Ella Langley Discusses Alabama Upbringing on Theo Von Podcast
Country music artist Ella Langley shared details of her Southern Baptist childhood in rural Alabama during an interview on the This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von podcast. She described church activities including judgment houses and her homeschooling experience. Langley has risen in the music industry with releases and awards since starting on social media.
wwd.com# Ella Langley Shares Childhood Church Experiences on Podcast Ella Langley, a 26-year-old country music star, discussed her upbringing in a small town in Alabama as a Southern Baptist during an interview on the This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von podcast.
She stated that her church conducted judgment houses around Halloween, described as a haunted house for Christians. Langley's youth group took her to a judgment house featuring a car crash scene, where she got scared and raised her hand to get saved again when asked.
Langley attended church every Sunday and Wednesday until she was 18 years old. Her life revolved around going to church in rural Alabama, and she was homeschooled for many years. She grew up in the same house where her dad grew up, and an old barn across the street from her house was used for church activities starting in hay bales before moving to the church.
Langley's grandparents on her father's side nurtured her love of music. She was the first girl in her family and started to match pitch with her grandma as a baby.
performed on the Chevy Riverfront stage during day four of CMA Fest 2025 on June 8, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee.
She was presented with the ACM New Female Artist of the Year award in April 2025 by Miranda Lambert, who has become a good friend to her. Earlier, Langley and Macie Banks attended SiriusXM's The Music Row Happy Hour Live On The Highway from Margaritaville on June 10, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee, where Langley performed onstage.
Langley began her career on social media by posting covers on TikTok and Instagram.
She released her EP Excuse the Mess in 2023, which included hits If You Have To and Country Boy’s Dream Girl. In 2024, she released her debut studio album Hungover in August. Langley collaborated with Riley Green on the song You Look Like You Love Me, which went viral on TikTok and received millions of streams on Spotify and Apple Music.
During COVID Ella Langley became a stronger songwriter during COVID by writing extensively, according to her statements to Grammy.
com in August 2024.
