Gunnar Scott, born in Austin, Texas, is a kind-hearted aspiring musician who dates Scarlett in season one, and dates Zoey in season two.

She is widely considered to be the most successful contestant in the history of the show; although Season 4 winner Chris Young has more No.

The show also received a new set, opening, and theme song. Since then, the show has had a different host each year, consisting of hit-making country singers. However, she keeps the offer a secret from Gunnar, until their new upstairs neighbor, Will Lexington, hands them some mail that he says was misdirected. However, when he and Scarlett are held up outside an East Nashville grocery store, Scarlett miscarries from the trauma suffered in the event and Gunnar's guilt over his failure to do anything to prevent their being robbed or Scarlett from being hurt poisons his feelings both about himself and anything that remained of their relationship. He runs for mayor with help from his father-in-law and wins election, in large measure due to the corruption of Lamar and his connections.

He and Maddie date. He continually has to defend himself in the media and resumes his relationship with Kevin Bicks, which ends once again when he does not want to move in with him, in season five, when the writers ended his relationship with Bicks in favor of a new character. It is at first implied, and later made explicit, that (as Raynna suspected) he was responsible for his wife's death. She soon becomes brainwashed by Darius' cult and begins neglecting her family to do the movement's work (and quits music). He moves on when he meets Zach, a powerful West Coast internet multi-millionaire. Nashville Star is an American reality television singing competition program that aired for six seasons, from 2003 to 2008. The first winner of Nashville Star, in the spring of 2003, was 41-year-old Buddy Jewell. Erika Jo's self-titled album debuted at No. The show occasionally had a longer runtime (90 or 120 minutes), usually on season premieres and finales. Despite Juliette's singing talent being questioned by several characters, including Rayna, she shows not only raw talent but has also proven herself to be a capable songwriter and works with talented musicians such as Deacon Clayborne and Avery Barkley.

Jewel hosted the show and Cowboy Troy returned as co-host. On the strength of his win, Jewell's self-titled album released via Columbia Records earned him a gold record and two top-five country hits in "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" and "Sweet Southern Comfort", both at No. When her best friend Zoey Dalton arrives in town and starts waitressing at the Bluebird she befriends Gunnar and the two start dating. She joins his "movement", which is later revealed to be a mind-controlling cult. Juliette realizes this will eventually be her own fate as well if she remains in Bolivia and gives birth there. He and Scarlett are in a relationship when the series begins, but soon separate.

He also calls Rayna Jaymes to give her a listen. After Juliette leaves Avery and Cadence again, this time for a cult, he decides he is done feeling for her and trying with her. In season three, with his job on the line, Jeff went to Teddy Conrad saying that he had to sign Maddie with Edgehill or Jeff would reveal that Teddy had used taxpayer money for sex, since the young woman Teddy had been involved with was in fact a high-end prostitute.

This is a list of cast members, as well as recurring and guest stars. After surviving a plane crash, she is confined to a wheelchair and she finds God through the help of the woman who finds her in the wreckage, a talented gospel singer whom she encourages in commercializing her talent. A flashforward reveals that their band, without Alannah, is a success. She befriends Bluebird Café soundboard engineer Gunnar Scott who suggests putting her poetry to music.

In the television and radio ads, Lindahl (along with his band) sings, acts, and plays the washboard - an instrument that he also played on Nashville Star. He had briefly been a contestant on season 2 of American Idol in 2003, making it to the Hollywood round. She is a girl who has fought for everything she has and was prepared to do anything to get to the top. He was scheduled to be released from prison in October 2016, but the character was written out of the series and never appeared again. Finalists lived together for the entire run of the show. In 2004, Mal Rodgers was eliminated by the judges during one of the early rounds, despite being an obvious fan-favorite (at this time, two finalists were eliminated each episode: one by the judges, one by fan-vote). After being hit while being held at gunpoint with Gunnar during a holdup in East Nashville, she loses her baby. The show was broadcast on USA Network. Moniqua Plante as Natasha, (season 3; 10 episodes), a prostitute who Jeff uses to grow close to Teddy (without telling Teddy who she really is) and uses to blackmail Teddy. Nordling was credited in the main cast from 6x06.

