Yahoo! Teenage Yodeling Champion To Play Carnegie Hall, Make Australian Appearances

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Taylor Ware Official Website) - Taylor Ware, the 13-year-old yodeling champion and "America's Got Talent" top five finalist, will perform at Carnegie Hall Tuesday, June 24, followed by two weeks' worth of Australian appearances.

"America's Yodeling Sweetheart" was asked to perform with the Bob Westbrook Singers at the legendary concert hall in New York City as the lone yodeling talent in the show.

"It's a great honor to yodel at Carnegie Hall, and I'm also very excited to spread my love of yodeling on my trip to Australia," Ware said.

The Yahoo! Yodel Challenge National Champion embarks on her first trip to Australia on June 29, where she will represent the U.S. on a two-week press tour sponsored by Yahoo! She will visit radio and television stations and also make personal appearances.

Ware, a resident of Franklin, TN, won the Yahoo! Yodel Challenge in 2003 as a 9-year-old, the youngest talent in the competition. Yahoo! sponsored her "Fairs and Festivals" tour in 2005, and she went on to become a finalist on the first season of NBC's "America's Got Talent" in 2006. She most recently performed at the 2008 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN.

She has opened for country stars such as LeAnn Rimes, George Jones, Vince Gill and Trace Adkins, but her favorite place to perform is on the stage of a Nashville institution.

"My favorite place to play in the whole world is the Grand Ole Opry," Ware says.

Ware has appeared on numerous television programs, including "Entertainment Tonight," "Rachel Ray" and "The Today Show." She has performed in national TV commercials, theater productions and been featured in several print advertisements.
The honor roll student is also a Girl Scout and has over 3,000 members in the 'Yodel Patrol,' her fan club on her official website, www.taylorware.com.