Colorado-born Musicians

Although the Big Apple, La-La Land, and Chicago tend to get the credit for having the most and best artists with chart-topping tunes, Colorado has its own set of A lister musicians to boot. Here are some of our very own singer-songwriter bands.

BREATHE CAROLINA

moved here to take advantage of colorado's relatively affordable living conditions and made it big in the so-called "emotronic" music world with the song Blackout.

CHURCHILL

This hometown band has recently become extremely well-known for their folk rock style, with songs such as "Change" helping further expand their burgeoning fame.

FLOBOTS

This Denver-based band hit it big in 2007/8 when their single "handlebars" became a mainstream favorite.

THE FRAY

This fabulously well-known local band skyrocketed to national fame in 2005 with their debut album How to Save a Life. Several years later, T Swift would pay tribute to their fame in her Speak Now tour, singing a cover of "How to Save a Life" live at the Pepsi Center. More recently, The Fray has released many other top hits, such as "Heartless" and "You Found Me", on their new albums. They also win my prize for best album cover designs.

THE LUMINEERS

This "alternative" band's hits "Ho Hey" and "Stubborn Love" have quickly placed them on the map.

ONEREPUBLIC

OneRepublic originated in Colorado Springs. This band was started in 2002 and became famous by advertising and performing their talent on MySpace. Their famous songs include "Good Life," "Stop and Stare," "Feel Again," and their first hit single from 2007, "Apologize".