Sarah Hayley Orrantia

Sarah Hayley Orrantia (born February 21 in 1994) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. She is famous for her role as Erica Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs. She was part of Lakoda Rayne, a country pop girl group that was formed by Paula Abdul during the first season of The X Factor. Her first single, "Love Sick," was released in. Her debut EP, The Way Out, was released in May of 2019. Orrantia began singing at the age of 9 and began professionally training at 12. She wrote her first song at 13. When she was 15, she recorded her first EP of covers and begun writing with her songwriter Jamie Houston who at the time was best known for his songs for the three Disney High School Musical movies. Orrantia auditioned in the summer 2011 season of The X Factor. Orrantia was chosen from a YouTube video submission and received four "yes" votes from the judges in the live audition phase in Seattle. While she initially auditioned as one-woman show, in "Hollywood Week" the singer, along with three other female performers, were put into a group to complete the remaining auditions. The group was named Lakoda Rayne. They were eliminated during the fifth week of live performances.