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Christie McCarthy is an American singer-songwriter and musician who's genres have been classified as Americana, Country Alternative, Folk Alternative, and Pop. She has released six studio albums and has won songwriting awards from the West Coast International Songwriting contest, Song Door, and others. McCarthy has toured extensively and opened shows for Melissa Etheridge, Janis Ian, Laurie Lewis, and Neale Donald Walsch among others.

Music Career
Christie has written, recorded and produced six album, touring in California and Georgia (opening shows for Melissa Etheridge, Janis Ian, Laurie Lewis and Neale Donald Walsh among others). Her songs have been featured in TV shows and on Target's Christmas Compilation Album as well as having her song, Nothing Moves Me, featured on The Sharper Image's Sirens of Song album (along with Norah Jones, Diana Krall and Oleta Adams).

In the mid-1990s McCarthy signed a record deal with A Lasting Impression record label, based in Athens, Georgia. She relocated to Athens to promote the album and the label released the single, If Jesus Came Today, which received national radio airplay.

McCarthy moved back to San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1990s and teamed up with Susan Zelinsky and Lis Pisco forming the band, She's Out There. The group toured California and received favorable reviews

McCarthy became involved in Diva Bands, a female based line up of singer-songwriters, created by Roberta Donnay, based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. They performed throughout California and.

In 2010 McCarthy relocated to Santa Cruz, California, inspiring new material for her album, Big Picture.

Discography

 * 1997 - Serendipity
 * 2003 - Everyday Real
 * 2006 - Winter
 * 2010 - Modernity
 * 2018 - Big Picture
 * 2021 - Something I Can Say (Single)
 * 2022 - Force Majeure

Awards
{|class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Nominated Work !Category !Award !Result ||Song Door ||Won
 * 2021 || Force Majeure || Best Alt/Folk and Soft Rock
 * 2021 || Force Majeure || Best Alt/Folk and Soft Rock
 * 2021 || Johnny on the Spot || Best Americana Song || West Coast International Songwriting Contest||Won
 * 2020 || Elephant Through a Keyhole || Best Blues Song || West Coast International Songwriting Contest ||Won
 * 2020 || Elephant Through a Keyhole || Best Blues Song || West Coast International Songwriting Contest ||Won
 * 2020 || Elephant Through a Keyhole || Best Blues Song || West Coast International Songwriting Contest ||Won

Christie is also the recent recipient of the Glendale Educational Foundation 2022 Diamond Award for distinguished achievement in the arts in Glendale, CA, Christie’s hometown.

Early Life
Christie McCarthy was born and raised in Glendale, California. She began playing guitar and writing songs at 15 years old. She moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to attend UC Berkeley and remained there until the late 1990s when she moved to Athens, Georgia after signing a record deal with A Lasting Impression" record label, based in Athens, and released her single, If Jesus Came Today''.