The process was again altered in 2006, allowing judges to remove one finalist (two in 2007, back to one in 2008) on the premiere episode only, before fans get the chance to vote.[7]. Scarlett eventually has a breakdown on stage and is hospitalized with severe depression. As stated below and on this page, the winner of season 6 was supposed to perform at the closing ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, which was also shown on NBC in the U.S. Well, we’ve totally got the inside scoop and lucky for you, we’ve dug deep to get you all the best deets on your favorite celebrity homes in Nashville. As a result, she shows a desperate desire to be loved by anyone who shows her the slightest bit of affection, such as when she falls in love with her mother's drug counselor.

Rayna leaves the audition early, but is impressed enough that Scarlett is offered a recording contract. In 2005, finalist Tamika Tyler blamed producers for attempting to influence fans to vote against her, after she was voted off on an early-season episode. In addition, most episodes included an established country music act making a guest appearance to perform a song. He also has his own indie label Coffey Entertainment, LLC.

They marry, but their relationship remains intermittent and dysfunctional. Rainee Lyleson as Alannah (season 6), a newcomer to the Nashville music scene, and a beautiful singer-songwriter who starts out as a backup singer but will soon be discovered for the star that she actually is meant to be when she joins Avery, Will, and Gunnar's band. 7 in 2008. In Canada, the show aired on CMT through season 5, but moved to E! beginning with season 6.

Filming & Production With the release of a second album, Times Like These, Jewell saw declining sales and was dropped from the label. The season finale aired March 1, 2007. She eventually finds out that she is pregnant but is not sure who the father is. However, host Jewel teased an elimination several times from the beginning of the episode, only to reveal at the very end that the previous week's show experienced "technical difficulties" and the voting results were discarded. There were several changes to the show, including an earlier start date and new night. Jake Etheridge as Sean (season 6), a recent military veteran suffering from severe PTSD who has yet to embrace his talent and passion for music. Joseph David-Jones as Clay (season 5; 14 episodes), Maddie's bipolar rough boyfriend.

She becomes the leading female star with major Nashville recording label Edgehill. In a format nearly identical to the final round of American Idol, finalists performed one song per week individually and face criticism and/or praise from a panel of three judges. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, supervising producer (52 episodes, 2003-2008), sponsor producer (16 episodes, 2004-2007), executive producer (12 episodes, 2006-2007), field producer / associate producer (9 episodes, 2008), product integration producer (8 episodes, 2003), product integration producer (8 episodes, 2004), producer / story producer (unknown episodes), makeup and hair department head (52 episodes, 2003-2008), key makeup artist / makeup artist (18 episodes, 2003-2004), production manager (20 episodes, 2003-2004), head of post-production (9 episodes, 2008), pre-production office manager: Los Angeles (unknown episodes), scenic artist / carpenter (27 episodes, 2003-2005), camera assistant (18 episodes, 2003-2004), still photographer (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2008), casting associate (35 episodes, 2003-2006), executive in charge of casting (9 episodes, 2008), local casting assistant (1 episode, 2008), post-production assistant (8 episodes, 2007), post production supervisor (1 episode, 2005), post-production coordinator (1 episode, 2007), composer: additional music (5 episodes, 2008), production assistant (44 episodes, 2003-2008), talent coordinator (27 episodes, 2003-2005), production coordinator (9 episodes, 2003), production coordinator (9 episodes, 2008), assistant to executive producer (8 episodes, 2007), production coordinator (unknown episodes), assistant to executive producer (unknown episodes), cast house assistant coordinator (unknown episodes), assistant accountant (uncredited) (9 episodes, 2008), talent wrangler (uncredited) (9 episodes, 2008), travel coordinator (uncredited) (9 episodes, 2008), production assistant (uncredited) (9 episodes, 2008). Young charted in the Top 40 for the first time in 2008 with "Voices", and reached number one in 2009 with "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)" and "The Man I Want to Be". My guess is that they will add more locations to the tour and I’ll add them to this list as they’re added. Company Credits She and her father have long been largely estranged.

After this she goes to treatment and is then there for her family for a time. Britton was only credited in the main cast for episodes 5x01 to 5x11. The 2005 winner was 18-year-old Erika Jo from Mount Juliet, Tennessee — the first female and youngest overall winner. Whereas American Idol generally elevated people off the street to stardom, Nashville Star finalists were usually already somehow involved in the country music industry, but may not have attained a record deal on a major label. Her major label debut, Same Trailer Different Park, was released on March 19, 2013.