Alyssa Bonagura

She’s got an album coming out…pick it up, you won’t believe your ears!”

That’s how music industry icon Steven Tyler of Aerosmith praised the work of visionary artist,

multi-instrumentalist and producer Alyssa Bonagura.

“An outstanding artist” is how legendary BBC radio presenter Bob Harris describes her.

Those and other endorsements of merit along with Alyssa’s overall body of work, have led to her

reputation as a powerhouse musical talent on the rise, placing her squarely in the spotlight as one

of the best break through artists country music has to offer. Alyssa has over 25 million streams, 15

million U.S. radio impressions, and is a CMT Next Women of Country artist.

Born and raised in Nashville, Alyssa has spent the past decade fine-tuning a sound for her critically

acclaimed solo career that leverages her Nashville roots while reaching far beyond. Her sound is

every bit as diverse as her own story as evidenced by any number of both esteemed and rising

artists who’ve sought her talents in collaboration. A lifelong road warrior who grew up on a tour bus

with her country music parents Baillie & The Boys, she recorded a duet with Kenny Rogers at 10

years old and received her college diploma from Sir Paul McCartney at LIPA in Liverpool.

Alyssa has performed on many international stages, from legendary venues around the globe

(Country Music Hall of Fame, Grand Ole Opry, Royal Albert Hall) to international arena & stadium

shows worldwide (Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, C2C, CMA Fest, Highways, Pilgrimage, SXSW,

Summerfest, Sundance Film Festival). Performing with and opening for legendary artists, Rod

Stewart, Charles Kelly (Lady A), Ringo Starr, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Katy Perry, P!nk,

Sheryl Crow, Alison Krauss and Toby Keith.

Alyssa is known for wearing many hats (not only literally!) as a multi-faceted artist, with an ongoing

passion for writing & producing songs for an array of ACM, CMA & Grammy award-winning and

nominated artists. She’s had major International hits with Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Morgan Evans,

Jessie James Decker and Jana Kramer, and has written and produced music for UK country acts

The Shires, Jade Helliwell, Honeymoon Kemp and most recently produced and co-wrote tracks on

Kezia Gill’s latest chart topping album ‘All On Red’.

Splitting her time between Nashville & London, she’s been making waves through the British

Country music scene with packed out headline tours and festival appearances. In 2023 she was

asked by the NFL to represent the USA and sing the National Anthem for 87,000 people & 10

million television viewers at Wembley Stadium, for the NFL International Games series. In 2025

Alyssa performed at the C2C Festival on the BBC Radio 2 Indigo Stage, Highways late night Jam

after Eric Church at the Royal Albert Hall and has supported The Shires on 35 dates of their

extensive UK tour. Alyssa also released new songs including “Old Piano” a duet with

Charles Kelly of Lady A.

Spring 2026 sees Alyssa’s long awaited new album ‘America’s Backroads’ released, featuring 13

tracks recorded in Nashville, all co-written and produced by Alyssa and features multi Grammy

award-nominated blues titan Joe Bonamassa. The album includes co-writes with hit songwriters

Jeffrey Steele (Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts), David Sneddon (Lewis Capaldi), Theo Hutchcraft

(Hurts), and is a collection of songs that showcases her musicality as a guitar player & singer, as

well as the storytelling of her unique life experiences touring the backroads of America.