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Grammy-winner Carly Pearce , 35, has been a household name for country music fans since her 2017 breakout hit “Every Little Thing.” What you might not know is that more than a decade before that chart-topper, she was cutting her teeth as a performer on the country music stage at Dollywood.

Carly told the story on a recent episode of BunnieXO’s Dumb Blonde Podcast .

It all started when she was 15, an only child growing up in Northern Kentucky just outside Cincinnati. One day in school choir, she found out about auditions for Dollywood’s country music show. Having known since she was “tiny, tiny” that country music was what she wanted to do, she asked her parents if sh

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