Kaylee Bell

About the Artist

At the tender age of 22, Kiwi Kaylee Bell already has an impressive list of accolades to her name.

NZ Gold Guitar Winner at the age of 18, Kaylee is an exciting Singer/Songwriter to hit the Australian Country Music scene with her powerful delivery, stunning vocal range and heartfelt lyrics.

Kaylee has already racked up an impressive 17 years in the music industry. Starring in her first of many talent quests in her hometown of Waimate, South Island NZ alongside her siblings as a 4 year old, she began to practice her craft.

This early grounding proved to be invaluable, leading to invitations to perform solo at International sporting events, alongside Kiwi icons the Top Twins and to a spine-tingling 100,000 strong crowd at NZ Coca Cola Christmas in the Park.

Kaylee has graced stages around NZ and Australia and her determination and hard work has been rewarded with a Bachelor of Performing Arts,winner of Most Promising Artist at Norfolk Island Trans Tasman Entertainer of the Year, Tamworth Songwriters Association award, Graduate of the Australian College of Country Music.

After many trips to Australia including recording two tracks with Simon Johnson and co writing with Drew McAlister (McAlister/Kemp) and Mike Carr Kaylee has enhanced her songwriting skills to an international level writing or co writing six tracks on her forthcoming album Wayward, due out later this year.

Other songs include a beautiful ballad 'The Seed' co written with Lance Coassin at the College and winner of the 2010 Tamworth Songwriters Association Amateur Contemporary song Award, Sorry' written with Drew McAlister, 'Shy' written with Mike Carr, 'Love was just a Fairy Tale', 'Wayward', 'Moved on with your life' written by Kaylee and some knock out Nashville tracks.

Kaylee's debut album 'Wayward' has been recorded between Australia and Nashville and co-produced by Michael Flanders(Nashville)/ Rob Mackay (BobKatz) of Pacific International Music.Musicians to play on her album are among Nashville's best including Steven Brewster (Faith Hill) Tim Lauer(Taylor Swift/Leann Rimes) and Tammy Rogers (Patty Loveless) and will be released mid year 2010.

With a passion for country music, a mature songwriting ability and a voice that pours out from her heart Kaylee is well on track to a career in the Country Music Industry.