April Meservy ( ) is an independent singer/songwriter.

History

Meservy performed in

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's Olympic Square during the

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. She self-released her first album, ''Somewhere Between Sunsets'', in early 2010, on her Forêt d'Musique (

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: "Forest of Music") label. In 2017, her cover of U2's "

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" was selected by Canadian pair figure skaters

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and

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for their short program for the season and into the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, where they won team gold and individual bronze medals. Meservy's rendition reached the

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. In 2018, she released an EP, ''The Good-Morrow''. In 2019, she starred as Charity Barnum, alongside Sam Humphrey, Chelsea Caso, Martha Nichols, Mishay Petronelli, Luciano Acuna Jr., and David Osmond, in a special production of

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, featuring live performances synchronized with film footage.

Discography

Albums

* ''The Good-Morrow'' EP (2018) ** "The Quiet Life" (

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cover song) ** "Murder in the City" (

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cover song) ** "Angel" (

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cover song) ** "Fix You" (

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cover song) * ''Somewhere Between Sunsets'' (2010) ** "Truth Speak" ** "Not Going Under" ** "Rainstorms & Calypso Rings" ** "Marks of my Path (Mountain)" ** "I Like Mondays" ** "Looks Like Change" ** "Decide" ** "Will She" ** "More of Less" ** "All That I Can Be" ** "Unbroken" ** "I'll Sleep"

Released singles

* "

" (U2 cover) (2017) * "

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" (2017) * "

Home Means Nevada "Home Means Nevada" is the state anthem of the U.S. state of Nevada. It was written by Bertha Rafetto in 1932 and officially adopted by the Nevada Legislature in 1933 as the official List of U.S. state songs, state song. Lyrics Way out in the la ...

" (SIERRA SUNSET MIX) (2017) * "Home Means Nevada" (SAGE MIX) (2016) * "Winter" (2008) * "

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" (2006)

Compilation albums

* ''The Best of Efy 2004-2006'' (2007) - "The Light", "I Know He Lives" * ''A Child's Prayer'' (2006) - "Mary's Lullaby" * ''The Greatest Gift:

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2006'' (2006) - "Light Will Rise" * ''Stand in the Light: Especially For Youth 2004'' (2004) - "The Light"

Music videos

Music label

In 2007, Meservy started an independent music label, Forêt d'Musique, (

: "Forest of Music") to release her music.

Personal life

On August 3, 2018, Meservy married David GrandPre in the

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References

External links

*
Last.fm profile
Living people Musicians from Reno, Nevada American women singer-songwriters Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women Singer-songwriters from Nevada {{US-singer-songwriter-stub