Kameron Marlowe Artistfacts

June 20, 1997
Kameron Marlowe joins Alanis Morissette, Chris Daughtry and Jennifer Hudson on the list of TV singing competition contestants who lost but still made it in the industry. He was a contestant on The Voice in 2018 and was eliminated before the finals. (Morissette lost on Star Search; Daughtry and Hudson on American Idol.)
Marlowe was able to turn heartbreak into a hit on "Giving You Up," one of the first songs he wrote. The song is about his split with the girl he wanted to marry. He wrote the song to sort out his feelings, but when he posted it on streaming services in 2019, it connected with listeners and led to a record deal with Sony Music Nashville, which in 2020 released it as his first single.
Marlowe comes from a close-knit, working-class family. His grandfather, who took him hunting and fishing, was a major musical influence, introducing him to country music. When his mother suffered a serious back injury and could no longer work, Kameron left college to help support the family by working at General Motors.
When he was on The Voice in 2018 it was big news in his hometown of Kannapolis, North Carolina, a city of about 60,000 where he worked in the parts department at a local car dealership. He became a popular concert draw in the area, playing places like breweries, bars and nearby festivals.
Marlowe wasn't one of those singers that started writing songs when he was 12; it's a skill he learned after his time on The Voice when he started spending time in Nashville and got to work with seasoned songwriters. "I began to figure out who I was as an artist and what I wanted to say in my songs," he told Country Now.
His breakthrough came in 2020 at the start of the Pandemic. Fortunately, he had the videos for "Giving You Up" and "Burn 'Em All" in the can, but he had to adapt to writing and recording songs remotely, and to doing livestream concerts.
His first night as the opening act on Morgan Wallen's Dangerous Tour - July 21, 2022 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania - Kameron Marlowe fell off the stage, landing awkwardly in the pit. He was OK and even posted the video on Instagram, which Wallen also posted with the message "welcome to the tour bub."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

More Songfacts:

Down UnderMen at Work

Often heard as a patriotic song celebrating their homeland of Australia, "Down Under" by Men At Work is really about the selling of that country, and it makes a strong political statement.

Deep In The Heart Of TexasPerry Como

The seemingly inoffensive song "Deep In The Heart Of Texas" was banned by the BBC when it was released in 1942. They deemed the song too catchy, with authorities in wartime Britain concerned that factory workers would be distracted if they heard it during a shift.

Every Breath You TakeThe Police

"Every Breath You Take" by The Police feels like a love song, but a careful listen reveals it's about a stalker. Sting called it "a nasty little song, really rather evil. It's about jealousy and surveillance and ownership."

Pretty HurtsBeyoncé

Sia Furler originally sent "Pretty Hurts" to Katy Perry, but she didn't see the email, so Beyonce ended up recording it instead.

When I'm 64The Beatles

In The Beatles' "When I'm 64," Paul McCartney asks a woman if she'll still be there for him when he's 64. In 2006, he got his answer when shortly before his 64th birthday, he and Heather Mills separated.

Feed The TreeBelly (US)

In the Belly song "Feed The Tree," the title is a reference to bodies buried under a large tree, thus feeding it. The song is about death, and also respect - take your hat off for those feeding the tree!