Cassadee Pope
Age: 35
Cassadee Blake Pope (born August 28, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter. Pope is the lead vocalist of the pop punk band Hey Monday (on hiatus as of December 2011), with whom she released one studio album and three EPs. Pope embarked on a solo career in early 2012, and released Cassadee Pope EP in May 2012. She took part in the third season of The Voice and became the first female winner on December 18th, 2012. Her debut solo country album, Frame by Frame, was released on October 8th, 2013 to a top 10 Billboard 200 charting. It debuted at No. 1 on Top Country Albums, with 43,000 copies sold in its first week.
Life and career
2008-11: Career beginnings and Hey Monday
Main article: Hey MondayWhile attending Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida, Pope formed the band Blake with good friend Mike Gentile. The project disbanded before being signed and in 2008, she and Gentile along with Alex Lipshaw, Michael "Jersey" Moriarty, and Elliot James founded the pop punk band Hey Monday. Hey Monday released their first studio album, Hold on Tight, in October 2008. Pope wrote two songs and co-wrote the other nine songs. She appeared in Fall Out Boy's video for "America's Suitehearts", from their 2008 album Folie à Deux. She also provided guest vocals for The Cab's remix version of their song "Take My Hand" that appeared on Fall Out Boy's mixtape, Welcome to the New Administration, and appeared in the music video for it the following summer of 2009. James left the band at the end of 2009. Hey Monday's first EP Beneath It All was to be released in August 2010; to promote the album the group toured the US and played on the 2010 Warped Tour. The Christmas EP was released on December 6, 2011, and later that month Hey Monday took an indefinite hiatus on good terms.
2012-2014: Solo career, The Voice and Frame by Frame
Main article: Frame by Frame (album)In January and February of 2012, Pope embarked on her first solo acoustic tour across the east and west coasts. She released her debut self-titled EP (self-labeled) on May 22nd, 2012, containing four songs written by Pope. She auditioned for season 3 of the singing competition The Voice during the summer and had all four coaches offer her a place on their teams; she ultimately picked country singer Blake Shelton. In the third live round, Pope performed "Over You", co-written by mentor Shelton. The song reached number one on the iTunes chart, knocking Psy's "Gangnam Style" down to number two. She was the only female contestant to advance to the Top 4 round where she performed "Stupid Boy" by country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton, which also reached number one on iTunes. She advanced to The Voice finals, winning the title on the live finale results day in December. An album compiling her performances on The Voice entitled The Voice: The Complete Season 3 Collection reached No. 1 on the Heatseekers and sold 11,000 copies, and 8,000 more copies in the following week. Her self-titled EP also re-entered the chart at No. 42, selling 1,000 copies. Pope performed "Stand" on New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, and later performed that night with Grammy award-winning group Train at the NIVEA Kiss Stage in Times Square in New York City.
In January 2013, Pope signed with country music label Republic Nashville; the lead single of her solo album, "Wasting All These Tears", was released on May 31st, 2013. It debuted at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It sold 125,000 copies in first week of release. The album, Frame by Frame, was released in October 2013. Pope spent most of 2014 touring with country artists Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley. She also was featured on the Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Mötley Crüe album where she covered The Animal In Me.
2015-present: Summer EP and upcoming second studio album
Pope released the lead single, "I Am Invincible" from her upcoming second studio album. During late 2015, Pope recorded a duet with Chris Young, entitled "Think of You" for his 2016 album I'm Comin' Over. This single became Pope's first song to peak at number one on the US Country Airplay chart in May of 2016.
Pope's new single is set to be released in June of 2016 together with her new EP with the same name following the success of Think Of You.
Influences
When it comes to Pope's influences she has said “I’m all over the place. I tend to go backwards a little bit and listen to old Shania, Michelle Branch, Avril, Blink 182…I’m kind of all over the board. And then more recently I’m into the new Blake Shelton album, not gonna lie. Hunter Hayes and Taylor Swift.”
Personal Life
Pope began dating All Time Low drummer Rian Dawson on January 5th 2010.
