Melissa Lawson to Debut at Grand Ole Opry
Matt Richenthal
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Nashville Star winner Melissa Lawson is about to reach a milestone on the road to country music stardom. The mother of five boys from Arlington, Texas, will debut at the Grand Ole Opry Saturday.
“Since I was just 17 years old, I have been performing on the Opry circuit in Texas,” Lawson said. “To be acknowledged by the Grand Ole Opry and asked to perform is such an honor.”
Lawson, who won a Toyota pickup truck (she gave it to husband Rick) and a recording contract when she won Nashville Star on August 4, released the single “What If It All Goes Right” the next day.
The song landed in the top spot on the iTunes country chart and hit Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart at No. 49 this week.
“This is more than I could have ever hoped for,” said Melissa Lawson, who also performed on the Today show on location at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, as part of her prize.
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