{{short description|American singer and dancer (born 1989)}} {{Infobox person | image = Travis-Garland.jpg | caption = | name = Travis Garland | birth_name = Travis Michael Garland | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|26}} | occupation = Singer, dancer, actor | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | origin = Lubbock, Texas | background = solo_singer | instrument = Vocals, piano | years_active = 2003–present | past_member_of = [[NLT (band)|NLT]] | website = {{url|www.travisgarland.com}} }} }}
'''Travis Garland''' (born July 26, 1989) is an American singer and dancer. He is best known as the former lead singer of the boy band [[NLT (band)|NLT]], which consisted of [[Kevin McHale (actor)|Kevin McHale]], Justin Joseph "JJ" Thorne and V Sevani. They were discovered by producer [[Chris Stokes (record producer)|Chris Stokes]] and signed to his TUG Entertainment label in 2006. In May 2009, Garland confirmed on his [[Myspace]] page that the group had split. Garland is now a solo artist.
==Early life and career== {{Fanpov|section|date=September 2015}} Growing up in Lubbock, Texas, Travis Garland was exposed to the arts at a very young age. He started off singing and acting in plays at his church and went on to attend the School for the Performing Arts in junior high where he received extensive training in music and theater. After winning a nationwide acting competition at the age of 14, Garland relocated to Los Angeles, California where he signed with a manager and agent. He began going on auditions during the day but spent his nights developing his song-writing, and after a chance meeting with a friend from Dallas he was asked to join the pop/R&B group Not Like Them (NLT).
A few years later, NLT was signed to a major label deal working under the direction of Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair. With Garland as the frontman and one of two lead singers, NLT was put in the studio to collaborate with top producers and songwriters including [[Pharrell]], [[Ne-Yo]] and [[Ryan Tedder]]. The group opened on tour for [[The Pussycat Dolls]] and gained a small, but loyal, fan following. In 2007 NLT released their [[Timbaland]]-produced single "[[She Said, I Said|She Said, I Said (Time We Let Go)]]" and scored their first Top 40 Hit. They continued to tour, and caused a female fan girl frenzy headlining a national House of Blues tour aptly titled "The 2009 Bandemonium Tour"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myspace.com/bandemoniumtour |title=Bandemonium Tour op MySpace Music – Gratis gestreamde MP3's, foto's en Videoclips |website=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-21}}</ref> along with [[V Factory]] and [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]]. When the group eventually parted ways to pursue individual opportunities Garland shifted his focus back to songwriting, only this time for a solo album.
Garland was represented by JT Entertainment in 2010 according to his Myspace page. In fact, it was through Myspace that Garland was introduced to [[Perez Hilton]]. Hilton "was instantly blown away". Songs written or demoed by Garland can be viewed on YouTube, including ""Can't Believe it" (featuring [[Kevin McHale (actor)|Kevin McHale]] and RAS), and many more. Garland also covered [[Beyoncé]]'s "[[Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Sweet Dreams]]", [[T.I.]] & [[Justin Timberlake]]'s "[[Dead and Gone]]", and also [[P!nk]]'s "[[Fuckin' Perfect]]". Garland wrote & demoed a song titled "Sexy Together",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2010-06-01-deja-vu-7#.UQ7FaVpU63A/|title=Deja Vu!|website=Perezhilton.com|accessdate=19 April 2018}}</ref> but passed on it; the song was eventually modified by its producers and was then sold to [[Justin Bieber]] under the title of "[[Never Say Never (Justin Bieber song)|Never Say Never]]".
Garland premiered his debut single, the Danja produced "[[Believe (Travis Garland song)|Believe]]" on [[American Idol]] on May 19, 2010.<ref name="MTV News">{{cite news|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639614/travis-garland-talks-idol-perez-hilton.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514120154/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639614/travis-garland-talks-idol-perez-hilton.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2012|accessdate=5 May 2010}}</ref> The single was released on [[iTunes]] the day.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/travis-garland-who-is-he/ | work=CBS News | first=Mary-Jayne | last=McKay | title=Travis Garland: Who Is He? | date=May 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/05/19/travis-garland-perez-hilton-american-idol-qa/|title=Meet Travis Garland, the new discovery from Perez Hilton performing on tonight's 'American Idol': it's a Music Mix Q&A!|website=Music-mix.ew.com|accessdate=19 April 2018}}</ref>
Travis released a five track 'mixtape' called "The Last Man Standing" on January 11, 2011 through his official website.
