Jillian Cardarelli is a country music Singer/Songwriter. Jillian joins Country Music Made Me to discuss her grandpa's Country Music influence, her love of Elvis and how he inspired her to sing and perform at a young age, and the first grade talent show when she sang a LeAnn Rimes song and realized that's what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. Jillian and Brendan talk about her move to Nashville to attend Belmont University, the amazing opportunities she had early in her career to open for artists like Alabama, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, and Reba, and the many full-circle moments she's experienced since first hitting the stage in 2013. Jillian explains how she considers her debut single "Rerun" in 2017 to be her jumping off point as an artist, what it's been like working with producer Alex Kline from the beginning of her career, and the balance of promoting her debut self-titled EP and moving on to the creation of new music.
