Alana Grace is an American actress and singer-songwriter who is best known for her song "Black Roses Red" featured on the soundtrack of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Alana Grace was born in Los Angeles, California, but moved with her family to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 6. In Nashville, she attended Harpeth Hall. In 2002, at the age of 14, she was one of seven finalists chosen by music industry professionals at the second annual Nashville Grammy Showcase, hosted by the Nashville Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). Grace is primarily a singer-songwriter, but has also studied dance and has acted in an NBC Movie of the Week and several TV specials, among them a TNN Entertainment Special. On June 1, 2005, she performed her song "Black Roses Red" on The Today Show on NBC. Grace studies vocal training with Brett Manning. Grace released her second album, With One Word, on Fragile Heart Records on April 10, 2009. She performed on the Vans Warped Tour to promote this release. In March 2010, a new Alana Grace song, "7 Month Itch," from her upcoming third album, premiered on her official website for streaming. Grace is the lead vocalist of the band This Is She (formerly known as TOY). This Is She’s history goes back to Warped Tour 2009, when Grace’s earlier solo project was playing the same stages as After Midnight Project, which included members Ryan Folden (drums) and Christian Paul Meadows (guitar). Grace found herself in need of a full band in 2011 and enlisted Folden and Meadows following the dissolution of After Midnight Project. This Is She embarked on a European tour with Italian Goth Metal band Lacuna Coil in October/November 2012. Some time after this tour This Is She went on an ongoing hiatus. As of 2013 Grace's musical focus is on working as a DJ.