Raised in New Jersey, Pennell auditioned for the fifth season of the American TV show ‘The Voice’ where she sang Ellie Goulding’s Anything Could Happen, catching the attention of Blake Shelton and Cee Lo Green. Aided by Green she progressed well through the competition even though she did not win.

She released her own material on her The Race EP in 2013 and continued as a songwriter and vocalist on a super array of material across the pop and artist landscape. She’s created loving and emotive repertoire for artists like Astrid S, Zara Larsson, Maggie Lindemann, and Hailee Steinfeld.