Ronna Renee Reeves (born September 21, 1966 in

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) is an American

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singer. Between 1990 and 1998, she released five studio albums, including three on

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; she has also charted five singles on the

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charts. She was also nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the

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in 1992. Her highest-charting single was "The More I Learn (The Less I Understand About Love)", which reached No. 49 in 1992. After leaving Mercury in 1994, Reeves signed to River North Records and released two more albums. The second album she recorded for River North Records, ''Day 14'', was more pop-oriented and she simply went by Ronna. She recorded a duet "There's Love on the Line" with

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on her album ''The More I Learn'' as well a duet with

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, on a cover of

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's " SOS", on his album ''

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''. She is perhaps best remembered as a regular on ''

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'' during the mid-1990s, as well as opening act on many of their tours. Since 2010, Reeves has owned Showbiz-Ro Music, an independent Songplugging & Writer Management Service, in Nashville, Tennessee, alongside Liz Morin.

Discography

Albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Music videos

Nominations

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* 1991 Top New Female Vocalist

References

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