Maggie Sajak | |
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Born | Maggie Marie Sajak January 5, 1995 |
Occupation | Singer |
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Musical career | |
Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Genres | Country, country pop |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | AO Recordings |
Maggie Marie Sajak (born January 5, 1995) is an American country music singer. She is the daughter of Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak[1] and photographer Lesly Brown Sajak.
Maggie Marie Sajak was born on January 5, 1995, to television host Pat Sajak and his wife, Lesly. She grew up near Severna Park, Maryland. She began playing the guitar at age 12.[citation needed]
In 2011, she released her first single, "First Kiss".[2] The music video for "First Kiss" was directed by Trey Fanjoy in Nashville.[3] Sajak's video was featured on the January 3, 2012, episode of Wheel of Fortune on her 17th birthday. In 2013, Sajak recorded a song in Nashville called "Live Out Loud" to honor Muriel Walters, a teenage girl in Maryland who was battling cancer.[4] Soon afterward, one of her songs was featured in the season finale of a tv show, Sweet Home Alabama.[2]
In 2013, Sajak began her freshman year at Princeton University,[5] and was featured in a fashion shoot for Teen Vogue.[5]
For a week of episodes of Wheel of Fortune which aired in January 2020, Maggie Sajak took over for Vanna White. White filled in as host at the same time when Pat Sajak was undergoing surgery.[6][7] For the 2021–2022 season, Maggie joined Wheel as a social media correspondent.[8] In May 2023, she filled in for Vanna White for a Celebrity Wheel of Fortune episode in which White was a contestant herself.[9]
Year | Video | Director |
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2012 | "First Kiss" | Trey Fanjoy |
2013 | "Wild Boy" | Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton |