Debra Arlyn

Debra Irene Arlyn (born February 27, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist from Oregon. Her musical style is a blend of pop, adult contemporary, jazz and R&B, arranged and performed on piano, with lyrics that deal with love and relationships. She is noted for having a powerful voice. the contest; she was flown to the producer's audition for American Idol, along with other radio contest winners. Despite winning the contest and being pushed ahead through auditions, Arlyn was cut after two rooms and did not make it to the final judges (Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul). and was produced by Arlyn herself in her home with her band on her own independent label. During this time she also sold music to movies and television shows such as "Related", "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and Valley of Angels, as well as scoring a documentary, Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon. She also began work for her next album, Tomorrow Another Day.

Tomorrow Another Day released in April 2008. In that same month, Arlyn married her boyfriend of two years in a ceremony in Corvallis. She toured to support the album while also releasing an EP in late 2009 and kept touring until finding out she was pregnant in February 2010. Arlyn gave birth to a daughter, Evie, later in the year. Still writing, she will begin production of new album in the summer of 2011 in Nashville.

"Heartbeat" LP recorded in Nashville was released in March 2012. Arlyn had a big release concert at her favorite Portland venue Jimmy Maks to celebrate the release. A Portland music blogger was at the live show and wrote a positive review of Arlyn and the band saying "Damn. This girl can sing! A strong, soulful voice and range out the wazoo! Perfectly delicate at times and awesomely powerful at others. She filled every corner of the room and I could have listened to her sing for hours. Debra and her band boasted a poppy, soulful, R&B vibe. Smooth grooves. Catchy, clever arrangements. All of this coupled with a very well-blended and balanced mix, made for a very warm and pleasurable sound. Plenty of organ and guitar solos. The audience (including me) was into everything Debra was serving."

After the show, Arlyn again took a break from music, had another daughter Chloe, and moved to Walla Walla, Washington to start a business with her husband. In 2016 she recorded new material and released several live music videos to showcase the new look and new sound of her voice and songwriting. "Boomerang" and "Under the Porchlight" being the 2 stand out songs and videos.

Discography 2003: That Girl Is Me 2005: Thinking Out Loud 2006: Complicated Mess 2008: Tomorrow Another Day 2009: The Get Ready EP 2012: Heartbeat 2016: Boomerang music video 2016: Under the Porchlight music video