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Ingrid Elizabeth Andress (born September 21, 1991) is an American
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singer-songwriter. Her breakthrough single, "
More Hearts Than Mine "More Hearts Than Mine" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress from her debut studio album, '' Lady Like'' (2020). It was written by Andress alongside Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland, with production being handled by Andress and ...
" peaked at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Andress released her debut studio album '' Lady Like'' in March 2020, to critical acclaim. In 2021, she collaborated with
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on the single " Wishful Drinking", which became her second entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her second studio album, '' Good Person'', followed in 2022.


Life and career


1991–2017: Early life and career beginnings

Andress was born in
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and grew up in
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. She has three sisters and a brother and was mostly homeschooled until high school since her father was a professional baseball coach for the
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and they traveled often. As a child, she learned to play piano and drums. In middle school, she frequently listened to
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and 
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and she started a
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band. She attended
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, where she participated in high school choir competitions. Andress attended
Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
and majored in songwriting and performance, although she was frustrated with the school's emphasis on theory and
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. She joined
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group Pitch Slapped and performed on the
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singing competition ''
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''. Andress later joined the group Delilah and placed sixth. After leaving the show, Andress finished her degree in 2013 and underwent a mentorship with her former teacher at Berklee and pop songwriter
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. She then moved to
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, and signed a publishing deal with
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and
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in 2014. From there, she began writing songs for artists such as
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,
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,
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, and
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.


2018–2020: Breakthrough with ''Lady Like''

Andress signed a
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with Warner Nashville and
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in July of 2018. In February 2019, her first song with the label, "Lady Like", was released to digital platforms and was a top ten debut on
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. In April 2019, she released the single "
More Hearts Than Mine "More Hearts Than Mine" is a song by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Andress from her debut studio album, '' Lady Like'' (2020). It was written by Andress alongside Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland, with production being handled by Andress and ...
", which reached the top five of the American and Canadian country airplay charts. In 2019, she embarked on her first headlining tour, the Lady Like Tour, in North America and Europe. On March 27, 2020, she released her debut studio album ''Lady Like'' through Warner Music Nashville. In April 2020, Andress reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Emerging Artists chart. In July 2020, she released " The Stranger", which peaked at number 49 on Country Airplay. The deluxe edition of ''Lady Like'' was released on October 2, 2020. At the
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, Andress received three
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s nominations;
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("More Hearts Than Mine"),
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(''Lady Like''), and
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, making her the only country artist in the general field categories.


2021–present: ''Good Person''

In 2021, Andress served as the opening act for
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The (Arena) Tour. In July 2021, Andress announced the headlining tour the Feeling Things Tour. In August 2021, Andress released " Wishful Drinking", a collaboration with Sam Hunt. The song peaked at number 4 on Country Airplay. The song, though originally not intended for the album, was included as a bonus track and served as the lead single to her sophomore album '' Good Person''. "Wishful Drinking" earned Andress her 4th Grammy Award nomination, for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 65th annual ceremony. Andress served as the opening act for the North American leg of
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's The Speed of Now World Tour in 2022. She also embarked on a headlining tour in support of the album, the Good Person Tour, which includes dates in North America and Europe. Two more singles were released from the album; "Seeing Someone Else", which became her first cross-format single and peaked top 25 on the
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chart, and "Feel Like This", the album's second country single. The album charted on both the ''Billboard'' 200 and the Top Country Albums chart. Andress is also scheduled as the
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for
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in 2023.


Personal life

Andress resides in Nashville. In 2020, during the
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, Andress broke up with her boyfriend of six years and entered a new relationship.


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles


As lead artist


As featured artist


Promotional singles


Guest appearances


Music videos


Songwriting credits


Awards and nominations


Tours


Headlining

* The Lady Like Tour (2019) * Feeling Things Tour (2021) * The Good Person Tour (2023)


Opening act

*
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The (Arena) Tour (2021) *
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The Speed of Now World Tour (2022) *
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Duck Buck Tour (2023)


Notes


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andress, Ingrid 1991 births Living people American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Country musicians from Colorado People from Douglas County, Colorado Warner Records artists Berklee College of Music alumni People from Southfield, Michigan Country musicians from Michigan Singer-songwriters from Michigan 21st-century American women Singer-songwriters from Colorado