Lily Meola is a singer as well as a songwriter who went from being a jazz-loving child who used to perform covers at local cafés on her native Maui to becoming an artist-on-the-verge read like a rock and roll fairytale. The whole process involves Lily being guided by well-known producer Bob Rock, and touring with country legend Willie Nelson. Lily was even prepped to write songs by popular Jackson Browne, along with that she has even done duets with prominent artists such as Steven Tyler, Kris Kristofferson, as well as Sammy Hagar.
What was Lily Meola’s earlier life before America’s Got Talent?
Lily Meola was born in the year 1995 in Maui, Hawaii, the United States of America, and presently lives in California. Lily’s late Mother Nancy Meola, was onetime worked as the assistant of a prominent entertainment manager, Shep Gordon. Lily is also the sister of a known professional surfer, Matt Meola.
Lily has been very fond of music ever since she was a child and it was her mother who introduced her to amazing classical jazz music. As a child, Lily has been a huge fan of various Jazz artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, as well as James Taylor.
When Lily was 11 years old, she landed the lead role in Haleakala Waldorf School’s production titled Man of La Mancha after which Lily understood that she should improvise her vocals. By the time, Lily was in middle school, and in order to nurture her talents more, Lily would be weekly seen performing in Cafe des Amis in Paia, Hawaii, and it was there Lily caught the attention of well-known country legend Willie Nelson after which Lily Meola even got the opportunity to perform with the legend Willie Nelson on the song titled Will You Remember Mine which was released on his 2013’s album titled To All the Girls.
Along with this little fame, Lily Meola got the opportunity to sing along with Kris Kristofferson, Steven Tyler, and Sammy Hagar. Lily Meola’s performance with Sammy Hagar was aired on Sammy’s web series called Rock and Roll Road Trip.
How did Lily Meola rise to such fame in present times?
After meeting Willie Nelson, Lily would annually perform with Nelson at the Farm Aid Concert after which she even got the chance to tour with Willie Nelson and his musician sons Lukas and Micah. After this, Lily pursued her path to evolve into an artist, and would often spend a lot of time in the studio along with producer Bob Rock who aided Lily to land a breakthrough deal with Verve Records as she had already dazed the label head, David Foster.
Unfortunately, the recording contract did not occur as Lily was only 17 years old and she felt she was not ready yet. Recently, in America’s Got Talent season 17, Lily performed her own song titled Daydreams and for her phenomenal performance, Lily received the well-distinguished golden buzzer. After this, Lily’s fan following has been increasing and audiences who have seen her performance from home have been obsessed with LilyMeola’s jaw-dropping performance which was broadcasted on Tuesday’s show.
After performing her song, Lily Meola disclosed to America’s Got Talent’s judges Simon, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, as well as Howie Mandel that she started writing the tracks when something in her life was going a lot smoother which Lily had just imagined them in her dreams.
What are Lily Meola’s views on her viral popularity?
Lily went through a terrible phase after her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Lily has slowly pieced herself together and is turning all her emotions and words into music which has been a huge help to deal with the loss of her mother. Lily’s vocals have often been compared with artists such as Amy Winehouse and Adele, however, Lily Meola has mentioned that at this moment she is totally experimenting and trying to find her own voice through songwriting.
At present, Lily even has a record deal on the table and has even self-released her EP titled Daydream around March 2022 which features the singles titled Daydream, Smallest Things, Got Your Way, Sunshine, as well as Flaws. Lily’s songs are available for listening to on various digital platforms like Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, Soundcloud, and many others