Courtney Dee

Courtney Nicole Dickson (born May 8th, 1989) — known professionally as Courtney Dee  — is an up and coming pop singer-songwriter hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She will release her debut single "Never Have I Ever" on June 10th 2013.

Early Life
Courtney was born at 5:23 AM on the 8th of May, 1989. She has a fraternal twin sister, Yvonne. The twins also have a younger brother called Eric, who is 20 years old. Courtney's parents sent herself and her siblings to private schools, where Courtney learned of her passion for singing and performing. Upon graduating from High School she attended the University of Pennsylvania, earning a BA degree in Music. Her sister Yvonne holds a degree in Theatre Arts.

Courtney was raised as a Christian by her parents, but they accepted her with open arms when she came out as a lesbian in her early teens. She claims to be agnostic.

Early Career
Courtney began searching for a record deal in early 2011, sending demo CD's off to various record labels. She then tried auditioning for several girl-bands and almost made the line-up for girl group Alcopop, but missed out to Addie Lerman. The band, however, never took off and have since disbanded.

Dee struck gold in late 2012 and was offered a 3-album contract with the famous Blacklight Records and has been recording her debut album since January 2013.

Debut Album
Courtney signed a 3-album contract with Blacklight Records in late 2012 and has since been recording songs for her debut album with famous producers such as RedOne, Max Martin and Steve Mac. Her debut single, "Never Have I Ever", is produced by RedOne and Beatgeek and will be released on June 10th 2013. The album is scheduled to be released in early October, after a second single.

Personal Life
Courtney is openly lesbian. She realized she was gay when she was 13 years old and came out to her parents and family at 15, who accepted her with no hesitation. She has had a few relationships throughout the past decade, but is currently single in order to focus her full attention on her career.