Shawn Mayer
Performance following Saturday Night's Rodeo

Nashville Star finalist Shawn Mayer is a 22 year old country music loving singer/songwriter from May City, Iowa: population 45. She has been a full-time performer since the age of 15, playing everywhere from small town bars to opening on bit states for Luynyrd Skynard, Martina McBride, Chris Cagle, Brad Paisley, ZZ Top, Jason Aldean, Trick Pony, Gretchen Wilson and many more.

In Hartley, Iowa, Shawn was not afraid to get her guitar-picking hands dirty; the striking black-haired beauty worked as a mechanic, a volunteer firefighter, and tending pigs on a hog farm. Her parents, Mark and Shandra Mayer, always encouraged her to make her onw way - and it has been through this encouragement that she has forged her courageous path to fulfill her dreams of stardom in Nashville, Tennessee.

Depending on a tip jug to pay her bills, Mayer arrived in Nashville in 2006 and set out to play every honky tonk on Nashville's famed Broadway Avenue. Playing her guitar and singing her own songs as well as cover tunes, Mayer caught the ears of local fans and music row executives alike, and it wasn't long before she was writing with some of the hottest writers in Nashville. In 2007 Mayer took a chance and auditioned for NBC's reality series "Nashville Star", becoming one of 45,000 people competing for 12 spots on the network show. Mayer not only scored a spot on the show, but wowed audiences week after week as the judges (Grammy Nominee John Rich, platinum-selling artist Jewel and award-winning songwriter Jeffery Steele) critiqued her songwriting, singing and performance abilities. On original song night, Jewel summed Mayer up the best after her heartfelt performance of her song "I'm Not Looking Back", when she said "you're a little bit dangerous and you're the best on your own material." Apparently the fans agreed and voted Mayer into the top three to finish the show.

Mayer has currently just finished touring America with the Nashville Star Tour, is writing songs for the forthcoming album, and has just signed an exclusive publishing deal with Savannah Music Group.

To learn more about Shawn, please visit http://www.myspace.com/shawnmayersings