Candice King

About

Candice King (née Accola, born May 13, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress best known as Caroline Forbes in The Vampire Diaries and its spin-offs, The Originals and Legacies.

Candice Accola was born on May 13, 1987, in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Carolyn Clark Accola, an environmental engineer, and Kevin Accola, a cardiothoracic surgeon. Her parents were natives of southern Illinois, her father from Carbondale and her mother from Herrin. She grew up in Edgewood, Florida, and attended Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando. She has one younger brother.

In December 2006, Accola released her debut album, It’s Always the Innocent Ones, independently in the United States. She co-wrote 12 of the 14 tracks on the record. The remaining tracks were a cover of ‘Til Tuesday’s hit “Voices Carry” and American Hi-Fi’s “The Breakup Song” rewritten in a female version as “Our Breakup Song”.
Accola toured as a backing singer for Miley Cyrus’s Best of Both Worlds Tour. She appeared as herself in the 2008 3D concert film Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert.
In February 2011, Accola performed a cover of “Eternal…