Taylor Horn

{{Infobox MusicAL artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Taylor Horn
| Img = Taylor Horn.jpg
| Img_capt = Taylor Horn performing at an unknown event in 2007.
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| Landscape = yes
| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Taylor Ashley Horn
| Alias = The Little Girl with The Big Voice <br />Little Janis
| Born = {{flagicon|California}} {{birth date and age|1992|10|12}}<small> [[Redlands, California|Redlands]], [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]</small>
| Died =
| Origin = <small>[[Kentwood, Louisiana|Kentwood]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]</small>
| Instrument = Fiddle
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Country music|country]], [[blues]]
| Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[child actor|actress]]
| Years_active = [[2002 in music|2002]]&ndash;present
| Label =
| Associated_acts = Blonde Inferno
| URL = [http://www.taylorhorn.com taylorhorn.com]
}}

'''Taylor Ashley Horn''' (born [[October 12]], [[1992]] in [[Redlands, California]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] and [[actress]] from [[Kentwood, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite news
|title = Britneyland: The People and Places
|first = JaShong
|last = King
|date = 2004
|work = Reprint of The Spartan Daily
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.mindspring.com/~bitparity/britney/britney_intro.htm }}</ref>

==Biography==
Horn was born in [[Redlands, California]] in [[1992]] until the age of six, when she moved to her grandparents' farm in [[Kentwood, Louisiana]]. She is also homeschooled, according to the ''Sunday Star''.
She began writing songs at age nine in [[2002]] as well as recording her first album, titled ''[[Taylor-Made]]'', a cover album of country songs made popular by other musicians, which became a minor success in [[Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite news
|title = Singer, 10, makes 2nd trip to Nashville
|first = Katie
|last = Wainwright
|date = 2003
|work = Reprint of The Sunday Star
|accessdate = 2006
|url=http://www.geocities.com/thecoolchip03/sundaystar.htm }}</ref>
By [[2004]], she had written a [[country music]] single "[[There’s Somethin’ Wrong Here]]" in [[Nashville]]. During the same year, Horn made her first national television appearance on ''[[Access Hollywood]]''.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Horn appears on Access Hollywood
|first = Cathy
|last = Chapman
|date = 2004
|work = Reprint of The Kentwood News-Ledger
|accessdate = 2006
|url=http://www.geocities.com/thecoolchip03/accesshollywood.htm }}</ref>
She was interviewed by [[Billy Bush]] and performed a quick song during the credits. By the end of 2004, Horn’s [[EP]] ''[[A Taylor Horn Christmas]]'' was released. She also appeared in a made-for-television movie for [[PBS]] titled ''Artists in the Forest'', portraying the role of Lilly Rose Walker. However, the movie never aired.

In [[2005]], Horn changed her image and became a new client of Redline Entertainment and Acorn Management. Her former producer was Danny Wells, a singer-songwriter most notable for writing material for [[George Strait]], [[Rascal Flatts]] and other musicians. She has also written material with Don Rollins, a [[Grammy]] award winning songwriter, most notable for the hit song, "[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (song)|It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]", performed by [[Alan Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news
|title = Taylor Horn goes to Nashville
|first = Carol
|last = Brooke
|date = 2005
|work = Reprint of The Kentwood News-Ledger
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.geocities.com/thecoolchip03/nashville.htm }}</ref>

During the same year, she, her grandmother and Bob Westbrook appeared in the documentary ''Britney’s Redneck Roots'', aired in the [[UK]].<ref>{{cite news
|title = Television: Britney's Redneck Roots, Britney and Kevin, E=MC2
|first = Kathryn
|last = Flett
|date = 2005
|work = The Observer
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/screen/story/0,6903,1553246,00.html}}</ref>
The documentary was about Spears' hometown, its inhabitants and their own personal memories of Britney growing up.

