Emilie Sunshine Hamilton (born June 8, 2004),[2] known professionally as EmiSunshine, is an American singer-songwriter from Madisonville, Tennessee, and a social media personality.

"[7] She is known for writing and performing songs about mature subjects not ordinarily associated with artists her age, including murder, poverty, politics, autism and family dysfunction.

[10] When EmiSunshine was nine years old, a fan in her hometown posted a video on YouTube of her singing the Jimmie Rodgers and Louis Armstrong song "Blue Yodel No.

In 2016, at age 12, EmiSunshine appeared in The King, a documentary film about Elvis Presley, which featured celebrities such as Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Alec Baldwin, Ashton Kutcher and others.

[12] In the movie, she sang two songs she had previously written, “Danny Ray" and "Johnny June and Jesus," which she performed while riding in the backseat of Elvis Presley's 1963 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud.

"[18] In March 2020, acclaimed funk musician Bootsy Collins invited EmiSunshine to collaborate with him on the song "Stars" to benefit the Recording Academy's MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Released on June 12, the single and an accompanying music video featured guest appearances by Dr. Cornel West, Béla Fleck, Steve Jordan (drummer), Victor Wooten, Olvido Ruiz, Manou Gallo, Uché and others.

[20] On March 21 and 22, 2021, EmiSunshine appeared on American Idol, performing the Johnny Cash song "I Walk the Line" as a duet with fellow contestant Alex Miller, a 17-year-old singer from Kentucky.

[22] In February 2022, EmiSunshine released her first solo album, Diamonds, receiving mostly positive reviews, with No Depression describing it as “(filtering) the traditional sounds of roots music through pop.”[23] American Songwriter wrote that “Diamonds can be considered an ambitious offering from an artist whose talent and ambition reside well beyond her years.”[24] EmiSunshine's 10th studio album, Sideshow was released in October 2023.

[25] In a review, Wide Open Country described the album as "another solid example of how to acknowledge the past while pushing folksier music into the future.

[28] She has also appeared on several national television shows, including Little Big Shots, Song of the Mountains, WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour and Pickler & Ben.