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Who is RaeLynn: Get to know the country star behind 'She Chose Me,' 'God Made Girls'

Amber Roberson
Fort Smith Times Record

From the stage of NBC's "The Voice" to the stage of Fort Smith's 4th of July bash, RaeLynn has spent the last decade sharing songs and stories across the country. 

Get to know the up-and-coming country musician here. 

Texas-born artist paid tribute to hometown with 'Baytown' album

Racheal Lynn Davis, 28, currently calls Nashville home, but she started out as a small-town girl from Texas. 

Her first album, "Wildhorse" was released in 2017, followed by a nod to her hometown "Baytown" in 2021.

"I wrote it about my hometown, Baytown, Texas," she said. "That record I'm really proud of. It's all the songs I wrote, I've only released one song ever that I hadn't written. But I'm really, really proud of it." 

She married Josh Davis in 2016, and they welcomed daughter Daisy in 2021

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'The Voice' Season 2 alum

RaeLynn appeared on season two of 'The Voice" in 2012. A member of Team Blake, she was eliminated in the show's quarterfinal round. 

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'She Chose Me' TikTok trend

RaeLynn's song "She Chose Me" is a tribute to her mother's pregnancy journey with her.

The song resonated with users across TikTok with thousands of videos created with the sound as a background to their own stories about pregnancy and motherhood.  

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Type 1 diabetes advocate

RaeLynn was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 12, according to the Lansing State Journal. 

The RaeLynn Diabetes Fund was established in 2016 to support those impacted by Type 1, Type 2 and juvenile diabetes.  

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Paige Eichkorn contributed to this report.