Throughout her career, Horn has participated in charity work by donating her albums to soldiers in [[Iraq]], [[CASA]] and the local library in Kentwood. In [[2003]], she wrote a letter to [[George W. Bush|President Bush]] along with a copy of ''taylor-made'' to him and was surprised when he responded back.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Taylor Horn hears from President Bush
|first = Cathy
|last = Chapman
|date = 2003
|work = Reprint of The Kentwood News-Ledger
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.geocities.com/thecoolchip03/taylorpresidentbush.htm}}</ref>

In 2006, she released her second album, ''Changes'', a pop album.
Horn is currently recording a third album, although she has since disbanded from Redline Entertainment. She has often been compared to [[Janis Joplin]] due to her booming, gravelly voice. Due to the comparisons, she was nicknamed "Little Janis" and "The Little Girl With The Big Voice".
She is currently a client of Clear Entertainment and performs at live concerts with her band, Blonde Inferno. She has also done advertisement work for Jeanne Maureen's, a local beauty salon in [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond]]. Horn is currently a voice student and production client of country music singer [[Judy Rodman]].<ref>{{cite news
|title = Music marketing workshop alert, Taylor Horn on Access Hollywood
|first = Judy
|last = Rodman
|date = 2007
|work = Judy's Blog
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://judyrodman.com/2007/08/bob-baker-workshops-taylor-horn-on.html}}</ref>

==Britney comparisons==
After Horn’s segment in the documentary, she was later dubbed and somewhat ridiculed by the British media as a [[Britney Spears|Britney]] wannabe or clone.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Backwards belle
|first = Andrew
|last = Billen
|date = 2005
|work = New Statesman
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/200508220035}}</ref> (She was jeered and looked at as a Britney wannabe by British newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'' after appearing in the documentary quoting: "I'd probably be a 'Do you want fries with that?' person, because I have nowhere else to go!" if she didn't become a successful singer and musician.)<ref>{{cite news
|title = Only here for the jeers
|first = Lucy
|last = Mangan
|date = 2005
|work = The Guardian
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5264115-103689,00.html}}</ref>

Like Spears has done, Horn has performed locally at [[nursing home]]s, [[festival]]s, [[beauty pageant]]s, and [[state fair|fairs]]. Bob Westbrook, her former vocal coach, was a former teacher of Spears as well as [[Justin Timberlake]]<ref>http://www.geocities.com/thecoolchip03/sundaystar.htm</ref>.
The media have also reported the town of Kentwood are no longer in support of Spears after her recent antics and have now focused their attention on Horn by completing a Taylor Horn exhibit inside the Kentwood Museum in place of Spears' exhibit.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Britney's home town jilted for her clone, 14
|first = Tony
|last = Allen-Mills
|date = 2007
|work = Sunday Times
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article1909875.ece}}</ref>
However, Horn has stated in the past that she has no intentions of copying Spears in any shape or form.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Village life appeals to rising US singing star
|first = Nione
|last = Meakin
|date = 2003
|work = Reprint of Malvern Gaz
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.geocities.com/thecoolchip03/malverngaz.htm}}</ref> She stated on ABC26 News that she still respects Spears as an artist and musician, but doesn't want to be compared to her. However, she also stated she understands the [[paparazzi]] and [[tabloid]] attention Spears has gotten and has said she's ready for it if it happens to her.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Hometown Hero?
|first =
|last =
|date = 2007
|work = ABC26 News
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.nola.com/abc26/video/?/abc26/video/content.ssf/1114meredith10}}</ref>

==Discography==
====Albums====
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|-
|align="left"|'''''[[taylor-made]]'''''
*Release date: 2002
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|align="left"|'''''[[Changes (Taylor Horn album)|Changes]]'''''
*Release date: [[January 15]], [[2006]]
|}

==== EPs ====
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|align="left"|'''''[[A Taylor Horn Christmas]]'''''
*Release date: December, 2005
|}

====Singles====
*"[[There’s Somethin’ Wrong Here]]", 2004

====Unreleased songs====
:''The following are songs that Horn co-wrote with Don Rollins and Kathryn Kidd for the album, 'Changes'. These songs did not make the album.''

*"Boyfriend Stealer"
*"Another Day, Another You"
*"Blonde Moment"
*"Mama's Boy"
*"Naughty"

==Filmography==
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''Artists in the Forest''
| Lilly Rose Walker
| [[Made-for-television]] film; unaired.
|-
| 2005
| ''Britney's Redneck Roots''
| Herself
| [[Documentary]]; aired in the [[United Kingdom]].
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=2745101}}
*[http://www.taylorhorn.com Official website]
*{{MySpace-music|taylorhornmusic}}
*[http://www.strawberryjam.org/taylor.htm Strawberry Jam Taylor Horn page]
*[http://www.mp3.com.au/Artist.asp?id=25620 Taylor Horn] at [[MP3.com]]

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