Time Coming"[22] | 2020 | 35 | — | ||||
| "I Can't"[23] (featuringOld Dominion) | 2021 | — | 37 | ||||
| "Downtown Baby"[18] | 2022 | — | 59 | High & Low | |||
| "Lately" | 2023 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released to that format. | |||||||
| Year | Award show | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Original Song | "Glasgow (No Place Like Home)" | Won | [31] |
| 2022 | CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year | "I Can't"(withOld Dominion) | Nominated | [32] |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | New Female Artist of the Year | Caitlyn Smith | Nominated | [33] | |
| 2023 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Nominated |
