Courtney Harrell
The Voice season 11 · Eliminated in the Top 10
Where are they now
On June 11, 2024 she was a producer on America's Got Talent. She co-wrote SNAP, recorded by Rosa Linn and released in 2022. As of that date the song had more than 1.3 billion streams on Spotify. In spring 2023 she received a Berklee Alumni Achievement Award.
Career
- 2001
She is a member of the Berklee class of 2001.
- 2004
She co-wrote "I Need a Love" and "Follow Your Destiny" with Rob Lewis and Cookie Lewis. Kelly Rowland performed both. The Seat Filler premiered on August 5, 2004. No soundtrack album was released, and "I Need a Love" came out as a promo single by Kelly Rowland.
- 2005
She taught music, kindergarten through eighth grade, at the Lyndon School in West Roxbury for four years. She left that public-school teaching job in 2009.
- 2010
In 2010 she started with John Legend and toured with him as a background singer.
- 2016
The Voice, season 11
Eliminated in the Top 10
- 2016
On October 11, 2016 she released the single Gravity (The Voice Performance) with Ethan Tucker on Republic Records.
- 2022
She co-wrote SNAP, recorded by Rosa Linn and released in 2022. On June 11, 2024 the song had more than 1.3 billion streams on Spotify.
- 2023
In spring 2023 she received a Berklee Alumni Achievement Award.
More milestones
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Her credits include work with or for Ariana Grande, Jessie J, Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Anastacia. She has penned songs for Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland, and Mary J. Blige.
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On June 11, 2024 she was a producer on America's Got Talent.
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She first attended Berklee as a teen in the Berklee City Music program, then studied in the Voice Department as a performance major on a full scholarship.
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She has written music featured in Grey's Anatomy and in the film Think Like a Man.
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She later became a coach on The Four: Battle for Stardom.
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She toured with Tweed before she began teaching.
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While she was at Berklee she signed with ASCAP as her performing rights organization.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Berklee College of Music | Alumni Achievement Award | Won |
Sources
- Courtney Harrell on Her Own Secret for Navigating the Music Industry — Berklee Online, June 11, 2024.
- Courtney's Got Talent — Berklee College of Music, June 9, 2023.
- The Voice (American TV series) season 11 — Wikipedia.
- iTunes Lookup API: artist 318929828 — Apple.
- Courtney Harrell — Berklee College of Music.
- The Seat Filler (Wikipedia revision 1369953519) — Wikipedia, August 18, 2026.
- VIDEO: Alumna Courtney Harrell Reaches Top 12 on The Voice — Berklee College of Music, November 14, 2016.
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