Ashlyne Anderson Huff (born August 28, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. She is the daughter of Nashville record producer and session-guitarist

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, the granddaughter of Nashville arranger Ron Huff and the niece of

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drummer David Huff.

Early life

As a child Huff took dance lessons and musical classes. Huff won an award at the ''Actors, Models and Talent for Christ (AMTC)'' 2004 Winter Convention in the category 'Overall Dancer'. She then headed to the

Belmont University Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. Descended from Belmont Women's College, founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporated in 1951 as Belmont College. It be ...

and enrolled in the Belmont University Music Business program where she studied publishing and

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. During her studies at the university Huff continued working on her own music. Huff is a graduate of

Career

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. Her self-titled album was released May 11, 2010 by Liquid Digital Media. She wrote or co-wrote every song on the album. She was the featured performer at Liquid's awards dinner on May 17, 2010. Her song "Heart of Gold" is offered as a bonus track with the compilation album ''Now That's What I Call Music!'' featuring Daughtry,

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. The following summer, in 2011, Ashlyne joined the

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as an opening act on the

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. In 2015 she published the book ''Falling Stars''.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huff, Ashlyne 1985 births Living people American female dancers Dancers from California Belmont University alumni Singers from California Musicians from Glendale, California 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers