Ashley Gearing (born May 15, 1991) is an American

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artist. She has charted four singles on the ''

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charts.

Biography

Ashley Gearing was born May 15, 1991 in

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ...

. Ashley Gearing made her chart debut in 2003 with the song "Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You?", which peaked at No. 36 on the U.S. ''

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charts. At the time of its release, the song made Gearing the youngest female artist to enter that chart, at twelve years and one month. This beat a record set by

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in 1957. The song was issued as a single on

Lyric Street Records Lyric Street Records was an American country music record label. It was owned by the Disney Music Group and founded in 1997 by Randy Goodman. The label had its first successes in 1998 with singles by Lari White and Aaron Tippin, both formerly of ...

. The song is about a child who loses her father at an early age. At the age of twelve, Gearing sang " When You Wish Upon a Star" on '' Disneymania 2'' and "

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" which was certified gold by the RIAA on '' Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection''. Her first full-length album, ''Maybe It's Time'', was released on the independent label in 2006. This album included the single "I Found It in You". In 2007, she signed with major label

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, charting again with the single "Out the Window" in mid-2008. A second Curb single, "What You Think About Us," was given a release of July 2010.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

Guest singles

Music videos

References

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External links

Official WebsiteCMT Artist Profile
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