The band was later named Hot Chelle Rae, after a MySpace stalker who provided the band with a rather entertaining era of online activity until her false identity was discovered and brought to light. In the summer of , the band opened a sold out concert for rapper Lil Jon. Later on that year, they played a string of venues at South by Southwest, a music festival in Austin, Texas, and then went on tour with the band Vedera.
They were signed to Jive Records in October , and then began work on their first album, Lovesick Electric. Their 'Whatever' album was announced on the band's website on October 4, and was released on November 29, In the summer of , the band will be on tour with Demi Lovato.
Sign In. Edit Hot Chelle Rae. Showing all 6 items. Jump to: Mini Bio 1 Trivia 5. When Ryan and Nash met they almost didn't start the band because they're polar opposites but looked past their differences to form "Miracle Drug" that would later be "Hot Chelle Rae". Ian Keaggy, the bassist, moved to Ireland for six months before having a 'feeling' he should come back to Nashville.
Hot Chelle Rae started right after. All rights reserved. Ryan Follese has only been on the country scene for almost a year's worth of singles and a 6-song EP, but his relationship with country music goes far beyond September Follese began writing his own songs at about 7 or 8 years old -- "really stupid songs," he laughs -- working his way to becoming a solo artist around the age of But when he hit his late teens, an opportunity arose to form a pop-rock band called Hot Chelle Rae , and he put his country roots on the back burner: "I feel like I did what most kids do when they start a band -- I rebelled against what my parents did.
As a super family-oriented guy, Follese always had moments of feeling too far removed from his loved ones. Even so, when things died down with HCR, he continued writing for other artists in Los Angeles -- but once his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in , he knew it was time to put his own career on hold. I needed to be at home in Nashville where my roots are -- it was kind of an easy decision.
No matter how anyone felt, though, Follese knew that was what felt right for the storytelling he wanted to do as an artist. That's important because I feel like [fans'] bulls--t meter is a lot better than people give them credit for. In reality, Follese's music isn't a shocking departure from the music he made with Hot Chelle Rae -- especially since he was the voice of the group to begin with. His debut single, "Float Your Boat," has enough rock influence that it could serve as a crossover HCR track, and while the rest of the EP discusses a relationship in more romantic terms than his band's tracks, there's plenty of electric guitar and creative lyricism to balance out any sappiness.
And with nearly five million Spotify streams on the EP, his new music is clearly resonating with fans. Follese intends on releasing a full-length album in the relatively near future, and as he continues his country career, he hopes to earn himself a No. Would he ever consider switching genres again to achieve those goals? He can confidently say no. A lot of pretty important stuff happened in my family, and I had a handful of ideas that were all coming out country. Life is too short to be worried about what people are going to think.
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