biography
Shauna Faegan was born twenty-two years ago in Cocoa Beach, Florida where Shauna's Dad served in the United States Air force. The little girl from Cocoa Beach began showing signs of her talent right away, Shauna's Mom Leisa stated "She has always had great lungs and wasn't afraid of sharing that talent with everyone." Shauna's first appearance was in a local pageant at the age of three, Shauna said "I didn't do much but spin around on stage, from there I started putting on my on little shows in front of the fire place for family and friends." Shauna began singing in Church at the age of six, which she considers the starting point of her career. Shauna moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 with hopes of realizing her life long dream to become a country recording artist. In the summer of 2006 that dream took a quantum leap forward when Shauna was performing a few songs at the Preston Hotel on the outskirts of Nashville. A record label in Nashville, which is the home of Grammy Award winner Travis Tritt, proven hit maker Sammy Kershaw, and a roster of newcomers stopped by to see his friend and singer-song writer Tony Stampley. He heard Shauna loud and clear and wanted to hear more. "The first time I heard Shauna sing I knew that her roots in country music ran very deep. The heart and soul that she pours into a song can only come from living it, simply put 'she gets it.' She can sing a country song as strong as any female vocalist I have ever heard come out of Nashville. My gut knew immediately that she had the potential to be a huge star. I was introduced to her by Tony Stampley, who assisted in producing a piano vocal demo on her the following week. What occurred in the studio was nothing short of magic, as her voice came through in recordings as clear and as strong as I hoped it would." Two months latter the label head acted on a gut feeling and signed Shauna to a recording contract. Noted music row producer Billy Joe Walker is producing Shauna's debut album which the label hopes to release in the Spring of 2008. "I truly feel fortunate to be working with an artist as strong as Shauna, she is one of the best I have ever worked with and I couldn't be more excited for her." stated Billy Joe Walker. Shortly after her signing, Shauna received a call with a special request, asking Shauna if she would be willing to sing a duet with country superstar Joe Diffie on the label's new tribute album to the legend George Jones. Shauna would be included on an album that featured Vince Gill, Pam Tillis, Garth Brooks, Sammy Kershaw, Mark Chestnut, Tanya Tucker and Tracey Lawrence. Needless to say, Shauna agreed to be on the album entitled "God's Country, featuring George Jones and Friends." The album hit the streets on October 17, 2006 and reviews have come back very strong on Shauna and Joe's renditions of "Golden Ring" and "I'm Gonna Hold On." Shauna Faegan is certainly off to a good start. "It is my hope that Nashville will come to love me as much as I love Nashville." stated Shauna.