Abigail Barlow

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Abigail Ross Barlow (born November 9, 1998 in Mountain Brook) is a pianist, singer and songwriter.

Barlow worked with Red Mountain Theatre Company, Alabama School of Fine Arts, and Birmingham Dance Theatre as a teenager. She completed her high school diploma as a home-school student. She built an online following with her performances on Musical.ly and YouNow. She has since relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue her career.

Barlow and Emily Bear of Rockford, Illinois, composing as "Barlow and Bear", began a project prompted by the question, "What if [the Netfix series] Bridgerton was a musical?". They posted the resulting songs on TikTok, surpassing 200 million views before releasing a 15-song album, "The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical", which won the 2022 Grammy Award for best musical theater album.

Barlow and Bear were subsequently hired as composers for the Disney animated film "Moana 2".

References

  • Tangcay, Jazz (April 3, 2022) "‘Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’ Becomes First Grammy-Winning Album to Originate on TikTok." Variety
  • Wood, Cecilia (April 4, 2022) "Birmingham native Abigail Barlow wins first Grammy for popular Bridgerton musical." Bham Now
  • Flanagan, Ben (February 7, 2024) "‘Moana 2′ is on the way, and it has a huge Alabama connection." AL.com

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