For someone who just finished her sophomore year of high school, Hannah Michelle Weeks has accomplished quite a lot.  

Weeks, a country singer who lives in Stanwood, recently finished recording her debut album, “Life’s A Drama.” Last month she opened up two shows in Auburn for Darius Rucker, the former frontman of Hootie and the Blowfish. Next month she opens up for country mega-star Kenny Chesney in Canada.

Weeks has been singing since she was a little girl. Her first performance was singing “America The Beautiful” at a political function. “After that I began performing wherever I could,” she recalled.

Soon she was writing lyrics. At 12 she picked up guitar, which she plays onstage. She also plays piano, but has yet to play it in front of an audience.

Pursuing a career in music has always been on her mind. Her mother tells her that ever since Weeks was old enough to talk the toddler told people she was going to grow up to be a country star. “I definitely think I was born with a special talent. I have been blessed with a gift from God,” Weeks said.

Her biggest influence is Dolly Parton. Weeks read her biography when she was 7. “That changed everything for me,” she said. Weeks was impressed that Parton wrote her own songs and rose from modest means to become a country music legend. Other artists she enjoys listening to include Johnny Cash, Martina McBride and Alan Jackson.

She has performed around the region, at first just singing by herself. Two years ago she began playing with a full band. Venues where she has played include Evergreen State Fair, King County Fair and Maritime Fest. When she was 13 she did a solo set at Taste of Tacoma, which led to her being booked for a performance at the festival this weekend. “I am excited to be back with a band behind me.”

Last August she and her mother attended a songwriters conference in Wyoming. It was there they met songwriter and producer Tim Johnson, who is based in Nashville. He agreed to be her co-manager and brought her to Nashville once a month for recording sessions that resulted in her debut album.

Weeks wrote seven of the 11 tracks, with others penned by some of the top songwriters in the Music City. It will be released independently, with CDs for sale at her shows and hopefully in some local record stores.

She got the gig with Rucker through Seattle country radio station KMPS. “It was so much fun,” Weeks said. “The audience was great.”

On July 11 she opens for Chesney in Merritt, B.C. at Mountain Fest, billed as Canada’s largest country festival, with an expected crowd of 47,000. Johnson contacted the promoter and got Weeks the gig. “I am just counting down the days,” she said. “It was a miracle. I am so excited for it.”

She credits her parents and older brother for her success thus far. “I could not do this without my family. They are so supportive,” Weeks said. “Without them none of this could be possible. I could not ask for a better family.”

Her music has gotten exposure overseas. Last year a crew from British Broadcasting Corporation was in Seattle filming the documentary “Stephen Fry in America.” They hit nightclubs in all 50 states and happened to film in one where Weeks was performing. The program has aired in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia.

“If I can make a small difference in someone’s life with my music I will be happy,” Weeks said. “I love performing so much. When I walk on stage it is where I am supposed to be.”

Weeks’ live show has original material with a few cover tunes by artists such as Linda Ronstadt and the Dixie Chicks. Her CD

release show will be at Club Broadway in Everett on Aug. 29. She plays Taste of Tacoma at Point Defiance Park at 1 p.m. on June 28 and Summer Sounds Concert Series in Gig Harbor at 6:30 p.m. on June 30. For more information visit www.hannahweeks.com.