Jillian Anita Chapman, known professionally as Jillian Edwards, is an American singer-songwriter who primarily plays

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and

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. She has released five albums; ''Galaxies & Such'' in 2009, ''Headfirst'' in 2011, ''Daydream'', ''All My Christmases'' in 2014, and ''Covers'' in 2016.

Early life

Edwards was born in Dallas, Texas and was raised in

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. After graduating from

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, she attended

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where she learned and honed her craft by performing at local coffee shops.

Music career

Edwards' music recording career started in August 2009, with her self-released EP ''Galaxies & Such.'' Her subsequent release, ''Headfirst'', was released in November 2011. The project was her first to chart on ''Billboard'', where it placed on five charts: The ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 187,

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at No. 6,

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at No. 32,

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at No. 28, and

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at No. 2.Chart search for Jillian Edwards
at billboard.com/biz In March 2014, she released the studio album ''Daydream'' with My Little Gypsy Records. This album was placed on three ''Billboard'' magazine charts, where it peaked at No. 6 on Folk Albums, No. 33 on Independent Albums, and No. 6 on Heatseekers Albums. She released a Christmas EP, ''All My Christmases'', in November 2014, by My Little Gypsy Records. In July 2016, she started a campaign to crowdfund her next full-length project, an album of cover songs, through

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. The album, titled ''Covers'', was fully funded and released in November 2016. It includes Edwards' own renditions of popular songs from various genres and eras such as "

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" by

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, "No One" by

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, " When a Man Loves a Woman" by

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, and "

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" by

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. Edwards' cover of the Bright Eyes song " First Day of My Life" was used in a

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Personal life

Edwards married Colony House drummer, Will Franklin Chapman, in December 2012. Chapman is the son of prominent Christian artist

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. The couple reside in

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. She is a Christian.

Discography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Jillian 1988 births Living people American performers of Christian music Singers from Dallas Singers from Nashville, Tennessee Songwriters from Texas Songwriters from Tennessee