Cody Fry

Born in Northfield, Illinois on July 10, 1990, Cody Fry is a pop and rock singer-songwriter and producer who first came to prominence in 2021 when his song *“I Hear a Symphony”* became a viral sensation on social media. Born the son of commercial jingle composer Gary Fry, Cody Fry was writing and recording his own songs when he was in his teens. He studied music at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated in 2012, the same year he released his debut album, *audio:cinema.* After spending several years as a sideman for other artists, he released his sophomore album, *Keswick,* in 2014. Cody Fry successfully auditioned for the 14th season of *American Idol* and while he didn’t make the Top 20 finalists on the show, he attracted a fanbase and released his third album,* Flying*, in 2017. The album found him adding full orchestration to his self-penned material. He issued the holiday-themed album *Christmas Music: The Complete Collection *in 2019 and followed that with *Pictures of Mountains* in 2021. In 2021, his song “*I Hear a Symphony”* became a viral sensation and he issued the mini album *Symphony Sessions* in 2022. Cody Fry’s cover of The Beatles’ *“Eleanor Rigby”* earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals. With the massive success of *“I Hear a Symphony,”* Cody Fry’s next project, *Symphonic *(2023), contained the hit single alongside many more of his recordings that incorporated a heavy symphonic presence.