BEYONCE, PINK, CHRISTINA, WHITNEY HOUSTON, MARIAH CAREY, MONICA, KELLY CLARKSON, BRANDY, AMY LEE of EVANESCENCE, MARTINA MCBRIDE, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, NATALIE GRANT, ETC.
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Somer has been awarded GEORGIA TEEN COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Award Winning Artist 14 Year Old
SOMER WILLARD
2008 "MOST PROMISING VOCALIST OF THE YEAR" NACMAI
2008 "MOST PROMISING ALBUM OF THE YEAR" NACMAI
2008 "RISING STAR ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR" NACMAI
2008 "GEORGIA TEEN ARTIST OF THE YEAR"
2007 "VOCALIST OF THE YEAR" NACMAI
2007 "VOCALIST OF THE YEAR" GCGMA 2007 & 2008 New Country
2007 "MOST PROMISING ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR" GCGMA
2007 "MOST PROMISING ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR" NACMAI
2007 "CD OF THE YEAR" GCGMA
Somer has always loved to sing all types of music, although her favorites are R&B, Pop, Christian and Country.
In November 2006 and 2007, Somer was named the GCGMA "Female Vocalist of the Year" at the Annual GCGMA Awards, which qualified her for the National Competition where she would compete with the winners from other states across the country.
She has taken part in the National Level competition with "NACMAI" (North America Country Music Association International), in Pigeon Forge, TN. for the past two years in March 2007 and 2008, where she performed for judges and recieved top honors as "Vocalist of the Year" in 2007 and "Most Promising Vocalist of the Year" 2008. She also won awards in the Entertainer Catagory as well as CD/Album of the Year.
For most of the past year, Somer has been focused on school as well as over 30 performances throughout the Southeast including fundraisers, festivals, churches, and shows including a performance at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville and the Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta on New Years Eve. She sings the National Anthem on a regular basis at many local sports venues including a televised Georgia Tech Men's Basketball game on ESPN.
Somer is a student of a prestigious Magnet Program and Center of Excellence in Performing Arts School in the Atlanta area. She is so excited to be starting her Sophmore Year of High School in 2009.
Somer also recently recorded her first original song in Nashville, which she co-wrote with talented songwriter Lisa Torch. She is so excited to be spreading her wings and experiencing the art of songwriting.
She has been invited to sing at many upcoming events in the Southeast, so keep checking back to see where she will be performing next!
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Hi Somer, I am doing something a bit different for a few weeks. Its many of You guys in School Spring Break. So I thought I would put You and then add a few others on player and random play songs. I am using Your "My time to Shine" Thats so cool of a song and just awesome to think Your really first up. Hope all's well. Talk later, howie
