Ayla Brown, the daughter of Republican Scott Brown, competed on the fifth season of "American Idol." She made it to the Top 24 stage of the contest. Ayla 21 was born July 28, 1988 in Wrentham, Massachusetts to Scott Brown, Massachusetts State Senator and Gail Huff, a news reporter for ABC affiliate WCVB in Boston. Basketball is her sport of choice and while at Noble and Greenough School, was named the Gatorade Player of the Year twice. She had to miss a few games of her senior season so that she could compete on American Idol.
Brown's debut album, Forward, was released on October 17, 2006. The album was recorded in New York at Tonic Studios, Raw Sugar Studios in Pawling, N.Y., and Double Deal Studios in Chappaqua, N.Y.. The tracks were mixed at A-Pawling Studios by Peter Moshay. Brown began recording the vocals for the album immediately after signing her contract on Aug. 24, and in just over a week, the recording sessions were completed. The reason for the hurried recording schedule was that Brown had to meet NCAA compliance deadlines and finish recording her album before beginning her career at Boston College.
The title track, "Forward," received airplay at Mainstream AC radio. It peaked at #34on Billboard's AC chart. The album sold 3000 copies, placing Ayla in 23rd place for American Idol alumni un-certified album sales. Forward's first internet radio single, "Know You Better" peaked at No. 1 on Idol Waves' Top 20 Countdown, and finished at No. 12 for the year-end Top 50 countdown. Since then, three of Brown's other singles have made Idol Waves' countdown, including "Forward" (No. 1), "Falling Into You" (No. 7) and "If I Was a River" (No. 16).
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