Amanda Grace is a singer-songwriter born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Grace writes, releases and performs

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, children's music and

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Amanda Grace Releases New Single Better Life
/ref>''The Winonian'' March 30, 201
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Her career originally began with children's music. Grace has released three albums, three singles, and is also a part of a women's

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band called Wildflower.

Background

As a child, Grace dreamed of being a singer and received encouragement from her mother. When she was young she would play music with her sister and play music for churches. Her childhood instrument was the piano, on which she wrote many of her first songs.Lakeland Public Televisio
Common Ground 714 – Young At Art Exhibit and Musician Amanda Grace
/ref> Grace began writing at the age of six. She graduated from Bemidji High School. In 1998, she moved to Winona to attend the Winona State University.''Winona Daily News'' January 12, 201

/ref> Grace received a degree from Winona State University in communications with a minor in music. It was during college that she learned to play the acoustic guitar Some of the inspiration for her music comes from the death of her nephew Bryce Breuer and later her sister's husband Tim Breuer.

Career

A few years after graduation from Winona State University, Grace began to write and play music for children. In 2010 she released her first children's album ''Trains, Cars & a Trip to Mars'' under her own label ''Any Kind of Music''. Grace's cover of "You Are My Sunshine", which appears on the album, was featured in ''Parents'' magazine in 2010. In August 2012, Grace released an acoustic rock/

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album called ''Embrace''.All Musi
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/ref> In 2014, Grace released the ''Keeping Hearts'' EP which added six new acoustic rock songs to her collection of released music.Kick Starte
Keeping Hearts Project: 6 New Songs By Amanda Grace
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Amanda Grace Discography
/ref> In 2015 Grace's single "Los Angeles" was in the Top Five of the ''Upcoming100.com's'' "Emerging Artists" category.''Post-Bulletin'' November 25, 201

/ref> The single which was released in November of that year was also reviewed by NeuFutur Magazine.''NeuFutur Magazine Online'' December 27, 201
Amanda Grace – Los Angeles (featuring Prime Blaq) – James McQuiston
/ref> It was produced by Scotty Lund and featured rapper Trayvon Ellis, professionally known as Prime Blaq. The words for the song were written at an LA Airport prior boarding a plane. Grace does not claim a particular genre of music, although she credits

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and

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as inspirations.

Live performances

In the past she has appeared at the Winona's Blooming Grounds Coffee House; club owner Amy Jo Marks commented that Grace's style was like that of Nora Jones. In June 2014 she appeared at Ed's No Name bar in Winona with her group Wildflower. The event tied in with the release of her ''Keeping Hearts'' album. In September 2014 she was scheduled to appear at the Mid West Music Festival. In 2015, she appeared on the first day of Wisconsin music and art festival Ashley for the Arts. On March 11, 2016, she performed at the Over the Back Fence show held at the St. Mane Theatre in downtown Lanesboro, Minnesota.''Winona Post'' March 9, 201
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Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grace, Amanda Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American performers of Christian music American women pop singers Christian music songwriters Musicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota Winona State University alumni Singers from Minnesota 21st-century American women