Kristen May

Kristen May is an American musician, best known as the former lead singer of the rock bands Vedera and Flyleaf.

Kristen May
Background information
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active2004–present
Associated actsFlyleaf, Vedera

Background

May was raised in Blue Springs, Missouri.[1]

May was the lead singer of Vedera.[2] During her time with Vedera, Stages, reached No. 146 on the Billboard 200.[3] "Satisfy" charted at No. 36 on Billboard's Top 40 Adult Pop Songs.[4] She is married to her former Vedera bandmate, Brian Little.[1][5]

After Lacey Sturm departed Flyleaf, May was announced as the band's new lead singer on October 22, 2012.[6][7] The band released an EP, Who We Are (EP), on July 9, 2013.[8] that reached No. 35 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart.[9] The band released a full-length album, Between the Stars, on September 16, 2014, that sold over 8,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at No. 33 on the Billboard 200.[10]

In November 2015, May released a solo album, Conversations, through a Pledge Music campaign. On December 28, 2015, May had her and Little's first child, a son named Graham.[11] She announced her departure from Flyleaf on August 15, 2016, citing a growing desire to be with family and never feeling that Flyleaf was hers.[12][13]

Discography

Vedera

Flyleaf

Solo

References
  1. "Vedera". EllenTV. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. "Back to Rockville". Backtorockville.typepad.com. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  3. "Vedera – Chart history – Billboard". Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  4. "Vedera – Chart history – Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  5. "With Flyleaf, Kristen May finds a new voice". kansascity. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  6. "Flyleaf announce departure of vocalist Lacey Sturm". Alternative Press. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  7. "Flyleaf Online – The latest news, information, tour dates, pictures, mp3s, videos, lyrics and more". Flyleafonline.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  8. "FLYLEAF: Entire 'Who We Are' EP Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  9. "Flyleaf - Chart history". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  10. "Flyleaf's 'Between The Stars' Cracks U.S. Top 40 - Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  12. "Kristen May - Timeline - Facebook". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  13. "Singer Kristen May Announces Exit From Flyleaf". Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  14. "Flyleaf". Facebook. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  15. "Kristen May (Flyleaf) - Conversations (Album) (FULL)". YouTube. Retrieved January 4, 2016.


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