Sarah Hayley Orrantia

Sarah Hayley Orrantia (born February 21st 1994) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her role as Erica Goldberg, a comedian on ABC's The Goldbergs. She was a part of Lakoda Rayne during The X Factor's first season. In 2015, she released her debut single "Love Sick". In May 2019, her debut EP, The Way Out was released. Orrantia began singing at the age of was nine years old. She began training professionally at the age of 12. The first song she wrote was at 13 years old. By 15, she had made her debut EP of covers and began writing with songwriter Jamie Houston who at the time was known for writing hits for the three Disney High School Musical movies. Orrantia was chosen to audition for the X Factor's debut season in the summer of 2011. Orrantia was an original YouTube video was picked by judges and received four "yeses" votes in the live audition stage. She was initially auditioning as an artist on her own during Hollywood Week. However, she, along with three other female singers were placed in an ensemble to continue the auditions under Lakoda Riayne. They were eliminated during week five of the live performances.