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Delaney Gibson
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Singer-Songwriter Delaney Gibson
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| Birth name | Jessica Delaney Gibson |
| Born | Panama City, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Singer-songwriter, pop, torch music, folk |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar, ukulele, autoharp, harmonica, glockenspiel |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Delaney Gibson is an American singer and songwriter. She has released four solo albums. These include The Worst Kind of Way and Tall Like the Tree. Her song "La Di Da" was featured on the TV shows The Real World D.C. and The Bad Girls Club.
Delaney Gibson lives in Austin, Texas. She travels a lot to perform her music. She often performs in New York City and in California. In 2011, she toured the UK with the band Wheatus. More recently, Delaney Gibson became part of an electropop duo called SIGNY.
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Early Life and Music Training
Jessica Delaney Gibson was born in Panama City, Florida. When she was young, her family moved to Ventura, California. This is where she grew up and started her music journey.
At just five years old, Delaney sang "Coat of Many Colors" by Dolly Parton. This showed her early talent for singing. She began studying classical music and opera at age nine. She learned from Linda Ottsen at Ventura College. Later, she earned a degree in music from California State University, Northridge. All this training helped her become the singer she is today.
Delaney loves the quote, "Every wall is a door," by Ralph Waldo Emerson. She also admires people who work hard. She once said she liked the story of Colonel Sanders. He kept trying to sell his chicken recipe until someone believed in him.
Music Career Highlights
Delaney Gibson has performed with famous artists like Barbra Streisand and Andrea Bocelli. In 2007, she was chosen for a special music festival in Sedona, Arizona. Her first music collection, Cruel and Beautiful, received good reviews.
By 2009, Delaney was winning many awards. She received two awards from the Rockwired Reader's Poll. She also got ten nominations for the Mavric Awards.
Later in 2009, she released her second album, Hurricanes and Forget Me Nots. In 2010, her song "La Di Da" was used in the popular TV show The Real World. She has also appeared on TV shows like Boston Public and MTV's My Own.
In 2011, Delaney was part of IdeaJam. This was a project with companies like Intel and Google/YouTube. It brought together music and technology experts. She also toured the UK with the band Wheatus as a backing singer.
Her third album, Tall Like the Tree, came out in 2014. Her song "Lions" won an award for "Best Official Music Video" in 2013. She also planned a tour in Europe.
In 2015, Delaney started a new music group called SIGNY with Amy Arani. They are an electropop duo based in Austin, Texas. SIGNY signed with a music label in 2016. Their first album, Water, was planned for release in 2018.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Information |
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| 2008 | The Worst Kind of Way | Produced by Andrew Synowiec and Jesse Siebenberg. |
| 2010 | Hurricanes and Forget Me Nots | Produced by Chris Jay and Aaron Goldberg. |
| 2014 | Tall Like the Tree | Produced by Joshua Bartholomew. |
Awards and Recognitions
- Won 'Top 5 Pop' for her song La Di Da in the Great American Song Contest.
- Won five MAVRIC Music Awards.
- Voted Best Musician in Ventura County 2008 by the Ventura County Reporter.
- Placed 3rd in the Vocalist of the World competition. She performed live on the BBC in Wales.
- Won "Best Official Music Video" at the 2013 Los Angeles Music Critic Awards.
