Alyssa Bonagura is an American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and audio engineer. She was born on April 1, 1988 in Franklin, Tennessee, to Michael Bonagura and Kathie Baillie, who are both singers of the country group Baillie & the Boys. She started singing at the age of two and plays multiple instruments, including guitar, piano, bass, mandolin, accordion, and dulcimer.
Alyssa Bonagura graduated from Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts with a degree in sound technology in 2009. She has written songs for artists such as Raquel Castro, Sarah Jarosz, Tyler Ward, Kaya Jones, Jo Dee Messina, and Jessie James Decker. She has also performed with Kenny Rogers, Ringo Starr, Pete Wylie and The Mighty Wah!, and Nelson. Her song "I Make My Own Sunshine" was featured in a Lowe's commercial in 2012.
Her debut album Love Hard was released in the same year. She is currently part of the duo The Sisterhood with Ruby Stewart, the daughter of Rod Stewart. They have performed at festivals such as CMC Rocks and Country in the Afternoon.
