"Girl On Fire" by Ella Mae Bowen
Along with the fact that it doesn't have an existing music video, I chose this challenging song as I felt it is a lot deeper and powerful than most country songs. The others I shortlisted are very light-hearted and mild. I'm also up for a challenge as the song is 5 minutes and 17 seconds long. Also, while its roots are country it also possesses an incredible power that is comparable to a ballad.
As for a bit more history on the artist and the song. Ella Mae Bowen is an 18 year old singer-songwriter and country singer formerly signed to country music label "Big Machine Records" Which also holds artists like Taylor Swift. Bowen signed to the label at 15 and she contributed to the 2011 film Footloose's soundtrack with a country remake of Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out For a Hero" While recording her mainstream album, Bowen released demos on her website for fans to download.
The song "Girl On Fire" is inspired by the book "The Hunger Games" and it was initially meant to be on the soundtrack/companion album for the film version in 2012, but it was taken off last minute. Bowen released the song online anyway as a lyric video, and it was well received, with Bowen's songwriting being critically acclaimed.
In June 2013, Bowen announced via Facebook that she is no longer with "Big Machine Records" after 2 years of "learning and growing" She also announced she is now an independent artist and she is working on her debut album, due in late 2013. She has since found success by opening for artists like Hunter Hayes and having some of her songs featured on popular country music channel CMT.
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