Ryan and Rory
Biographie Ryan and Rory
Ryan Follesé
is an American rock musician better known as the front for the band Hot Chelle Rae, as well as having a solo career as a country singer. Both his parents were singer / songwriters. Follesé recruited guitarist Nash Overstreet, bassist Ian Keaggy, and drummer Jamie Follesé, Ryan’s younger brother. They signed to Jive Records in 2008.
Hot Chelle Rae’s debut singles “Tonight Tonight” and “I Like It Like That” were successful charting singles, and the band’s career was off, with their studio album “Whatever.” In 2011 and 2012 they toured New Zealand and Australia. They covered “Jingle Bell Rock” for the holiday season that year. After a few more single releases, each of the band members have taken a break from the band to do solo work.
Rory John Zak
When it comes to the 10,000-hour rule, Rory John Zak has that box checked and then some. Born and raised in North Carolina, Rory demonstrated from a young age a gift for piano, sparking a lifelong love of music. Rory went on to develop into a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist winning talent competitions and performing weekly as a solo artist and band frontman while still in high school. That popularity garnered the attention of The Carolina Opry in Myrtle Beach and by the age of 17, he became the youngest full-time cast member in their 36-year history performing 6 nights a week before stepping down at age 21 to pursue a career as a solo artist.
Frequent trips to Nashville throughout the years also led to friendships and collaborations with songwriters and industry veterans who took notice of the young man with the big smile and personality to match. Rory continues to work, write and perform across the Southeast, as well as internationally for our U.S. troops overseas at military bases around the world.
Rory’s music is a reflection of his southern roots often melded together with some of the coastal influences from his early years spent on summer vacations in the Outer Banks to living the beach life in SC.
