Seated at a piano, Russell performed Loretta Lynn’s signature song: the 1970 hit “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” The song focuses on Lynn’s Kentucky childhood, watching as her father worked hard in the coal ...

Loretta Lynn's granddaughter wants to follow in her late grandmother's footsteps. To achieve that dream, she's competing on this season of "American Idol." Emmy Russell, daughter of Patsy Lynn and ...

Late country star Loretta Lynn‘s passion for singing lives on in her granddaughter, who tried her hand at music stardom on “American Idol.” Emmy Russell, the 24-year-old daughter of actor Patsy Lynn ...

Emmy Russell is following her grandmother’s footsteps all the way to Hollywood. The judges did not know Russell’s country music lineage before she walked into her audition. “Growing up, I sang music ...

A family of country music sweethearts is adding another idol to the list. Emmy Russell, a 2024 "American Idol" finalist and granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn, announced she is expecting a ...

A family of country music sweethearts is adding another idol to the list. Emmy Russell, a 2024 "American Idol" finalist and granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn, announced she is expecting a ...

Emmy Russell was born on Jan. 10 — the same day her grandmother married husband Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn. “God kind of was like, ‘I’m gonna send her on the day that they got married, just to show her ...

I want you to want me like I want you / I want you to need me like I need you / If you’re gonna leave me, then cut me loose / I want you to want me sang Emmy Russell through her penetrating ballad, an ...

Emmy Russell leaned into her country music heritage when she covered her grandmother Loretta Lynn's song "Coal Miner's Daughter" on American Idol. The captivating performance found Russell seated at a ...