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Short bio

Cornelius Versa is a queer country singer-songwriter. He released his debut album, The Crystal Cowboy, in November 2025, and Instinct Magazine called him "The Country Music Artist We Need Right Now." Trained at Carnegie Mellon, he auditioned for NBC's The Voice in 2025, and in 2026 sang the lead in the country-rock musical Oil & Whiskey in Nashville, New York, Edinburgh and London.

The full story is on the About page.

Fact sheet

Genre

Country, country pop, folk

For fans of

Brandi Carlile, Hozier, Kaitlin Butts, Teddy Swims

Debut album

The Crystal Cowboy, November 5, 2025. Digital, vinyl and CD (CC-001)

Television

NBC's The Voice, Season 27 (2025)

Stage

Teddy (lead) in Oil & Whiskey, 2026. Directed by Yuval Benit, music by Kit Nolan, book by Dax Wiley. 90 minutes, 16 songs. Nashville, New York (sold out), Edinburgh Festival Fringe, London (Off-West End)

Training

Carnegie Mellon University

Opera

Alex in Frida, Detroit Opera (2015, 2022)

Memberships

Recording Academy (voting member), Americana Music Association (voting member), ASCAP, Actors' Equity Association (AEA), American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)

Based in

Los Angeles