Performances on The Voice
- - Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
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Blind Audition | "Torn" | Ednaswap | September 25, 2012 | 7.6 | All four chairs turned Joined Team Blake |
Battle Rounds | "Not Over You" | Gavin DeGraw | October 22, 2012 | 14.4 | Saved by Coach |
Knockout Rounds | "Payphone" | Maroon 5 | October 30, 2012 | 17.10 | Saved by Coach |
Live Playoffs | "My Happy Ending" | Avril Lavigne | November 5, 2012 | 18.5 | Saved by Public Vote |
Live Top 12 | "Behind These Hazel Eyes" | Kelly Clarkson | November 12, 2012 | 21.7 | Saved by Public Vote |
Live Top 10 | "Over You" | Miranda Lambert | November 19, 2012 | 23.9 | Saved by Public Vote |
Live Top 8 | "Are You Happy Now?" | Michelle Branch | November 26, 2012 | 25.8 | Saved by Public Vote |
Live Top 6 | "Stand" | Rascal Flatts | December 3, 2012 | 27.2 | Saved by Public Vote |
"I'm With You" | Avril Lavigne | 27.11 | |||
Live Top 4 (Semifinals) | "Stupid Boy" | Sarah Buxton | December 10, 2012 | 29.3 | Saved by Public Vote |
Live Finale | "Over You" | Miranda Lambert | December 17, 2012 | 31.2 | Winner |
"Steve McQueen" | Sheryl Crow | 31.6 | |||
"Cry" | Angie Aparo | 31.9 |
Discography
See also: Hey Monday discographyStudio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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US Country |
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CAN |
UK Country |
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Frame by Frame |
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1 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
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Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Heat |
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Cassadee Pope EP |
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25 |
Summer |
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TBR |
Singles
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
Album | ||||
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US Country |
US Country Airplay |
US |
CAN Country |
CAN |
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"Wasting All These Tears" | 2013 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 26 | 41 |
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Frame by Frame |
"I Wish I Could Break Your Heart" | 2014 | 35 | 32 | — | — | — |
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"I Am Invincible" | 2015 | — | 52 | — | — | — |
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TBA | |
"Think of You" | 2016 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 57 |
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I'm Comin' Over | |
"Summer"A | Summer | ||||||||
"—" denotes items which failed to chart or was not released to that territory. |
- ATo be released June 6.
Promotional singles
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
"You Hear a Song" | 2013 | 44 | Frame by Frame |
"11" | 38 | ||
"Good Times" | 50 | ||
"Champagne" | — | ||
"—" denotes items which failed to chart. |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2013 | "Wasting All These Tears" | Brian Lazzaro |
2014 | "I Wish I Could Break Your Heart" | Wes Edwards |
2015 | "I Am Invincible" | Roman White |
2016 | "Think of You" | David McClister |
Releases from The Voice
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US |
US Heat |
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The Complete Season 3 Collection |
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125 | 1 |
Singles
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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US Country |
US |
CAN |
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"Over You" | 2012 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 340,000 | The Complete Season 3 Collection |
"Are You Happy Now?" | — | 95 | 92 | — | ||
"Stupid Boy" | 4 | 40 | 28 | — | ||
"Cry" | 2013 | — | 60 | 53 | — | |
"Steve McQueen" | 42 | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes items which failed to chart. |
Guest appearances
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Record label |
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2008 | The Cab | Welcome to the New Administration | "Take My Hand Machine Shop Production" | Decaydance |
2009 | The Cab | The Lady Luck EP | "Take My Hand (Remix)" | Decaydance, Fueled By Ramen |
2011 | Vonnegutt | $FREE.99 | "When I Come Around" | Purple Ribbon Records |
Yellowcard | When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes (Acoustic) | "Hang You Up" | Hopeless | |
It Boys! | Introduction | "Shy" | Hollywood Waste | |
2012 | I See Stars | Digital Renegade | "Electric Forest" | Sumerian |
Yellowcard | Southern Air | "Telescope" | Hopeless | |
All Time Low | Don't Panic and Don't Panic: It's Longer Now! | "Backseat Serenade" (backing vocals) | ||
"So Long, Soldier" (backing vocals) | ||||
I See Stars | The Hardest Mistakes - Single | "The Hardest Mistakes" | Sumerian | |
2015 | Chris Young | I'm Comin' Over | "Think of You" (duet) | RCA Records Nashville |
Other appearances
Year | Song | Album | Record label |
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2014 | "The Animal in Me" | Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley Crue | Big Machine |
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Category | Awards | Result |
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2013 | American Country Awards | New Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated |
2014 | CMT Music Awards | Female Video of the Year | Wasting All These Tears | |
Breakthrough Video of the Year | Won | |||
American Country Countdown Awards | Female Vocalist of the Year | Herself | Nominated | |
2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Female Country Artist | Herself | Nominated |
Tours
- Headlining
- Solo Acoustic Tour (2012) with Stephen Jerzak, Justin Young, and Darling Parade
- Supporting
- Live & Loud Tour (2013) with Rascal Flatts & The Band Perry
- Sundown Heaven Town Tour (2014) with Tim McGraw & Kip Moore
- Riser Tour (2014) with Dierks Bentley & Randy Houser
- Southern Style Tour (2015) with Darius Rucker & David Nail
- I'm Comin' Over World Tour (2016) with Chris Young