Lakoda Rayne

Lakoda Rayne is an all-female pop/country group whose members originally auditioned for season 1 of The X-Factor as solo artists but were given a second chance to be a group after they were each eliminated at bootcamp. They made it through to the live shows and became the only group remaining following the eliminations of inTENsity and the Stereo Hogzz before they themselves were eliminated on November 23, 2011, finishing in 9th place.

The group consisted of 18-year-old Hayley Orrantia, 18-year-old Cari Fletcher, 23-year-old Dani Knights, and 19-year-old Paige Elizabeth Ogle. Their mentor was Paula Abdul.

Meaning of group name
The group's name has two meanings. The first part, lakoda, means "friendship, unity, allies" in reference of how they were thrown together at bootcamp, and what they had to do to succeed as a group. The second part, rayne despite normally being spelled r-a-i-n, means "blessings from above". All 4 ladies referred to their group name as their "alter ego".



Fans
The group has developed a strong fanbase who appeciate them for their talent, their determination to make it despite them being a group that got thrown together, and their hotness. The group's fans refer to themselves as "Raynedrops".

Following their elimination, the ladies thanked their fans for all the love & support they received over the course of the competition.

Future
Following their elimination, the ladies stated that they intend to stay together & continue pursueing their dream as a group, saying that they have too strong of a bond to give up what they had started. Meanwhile, both Hayley & Cari each finished high school. There were even rumors that the group is planning to record a Christmas song, but nothing came of it. The group performed on the show's December 22, 2011 finale, performing with winner Melanie Amaro and the rest of the top 12 on the Lady Gaga song "Edge of Glory".

Post X-Factor
The group continue to keep their fans up to date via Twitter as well as posting videos on YouTube. They're also working on writing songs, and Hayley even got to record a duet version of the One Direction song "What Makes You Beautiful" with former season 10 American Idol contestant Tim Halperin.

On May 16, 2012 Paige announced via Twitter that she is leaving the group to attend college. Hayley, Dani and Cari plan to continue on as Lakoda Rayne. The three remaining members even posted their version of the Carly Rae Jepsen hit "Call Me Maybe" on their YouTube channel.

The group released their first single, "Emergency Brake", on September 18, 2012 with the music video premierieng on YouTube 2 days earlier.

The girls are now on hiatus. Hayley has decided to try acting and is now starring in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs.

Discography
Singles:


 * "Emergency Brake" (2012)Post-1109-1347844756.jpg