Meredith Leigh Edwards (born March 15, 1984) is an American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer. She recorded an album, '' Reach'', for

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Nashville in 2001. This album accounted for two singles on the ''

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'' country singles charts. At the age of five, she was a member of the traveling choir the Mississippi Show Stoppers, along with

Lance Bass James Lance Bass (; born May 4, 1979) is an American singer, dancer, actor, film, and television producer. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band NSYNC. NSYNC's success led Bass to work in film ...

of *NSYNC. Lance had signed Meredith to his own management called Free Lance Entertainment. In 2001, she released her first CD, ''Reach'', under the Mercury label. The album debuted at No. 24 on the

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chart and was produced by

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. Its singles, "A Rose Is a Rose" and "The Bird Song", both charted on Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) at No. 37 and No. 47 respectively. Edwards has not recorded since ''Reach''.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

Bass, Berry & Sims Attorney

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Meredith 1984 births Living people American child singers Singer-songwriters from Mississippi People from Clinton, Mississippi American country singer-songwriters American women country singers Mercury Records artists 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Country musicians from Mississippi