Cheyane Smith has been singing since the age of six. She has won many awards and contests and has performed at many opry's and music festivals. She has opened for many major recording artists and is representing the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame as the first place winner of the 2008 Hall of Fame Showcase. She also represented East Texas in the Louisiana State Finals of the Colgate Country Showdown and was a finalist in the American Idol 2008 local auditions in Texarkana, Texas, advancing to the Louisiana finals, where she was first runner up.