Callista Renee Clark (born September 29, 2003) is an American country music singer from Zebulon, Georgia. She released her debut EP, Real to Me, on February 12, 2021, with the EP's lead single "It's 'Cause I Am" peaking at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Early life
Callista Clark was born on September 29, 2003. Raised in Zebulon, Georgia, Clark claims she was "singing since I could talk", and that the first place she ever sang was at a church where her grandfather was a pastor. Clark told Songwriter Universe that she learned ukulele at the age of 10, and began playing the guitar at the age of 11, later learning more instruments such as the piano. In an interview with iHeartRadio, Clark said that she wrote her first song at the age of 11, initially as a poem in a school poetry contest, which was called "Wildfire". At the age of 12, Clark performed with Jennifer Nettles at a 4-H event. She gained fame with a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain? posted on Facebook, which received 29 million views. She signed with Big Machine Records at the age of 15.
^ @callistaclark; (30 September 2018). "It's my birthday y'all so I'm #winning 💜 (shout out to my adorable little cousin and sister) . . . #birthday #birthdaypost #imwinning #socute #lovethisvid #cousin #sister #15 #september #not14 #cute #funny" – via Instagram.