In July 2011, Travis and [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]] released a song on YouTube called Paint.
Travis is currently self-managed and is signed to & working with the production group The Stereotypes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stereotypesonline.com/travis-garland-artist/ |title=Stereotypes » TRAVIS GARLAND (Artist) |accessdate=2012-11-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704201014/http://stereotypesonline.com/travis-garland-artist/ |archivedate=2012-07-04 }}</ref> On October 22, 2012, he released a free EP on his website entitled Fashionably Late. The same week he played a sold-out show at The Roxy Theatre with [[Tori Kelly]].<ref name=RyanSeacrest.com>{{cite news|last=Hovermale|first=Kelsey|title=Ryan Seacrest|url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2012/10/25/tori-kelly-shows-off-her-handmade-songs-live-at-the-roxy/|accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref> On August 20, Travis released the music video for "Clouds", a single that appears on his self-titled debut album [[Travis Garland (album)|''Travis Garland'']], which was released on September 10, 2013 to widespread acclaim.
On October 17, 2017, Travis released the song called "[[Curvin' Everybody]]" on iTunes.
On July 29, 2022, Garland's "Where To Land" is sampled on [[Beyoncé|Beyonce]]'s song "[[Heated (Beyoncé song)|Heated]]". Afterwards, he released a mashup of two songs on April 29, 2023.
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions |- ! style="width:4em;font-size:90%"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br />Heat]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Travis Garland – Chart history (Heatseekers Albums) |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3ATravis%20Garland&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A324&f%5b2%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Travis%20Garland |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=May 8, 2017}}</ref> ! style="width:4em;font-size:90%"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B/HH]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Travis Garland – Chart history (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3ATravis%20Garland&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A333&f%5b2%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Travis%20Garland |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=May 8, 2017}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Travis Garland'' | * Release date: September 10, 2013 * Label: Stereotypes * Format: Digital download | 12 || 40 |- ! scope="row"| ''COVERS'' | * Release date: April 24, 2020 * Label: Indie Legend * Format: Digital download | – || – |- |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| EP details |- ! scope="row"|'' Motel Pool (B-Sides)'' | *Released date: December 17, 2013 *Label: Stereotypes *Formats: Digital download |- |}
====Mixtapes==== *2011: ''The Last Man Standing'' *2012: ''Fashionably Late'' *2013: ''Fashionably Late vol. II'' *2015: ''UPPERS+DOWNERS vol. I'' *2017: Travis Garland
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Single ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|US Bub.]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Travis Garland – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100) |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3ATravis%20Garland&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A344&f%5b2%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Travis%20Garland |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=May 8, 2017}}</ref> ! style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br />Heat]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Travis Garland – Chart history (Heatseekers Songs)|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/430385/travis-garland/chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=May 8, 2017}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Believe" | 2010 | 10 || 11 | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "Clouds" | rowspan="2"| 2013 | — || — | rowspan="2" align="left"| ''Travis Garland'' |- ! scope="row"| "Motel Pool" | — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Mr. Rogers" | 2014 | — || — | rowspan="2" align="left"| ''UPPERS+DOWNERS vol. I'' |- ! scope="row"| "Bodies" | 2015 | — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Curvin' Everybody" | 2017 |— || — | rowspan="3" align="left"| ''Non-Album Singles'' |- ! scope="row"| "Put Down Your Phone" | 2019 |— || — |- ! scope="row"| "Good Woman" | 2019 |— || — |- |}
===Other appearances=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Song ! Artist ! Album |- | 2010 ! scope="row" align="left" | "When Does It Go Away" | [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]] | align="left" | ''[[Can't Take That Away from Me]]'' |- |2012 ! scope="row" align="left" | "Lovetron" |[[Far East Movement]] | align="left" | ''[[Dirty Bass]]'' |- |}
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