Jamie McDell

Jamie McDell

Jamie McDell (born 3 November 1992) is an alt-country award winning guitarist and singer-songwriter from Auckland, New Zealand. She was discovered at the age of 16 by EMI Music New Zealand after sending them a demo tape of her acoustic original music. Prior to being signed by a major record label, McDell used various social media outlets to gain exposure, posting YouTube videos – including original songs and cover songs, Twitter and Facebook to get her music out to the masses. She released her debut single, "You'll Never Take That Away", on 20 February 2012, which was certified Gold in New Zealand. Following the success of her debut single, McDell released her EP, All That I Wanted - Acoustic EP, on 4 May 2012. Her second single, "Rewind" was released on 13 June 2012. McDell's debut studio album, Six Strings and a Sailboat, was released 16 November 2012 and was certified Gold in New Zealand. Ask Me Anything, McDell's second studio album, was released 27 March 2015. McDell's third studio album was released on 4th May 2018, independently released and recorded at House Of Blues, Studio D, Nashville TN. The album features various country icons such as Kasey Chambers, Bill Chambers and Tami Neilson.

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