Sarah Hayley Orrantia

Sarah Hayley Orrantia, born February 21, 1994, is an American actress, singer and song writer. Her most famous role is that of Erica Goldberg in the ABC comedy show The Goldbergs. She was a member Lakoda Rayne (a country-pop girl group created by Paula Abdul in the first season of The X Factor). Her first single, "Love Sick", was released in 2015. Her debut EP The Way Out was released in May of 2019. Orrantia began singing when she was a child and started learning to become a professional performer at the age of 12. She was 13 when she wrote her first single. At the age of 13 she composed her first cover song. Also, she began writing with Jamie Houston, a songwriter best known for creating hits for the Disney High School Musical movies. Orrantia auditioned in the summer of 2011 on The X Factor. Orrantia was picked from an YouTube video that she submitted and received four "yes" votes from judges during the live auditions in Seattle. She initially auditioned as solo artist. However, during Hollywood Week, Orrantia and three female performers were grouped together to perform the rest of the auditions. They were eliminated at the end of week five in the live shows.