Ella Langley Power: 'Tough Girls Don't Have to Say They're Tough'

Ella Langley is one incredible country artist and songwriter, but don't forget the fact that she's also tough as nails.

In a recent interview with Hits, Langley shared an empowering message to women that needs to be amplified.

Ella Langley is Fearless

Langley says

"Tough girls don't have to say they're tough."

It's more of an aura that they put out and how they handle business, and less of a performative vibe that tries to exude confidence.

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Where Did Ella Langley Get Her Toughness From?

Langley says "My dad’s pretty tough, and my mom’s not super-girly, so I’m more of a tomboy. Tough girls don’t have to say they’re tough. There are a lot of them out there."

Langley understands the fact that there are girls out there who are looking for other women to help boost them and empower them, and she hopes to do so through music. "I don’t want to write songs that are just about me, I want it to mean something for people a couple different ways," the singer says.

Langley grew up southern Baptist in Alabama and was homeschooled for a lot of her childhood, up until sixth grade. She says she didn't really get taught much, she just played outside a lot.

You can just imagine how a young Langley outside playing all day, maybe barefoot and getting into some trouble, could lead to her being tough as nails and understanding that toughness is a badge worn— not a message announced.

The 15 Best Ella Langley Songs

Ella Langley showed up in country music's mainstream as a dark horse with an unlikely hit: "You Look Like You Love Me," a Riley Green duet that was catchy as all get-out but featured some unusual (and old-school) stylistic choices like talk-singing.

But it was a smash. And that turned out to be just the beginning of what Langley had to offer. She's continued to dominate with hits like "Weren't For the Wind" and the crossover mega-hit "Choosin' Texas," becoming one of the most high profile acts in country music and a bonafide star even beyond the genre.

Keep reading for Taste of Country's countdown of 15 Ella Langley songs that put her on the map, and then rewrote the rules of what traditional country sounds like — and how successful it can be even beyond the genre.

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13 Ella Langley Facts Guaranteed To Shock Her Biggest Fans

This list of 13 Ella Langley facts includes the things you actually want to know, not just biography info you can find with a Google or Wikipedia search. Name, age, hometown ... we'll let other outlets handle the simple stuff.

Our Ella Langley fact sheet zooms in on the pop-country star who gave her a big break, a surgery that may have changed her voice and the state championship team she was a part of in high school. Plus, did you know she had to fight to record her breakthrough hit the way she wanted to?

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