Kelsie Watts
Born in Texas, singer-songwriter Kelsie Watts began to develop her powerhouse vocals in the church choir. She went on to study opera, vocal performance and commercial music at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Kelsie is trained to sing everything from Opera to Musical Theater, but you will always find her working on her craft; writing and creating her first love, Pop Music.
In 2020 the emerging artist received her first big break as the featured vocalist on Backstreet Boys AJ McLean’s single “Hurts to Love You” released under McLean's ATCK venture. After this release Kelsie went on to audition for Season 19 of NBC’s hit show “The Voice”. Her blind audition immediately went viral when she shocked the judges with her version of Kelly Clarkson’s “I Dare You”. Kelsie’s audition secured her a spot on Team Kelly and has gained well over 3 million views on YouTube. Following her run on Team Kelly under the guidance of Kelly Clarkson, Kelsie is now focusing on her career as an independent pop/rock artist.
Her debut single “Live Out Loud” was recorded with multi-platinum and Grammy nominated producer NicoTheOwl, and has been adopted as the anthem for the Tokyo Skytree’s Global Campaign for the Tree of Hope W1sh Ribbon Project. Legendary photographer and director, Leslie Kee, shot the official video honoring one of the biggest Japanese fashion designers, Kansai Yamamoto. “Live Out Loud” is streaming 24/7 from the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo, Japan, and was featured during the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. Kelsie also recorded the vocals for Eko Zu on Starstruck, having additional success when Pink Panda did a remix version.
Following her first release, Kelsie co-wrote and produced her songs “Look What You Missed” and “Checkmate,” which allowed her to step into a new lane all on her own. These songs are undeniably pop anthems for everyone dealing with a bad relationship. Most recently Kelsie has released her new single, “Running to You”, a song about finding the right person after being scared to love again, and was inspired by her husband. Kelsie resides in Nashville, TN and is currently in the studio writing and recording.
Kelsie Watts is exclusively managed by Melinda Bell of Straight Up Entertainment Group, and is published by Cymba Music.