Sarah Hayley Orrantia

Sarah Hayley Orrantia was born on 21 February 1994. She is an American singer and actress. Her most famous role is her role as Erica Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs. She was also a part of Lakoda Rayne (a country-pop girl group that was formed by Paula Abdul in the first season of The X Factor). In the year 2015, she released "Love Sick", her debut single. The debut EP, The Way Out, was released in May 2019. Orrantia began singing at the age of was nine years old , and started professional training at the age of twelve. Her first song was written at 13. When she was 15, she recorded her first EP of covers and began writing with writer Jamie Houston who at the time was famous as the songwriter for the three Disney High School Musical movies. Orrantia was chosen to take part in the auditions for The X-Factor's inaugural season in the summer of 2011. Orrantia, the creator of a YouTube video submission was picked by judges and received four "yeses" votes during the live auditions. The first time she auditioned, she was solo and was not selected for the show, however during Hollywood Week she and three other women were placed in a group to continue the auditions. They were eliminated during the fifth week of live shows.