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Jessica Danielle Andrews Chagnon (born December 29, 1983) is an American
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singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the ''
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) charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album '' Heart Shaped World'', released in 1999 on
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Nashville. Andrews had her biggest chart success in 2001 with the song " Who I Am", a No. 1 country hit and the title track of her second studio album, which was certified gold in the United States. A third album, ''
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'' was released in 2003 to lower sales, while a fourth album (tentatively titled ''Ain't That Life'') was never released due to DreamWorks' closure. In late 2008, Andrews signed to Carolwood Records, an imprint of
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, however, she was dropped from the label in 2009 without issuing an album. Andrews has been married to Marcel, a singer-songwriter and music video director, since 2011.


Early life

Jessica Danielle Andrews was born in
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, to parents Jessie and Vicki Andrews. When she was seven, a bone was growing through her spinal cord, a condition that required surgery. She had a 50/50 chance of coming out of it paralyzed. Andrews discovered her passion for singing in the fourth grade. Andrews planned on dancing in her school's talent show, but her sister convinced her to sing
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's "
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" instead.TAYLOR, CHUCK (March 11, 2000), "Jessica Andrews Continues Unstoppable Country Career With 'Unbreakable Heart'". ''Billboard''. 112 (11):78 At 11, she put her first band together. Meanwhile, after someone sent a song of her singing to producer Byron Gallimore, Andrews signed with
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Nashville and soon began working on her first album. Prior to its release, she began opening for Faith Hill on her Fall 1998 tour, as well as for Tim McGraw (also produced by Gallimore) for his New Year's Eve concert.


Career


''Heart Shaped World''

At the age of 15, Andrews released her debut album, '' Heart Shaped World''. Gallimore, who was sensitive to her age, let her record 50 songs before settling on the 12 that appear on the album. Serving as its debut single was "I Will Be There for You", which Andrews had recorded in November 1998 for the Nashville soundtrack to the
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''. The song reached No. 28 on the ''
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) charts in 1999. In March of that year, she also performed the song on an episode of the soap opera '' Another World''; One month later, she made her debut on the
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. Also in 2000, she toured with Trisha Yearwood.No byline (May 8, 2000), "Sweet Sixteen". ''People''. 53 (18):255 ''Heart Shaped World'' also produced two more Top 40 country singles in "You Go First (Do You Wanna Kiss)" and "Unbreakable Heart", although the fourth single ("I Do Now") failed to reach Top 40. The album itself peaked at No. 24 on the
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charts. Andrews was also featured on the premiere episode of ''On the Verge'', a television series on CMT which followed the careers of up-and-coming country artists. On May 3, 2000, Andrews was invited to sing "Unbreakable Heart" at the 2000
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awards, where she won the award for Top New Female Vocalist.


''Who I Am''

'' Who I Am'' was the title of Andrews' second album, released in 2001. It was used as the theme song for the police drama '' Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye'' where the main character Sue Thomas (played by deaf actress Deanne Bray) was a deaf FBI officer, landing a position in an FBI Surveillance team thanks to her
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skills. It also appeared at the end of an episode of ''
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''. Andrews, who was 17 years old when ''Who I Am'' was recorded, described the album as a more mature effort than ''Heart Shaped World'', because it focused more on the emotions that come with growing up. Serving as the album's lead-off single, " Who I Am" became, to date, Andrews' only Number One (and only Top Ten) hit on the country music charts, in addition to peaking at No. 28 on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and
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charts. In a 2001 interview, Andrews explained that she recorded the song (which was written by
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and Troy Verges) because she felt that its lyrics were especially fitting to her own life: "Everything is so true in that song, except that my grandmother's name is not Rosemary. It's about believing in yourself and being supported by those around you. No matter how many mistakes you make, your friends and family will be there for you." Also included on the album was Andrews' first songwriting credit in the track "Good Friend to Me", which she co-wrote with Annie Roboff and
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. Andrews spent 2001 on tour with
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to help promote her second album and its lead-off single; she later toured with
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as well. The success of "Who I Am" also earned her a nomination for the Horizon award at the 2001
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awards, while the album itself received
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gold certification for sales of 500,000 copies only four weeks after its release. Its second and third singles, "Helplessly, Hopelessly" and "Karma", peaked at No. 31 and No. 47, respectively, on the country charts.


''Now'' and ''Ain't That Life''

''
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'' was the title of Andrews' third studio album, also released on DreamWorks Nashville. Its lead-off single, " There's More to Me Than You", reached Top 20 on the country singles charts, while the second (and final) single, "Good Time", failed to make Top 40. The album featured more of an emphasis on ballads than her first two albums did. Also in 2003, she befriended and began dating songwriter Marcel, co-writer of "There's More to Me Than You". She also recorded a duet with him titled "I Won't Hold You Down" on his 2003 debut album ''
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''. In late 2004, Andrews charted a duet with
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of the rock band
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, entitled "All I Ever Needed" for his solo album ''Freedom of Sound''. The song was Michaels' only country hit, peaking at No. 45. Shortly afterward, Andrews began work on her fourth studio album, tentatively titled ''Ain't That Life''. Its lead-off single, "The Marrying Kind", failed to chart, while "Summer Girl", the second single, peaked at No. 46 in mid-2005. DreamWorks' recording division was dissolved shortly afterward and the album was shelved.


2008–present

Andrews performed a duet with pop artist
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titled "Wild Horses", which was released on his 2008 album ''Sundown''. In October 2008, Andrews signed with
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's subsidiary imprint, Carolwood Records. Her first single for the label, "Everything" (which Andrews co-wrote with Marcel), was released on November 23, 2008. The song, produced by
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of
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, went to No. 45 in early 2009. Her album was then pushed back to a later 2009 release; but in October of that year, Carolwood Records closed and the album was shelved. Additionally, Andrews was the only artist on Carolwood not to be transferred to its parent label, Lyric Street. On November 2, 2010,
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released Andrews' first greatest hits album, ''Icon'', as part of their Icon budget release series.


Personal life

In October 2010, Andrews became engaged to Marcel, a singer-songwriter and music video director. They were married on November 11, 2011. On September 30, 2017, Andrews announced that she was expecting a baby boy with Chagnon. In 2018, Andrews gave birth to a son. She gave birth to a daughter in 2022.


Discography


Studio albums


Compilation albums


Singles

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Featured singles


Music videos


External links


References

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