just started throwing ideas at each other , and it only took like an hour and a half to write the song . It just came out real smooth and it came together really good .”
You can download “ Nobody Does It Like You ” on iTunes and the single is available for streaming on Spotify , Apple Music , and other online streaming services .
Leighton says she has been pleased with the feedback she ’ s gotten so far . “ Everybody has been really liking it ,” she says . “ And it ’ s not just around town , but people I don ’ t even know are listening to it so that makes me really happy .”
Leighton has been singing since she was a toddler . “ I ’ ve been singing since I was like two with my grandad in church , but when I was like 8-years-old I decided that it was what I wanted to do with my life .”
Leighton plays both piano and guitar . She says the guitar you hear on “ Nobody Does It Like You ” is her playing , “ I laid out the chords and everything for the song .”
Leighton had the opportunity to record her debut single at her producer ’ s private studio in Nashville , TN . “ It was just real laid back ,” she says . “ It didn ’ t take long to record like maybe two and a half or three hours , but he was really nice and everything went really smoothly .” https :// www . youtube . com / watch ? v = vkCTQT87sVI
Since her time on The Voice , Leighton has transitioned into homeschooling to allow for a more flexible schedule . “ Now that I ’ m doing homeschool it ’ s like I have a lot more time to focus on music ,” she says .
Leighton will travel to California this month to reunite with three former contestants from The Voice . “ We ’ re putting on a concert to help raise awareness for violence ,” she says .
Although Leighton says being on The Voice was overwhelming she says she would do it again if she could . “ That had to be the craziest experience of my life … It was a lot to handle and a lot to take in being away from home for like months at a time , but it was worth it .” ✽
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24 February 2018
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