Biography
Savannah Outen was born on October 14, 1992 to Barry and Lisa Outen. Outen's hometown is Hillsboro, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. There she attended Century High School, but as of 2009 is home schooled by her parents, Barry and Lisa Outen. She is a bit ahead, and graduated early. At age 12, Outen made it to the finals of "America's Best New Talent."
"Goodbyes" was released in 2008 on iTunes. She wrote "Goodbyes" during her middle-school graduation about a friend who was moving to a different high-school from her.
"So What" and "Tell Me It's True" was recorded by a Local Producer and it's on a Universal Records Music Catalog. According to her parents, it was supposed to be used as Demos for record labels. But according to her ex-manager, Keith Thomas, he received acoustic versions of 3 songs: "Goodbyes", "Unlock The Door" (later a free single at her extinct website SavannahOfficial.com) and "My Dream Is".
"Goodbyes" is on Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 11. It peaked 5 at Radio Disney Countdown, making her the first unsigned artist to reach such a big position at that radio. It got a music video directed by Mason Dixon, shot in Nashville.
"Fighting for My Life" was on Radio Disney music mailbag and got picked with 95% of approval.
Savannah appeared in the first five Rising Stars Webshow episodes, part of the popular online Radio Disney fansite, Radio Disney Club. One out of five episodes are currently online, after the club was hacked. Savannah posted about the webshow on her Twitter page the night it debuted and two weeks later. A cover of the song "No Place Like Here" from the straight to DVD film "Quest for Zhu" (which was served as the film's theme song) can be heard on the film's official soundtrack as a Bonus Track. Savannah appeared on the Radio Disney Club on November 25, 2011, in celebration of their fourth birthday, in a follow-up interview.
Savannah Outen was named by Billbaord.com's visitors as one of the six finalists to perform at the Billboard 2012 Battle of the Bands. She performed on May 18th, 2012 in the showdown alongside her competition Saints of Valory, Patent Pending, After the Smoke, Take the Day, and Doe Eye, but did not win. Outen also made a small cameo appearance in the December 2012 Judd Apatow movie "This is 40."
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