Meredith Leigh Edwards (born March 15, 1984) is an American

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singer. She recorded an album, '' Reach'', for

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Nashville in 2001. This album accounted for two singles on the ''

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'' country singles charts. At the age of five, she was a member of the traveling choir the Mississippi Show Stoppers, along with

Lance Bass James Lance Bass (; born May 4, 1979) is an American singer, actor, and producer. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the Bass (voice type), bass singer for the boy band NSYNC. The band has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of ...

of *NSYNC. Lance had signed Meredith to his own management called Free Lance Entertainment. In 2001, she released her first CD, ''Reach'', under the Mercury label. The album debuted at No. 24 on the

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chart and was produced by

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. Its singles, "A Rose Is a Rose" and "The Bird Song", both charted on Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) at No. 37 and No. 47 respectively. Edwards has not recorded since ''Reach''.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

Bass, Berry & Sims Attorney

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Meredith 1984 births Living people American child singers Singer-songwriters from Mississippi People from Clinton, Mississippi American country singer-songwriters American women country singers Mercury Records artists 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American women singers Country musicians from Mississippi