2009全美音乐奖(American Music Awards)颁奖礼于美国当地时间11月22日在洛杉矶诺基亚中心举办。乡村组合Gloriana获T-Mobile奖。
成员英文介绍
Tom Gossin (Vocals, Guitar)
He was taking classical piano lessons by the time he was 5 years old. He began studying with a local jazz musician at age 10 and picked up the guitar at 12. After his high school graduation, he moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, with two band mates seeking a welcoming place to pursue a career in music. He was a guitar major at the University of North Carolina Wilmington until a teacher encouraged him to pursue his dream of songwriting and performing. Tom dropped out and began playing music 200-250 nights a year. Mike and Tom eventually formed a duo and made their way to Nashville, they met Rachel and Cheyenne and Gloriana was born.Tom
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Mike Gossin
(Vocals, Guitar)
He began playing drums at age 8 and guitar at 12. In high school he won a citywide battle of the bands before leaving to join his brother Tom in Wilmington, NC. He first fronted his own band before joining a group with Tom and their older brother Steve. In 2007, Mike and Tom decided it was time for a change and headed to Nashville to develop their songwriting skills and grow as musicians. It wasn't long before they met Rachel and Cheyenne and recorded demos that were sent to Emblem Records.
Rachel Reinert
(Vocals)
She was born in Sarasota, Florida, spent her early years in Marietta, Georgia, and went to high school in Santa Ana, California. Falling in love with music at an early age, she was enrolled at a performing arts school in 7th grade. She picked up the guitar and began turning her poetry into song lyrics. A teacher who recognized her potential helped her record demos, and a friend with a Nashville connection led her to a publishing deal when she was just 15. Rachel traveled back and forth to Nashville and finally moved there, developing her craft by co-writing and performing at writers' nights until joining forces with Tom, Mike and Cheyenne.Rachel
She was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, but spent much of her childhood in Frisco, Texas. She saw Tom, Mike and Rachel at a gig and approached them about joining the band. From that moment on, Gloriana was formed.Cheyenne
说起gloriana的一位,也是乐迷心中最具影响力的一位Cheyenne Kimball。这名十几岁就背着吉他到处游蕩的天才少女,十二岁就荣获“全美最具天赋儿童”的称号。“Jewel的妹妹”、“幼小版Sheyl Crow”、“会唱歌的Aslee Simpson”,这就是外国媒体对Cheyenne Kimball的形容。2006年,十六岁的Cheyenne Kimball便发行了他自己的首张专辑《The Day Has Come》。