Brandi Carlile （生於1981年6月1号在Ravensdale ，华盛顿）是美国歌手及词曲作者。 卡莱尔的音乐已被归类在几个类型，包括流行，摇滚，alternative country，独立和民俗。8岁时，Carlile与妈妈演唱了乡村音乐歌曲“Tennessee Flat Top Box”。 她15岁时开始演奏吉他和写歌时 。 在16岁时 ，她开始作为一个后备猫王的歌手。- 赢得Tori Amos、Shawn Colvin等人赏识；热门影集「实习医生」指定插曲演唱，全美一致肯定创作才女第二张专辑。-全才传奇人物T-Bone Burnett〈K.D. Lang、为你钟情〉担纲制作，Indigo Girls助阵合唱〈Cannnonball〉。- 滚石杂誌评选2005年十大注目新人，全辑几乎现场录制，爆发力十足及戏剧性唱腔呈现原味生命力。by Mark DemingA gifted singer/songwriter whose rich voice and literate storytelling belie her youth (she was only 23 when she released her major-label debut), Brandi Carlile was born in the small town of Ravensdale, WA, an isolated community 50 miles away from Seattle. With few neighbors or friends nearby, Carlile grew up learning to make her own entertainment, camping and hiking in the nearby woods and teaching herself to sing. Carlile grew up listening to the classic country music her parents doted on (Patsy Cline remains Carlile's favorite singer), and she made her stage debut at the age of eight after she was taken to a local country radio show by her mother. At 17, Carlile picked up the guitar, having developed a taste for rock & roll through Elton John's classic albums of the 1970s (she cites Tumbleweed Connection as a particular favorite), and she began hitting the Seattle bar scene, playing anywhere she could get a gig (including a stint singing backup for an Elvis Presley tribute act). While playing clubs, she encountered a band called the Fighting Machinists, featuring twin brothers Tim Hanseroth on guitar and Phil Hanseroth. Impressed by their instrumental skills and spot-on harmonies, Carlile became an instant fan of the Fighting Machinists, and when the group broke up, she persuaded the Hanseroth twins to form a group with her. While they started out as an aggressive rock & roll band, Carlile's emotionally powerful songwriting and acoustic guitar work soon became the dominant component of the group's sound, and they began touring regularly, headlining small venues and opening shows for Dave Matthews, Shawn Colvin, and India.Arie. In 2000, Carlile recorded the first of several self-released recordings that sold briskly at shows, and in 2005 Carlile was signed to Columbia Records, releasing a self-titled album later that same year. The album earned enthusiastic reviews, and Carlile was named one of 2005's "Artists to Watch" by Rolling Stone. In 2006, Carlile and her band began work on her second Columbia album, with T-Bone Burnett producing. Titled The Story, it was released in spring 2007.