▁forces ▁with ▁E van esc ence ▁co - found er ▁Ben ▁Mo ody ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁band ▁called ▁We ▁Are ▁the ▁F allen , ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁after ▁E van esc ence ' s ▁first ▁album . ▁The ▁solo ▁album ▁Smith son ▁had ▁been ▁recording ▁was ▁reported ly ▁scra pped . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁We ▁Are ▁the ▁F allen , ▁along ▁with ▁Smith son , ▁had ▁signed ▁with ▁Universal ▁Republic . ▁The ▁band ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁After ▁tour ing ▁and ▁re le asing ▁two ▁singles , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁dropped ▁by ▁Universal ▁Republic ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁but ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁dis band ing . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Smith son ▁began ▁singing ▁with ▁Cir que ▁du ▁So le il ▁in ▁V iva ▁El vis . ▁She ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁production ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁years ▁until ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁One ▁month ▁later ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁she ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁child , ▁a ▁daughter ▁named ▁Oliv ia ▁M abel ▁Smith son . ▁ ▁Smith son ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁table ▁judge ▁in ▁the ▁stad ium ▁aud itions ▁for ▁the ▁four teenth ▁season ▁of ▁American ▁Id ol ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minnesota