Griggs got her start after her parents signed her up for an amateur performance night at New York City’s Apollo Theater when she was 10.
Griggs found a producer in Los Angeles, California, not long after her Apollo performance, and things took off, she said.
Since signing with Evolution Talent in 2017, Griggs has been largely homeschooled to accommodate the travel demands of her career, but attended Cramerton Christian Academy through a bridge program that allowed her to participate in extracurricular school activities.
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, she could no longer travel by plane and began working with Kent Wells, a producer in Nashville, Tennessee.
Wells is also Dolly Parton’s producer, which meant that Griggs had an opportunity to meet Parton last year.
“It was amazing and so surreal … she was just as genuine in person as what you see on TV,” Griggs said.
With Wells, Griggs also found she had more opportunity to write her own music.
While her writing style fluctuates, Griggs said she finds inspiration for her songs in pop and country music, especially Zach Bryan’s writing style and Kelly Clarkson’s vocals.
Today she has written dozens of original songs.
Recently, Griggs assembled a full band, most of which are musicians from the Gastonia church she and her family attend.
She said she is looking forward to taking the stage with them at Coyote Joe’s in Charlotte Aug. 9 and at the Field & Stream Music Fest Oct. 4-6 in Winnsboro, South Carolina