Born in Arlington, Texas, Mickey Guyton moved around the Lone Star state as her father’s engineering job took them to Waco, Tyler, Dallas and Fort Worth. Music was a constant in her nomadic life. She began singing gospel in church when she was only five and grew up listening to a variety of artists, including Dolly Parton, LeAnn Rimes, Whitney Houston and gospel innovators BeBe and CeCe Winans. “Those were huge influences,” she says, recalling a particularly pivotal moment. “I was at a Texas Rangers baseball game and LeAnn Rimes was singing the National Anthem. This was right when she came out with ‘Blue’. I was completely mesmerized.”

Mickey released an acoustic EP, Unbreakable, in conjunction with her iTunes Festival performance in Austin, TX last March. She is currently putting the finishing touches on her debut album with producers Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum) and Dann Huff (Faith Hill, Keith Urban, The Band Perry). Mickey’s debut single is the powerful “Better Than You Left Me” which she co-wrote with Nathan Chapman, Jennifer Hanson and Jenn Schott.

Mickey knew instantly what she wanted to do with her life, and although she possesses the kind of strong, evocative voice that could succeed in any genre, Country music is her passion. “Of all the music out there, Country is the most honest, the most genuine and speaks to my heart” she says.