Andy Childs (born December 7, 1962) is an American

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singer-songwriter. In 1993, Childs released one studio album for

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, which produced three singles on the ''

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chart. His highest charting single, "Simple Life," peaked at No. 61 in 1994. Childs has been a member of the country quintet

Sixwire Sixwire is an American country music band from Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The group consists of Andy Childs (lead vocals, guitar), Steve Hornbeak (keyboards, vocals), John Howard (bass guitar), Steve Mandile (guitar, vocals), and Chuck ...

since its foundation in 2002. Sixwire recorded one studio album for

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and charted two more singles on the country charts. Sixwire was featured as a finalist on American Idol's

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which aired on FOX in 2007. The band placed second out of the twelve finalists. Sixwire now serves as house band on CMT's Next Superstar. As a songwriter, Childs penned more than half of the songs on Sixwire's Warner Brothers album, and has had songs recorded by Country artists Chris Cagle, George Canyon and others.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

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