Lucas Hoge

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Member Since: 2/14/2006
Sounds Like: Country Music ArtistLucas Hoge Bio:

Lucas was born in the small town of Hubbell, Nebraska, population 50. The entire Hoge family loves to sing and at a young age Lucas found his calling.

In college Lucas joined a praise and worship band called ìXtremeDevotionî and soon Lucas was playing and singing for a variety of different bands. He moved more into mainstream with a band called ì Southern Crossîa country rock band that played festivals and fairs across Nebraska and Kansasand opened for John Michael Montgomery at Harrahís Casino. Lucas soon recruited his own band ìBorderlineî performing a variety of country,country-rock and gospel music to sold-on-him crowds.

The Hoge family and the entire town of Hubbell was in such support of Lucas following his dreams that during his final concert they raised $2500.00 for him. Lucas packed up his 1994Dodge Ram pickup and moved to the Country Music Capital of the World-Nashville.

It wasnít long before Lucas was playing at the world famous BluebirdCafÈ, Douglas Corner, Hotel Preston, The Broken Spoke, Hall of Fame Lounge, the Alabama Grill, Tootsies Orchid Lounge, BB Kings in Los Angeles and Nashville,The Wild Horse Saloon, Whisky Island and in numerous other venues.

In 2002 Lucas released his debut CD ìIn My Dreamsî. Fall 2004Contemporary Christian artist Johnny Andrews recorded Lucasís song ì Get the Doorî, co-written with his friend Eddie Kilgallon.

Television was next on the list, Lucas got his first major television cut on the WBís popular show, ìSmallvilleî with the song ìIf Only I Couldî that he performed and co-wrote with Corey Barker and Brent Anderson.

ìDIRTî, the second album for Lucas, which he co-wrote several of the songs, including the title cut, ëDirtíwith Jeff Dayton and Eddie Kilgallon.

Lucas has several awards in both singing and songwriting, he was nominated for ìMale Country Singer/Songwriter of the Yearî for ìDirtî and twice for ìMale Contemporary Christian Singer/Songwriter of the Yearî with ìReign Over Meî and ìGet The Doorî, he was also nominated for ìCountry Album Of The Yearî for ìDIRTî in the 16th Annual LA Music Awards. Lucas walked away winning: ìCountry Album Of The Yearî forìDIRTî and ìMale Contemporary Christian Singer/Songwriter Of The Yearî for ìGet The Doorî.

The 17th Annual LA Music Awards noticed Lucas again and he was nominated for ìPop song of the Yearî with ìIf Only I Couldî and again in the 18th Annual LA Music Awards and in the Hollywood Music Awards in 2008 for ìCountry Single Of The Yearî and ìCountry Artist Of The Yearî

Lucas has been making several TV appearances, with Faith Hill in the Saturday Night Football promo that ran in 2007, the Toby Keith Christmas Special in 2007, a commercial with Jennifer Hansen and Danielle Peck for MaryKay, and singing the National Anthem at Lowes Motor Speedway in 2008 for the NASCAR race.

Adroit Records has signed Lucas to a single song agreement to feature, once again, the song ìDirtî on their first CD titled ìWords and Musicî, which is in stores now. 2008 will end with another WIN for Lucas as, ìBest International CountryMale Artist 2008î in the Toronto Magazine Awards.

January2009, took Lucas to Iraq, Kuwait and Kosovo on a 17 day tour to play for our US troops.

February2009 will begin Lucasís ongoing appearances at all of the Broken Spoke Saloons that correspond with the four major Motorcycle Rallies, which include the cities of Sturgis SD, Dayton FL, Myrtle Beach and Laconia.