Judge for Leslie Craig

There’s a tattoo on Leslie Craig’s arm. It’s a flaming heart with the words “Music = Passion = Life” written on it. “That pretty much sums it up for me,” says the singer/songwriter, who’s been singing for a living since the age of 17. Although Leslie considers herself a singer first and a songwriter second, she does enjoy writing and describes her music as a hybrid of country with a lot of rock and soul mixed in. Leslie’s voice has all the soul of Aretha, the earthiness of John Mellancamp, and the sweetness of Trisha Yearwood…but she also has an element that can’t be described. When she’s on stage, it’s evident that this is what she was born to do. “Music is like breathing to me, it’s the only thing–other than my faith–that I know I could not live without.”