Lisa Stewart (born August 6, 1968) is an American

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and jazz artist, actress, and television host. In 1991, she signed to

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(then known as BNA Entertainment), releasing her self-titled debut album that year. This album produced two singles for her on the ''

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chart. Stewart is a BMI Award winning songwriter and has appeared in films alongside Oscar winners Gwynneth Paltrow and Melissa Leo. She currently tours with her jazz combo.

Life and career

Stewart was born August 6, 1968, in

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. She first sang in public at age six in her church. Five years later, she attended a Tent Show at the Nashville Fan Fair, where she gave her first country performance. By 1987, Stewart had moved to

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, where she won the Roy Acuff scholarship at Belmont University and found work as a studio singer. While performing at a wedding reception in 1991, Stewart was noticed by Mark Thompson,

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's bandleader, who asked Stewart to sing demos for him. After recording the demos, Stewart signed to a recording contract with BNA Entertainment (now known as

), releasing her debut single "Somebody's in Love" in late 1992. This song was the first of three singles from her self-titled debut album, followed by "Under the Light of the Texaco" and "Drive Time". Also included on the album was a cover of

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's 1966 single "Don't Touch Me". In addition to promoting her album on radio tours, Stewart hosted the nationally syndicated entertainment news show ''#1 Country''. She also made appearances on

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, hosting their programs ''Yesteryear'' and ''This Week in Country Music'' and was a featured performer on "Music City Tonight". She continued to tour throughout the 1990s. Stewart began acting in the 21st century under her married name of Lisa Stewart Seals, but is currently known as Lisa Stewart. From 2002 to 2018, Stewart was married to country singer

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, formerly of Little Texas and

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. After the couple divorced, she began working as a touring musician again. She is now making a mark in the jazz world and performs with her combo, often featuring Chester Thompson on drums (Genesis, Weather Report, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention).

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

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