Hillary Jane Ashton Stiles (born September 25, 1993) is an American

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ian, who primarily plays a Christian R&B,

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, and a Christian pop style of music. She has released two

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s, ''Stix and Stones'' and ''Stix and Stones Unplugged'', both in 2014, with Infiltrate Music.

Early and personal life

Stiles was born, Hillary Jane Ashton Stiles, on September 25, 1993, in Palo Pinto, Texas, the daughter of Duane Michael and Debbie Kay Stiles (''née'', Johnson). She was raised in

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, Texas, where she considers it to be her hometown. Stiles got engaged in late 2015 to Roman Flores. They got married in 2016 and now reside in Los Angeles, California.

Music career

HillaryJane started her music career in 2009, performed in 2014 at

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, and with the release, ''Stix and Stones'', an

, on July 29, 2014, with Infiltrate Music. Her subsequent extended play, ''Stix and Stones Unplugged'', was released on December 30, 2014, by Infiltrate Music.

Discography

;EPs * ''Stix and Stones'' (July 29, 2014, Infiltrate) * ''Stix and Stones Unplugged'' (December 30, 2014, Infiltrate)

References

External links

Record label website
{{DEFAULTSORT:HillaryJane 1993 births Living people Christian music songwriters Musicians from Houston Musicians from Los Angeles Singer-songwriters from Texas Singer-songwriters from California American performers of Christian hip-hop American women singer-songwriters American women pop singers American women hip-hop musicians People from Palo Pinto County, Texas Christianity in Houston American contemporary R&B singers 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singer-songwriters