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〕 | origin = Nashville, Tennessee | instrument = Vocals | genre = Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1998–2008 | label = DreamWorks Nashville Carolwood | associated_acts = Marcel }} Jessica Danielle Andrews (born December 29, 1983) is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album ''Heart Shaped World'', released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville. Andrews had her biggest chart success in 2001 with the song "Who I Am", a No. 1 country hit and the title track to her second studio album, which was certified gold in the United States. A third album, ''Now'' was released in 2003 to lower sales, while a fourth album (tentatively titled ''Ain't That Life'') was never released due to DreamWorks' closure. In late 2008, Andrews signed to Carolwood Records, an imprint of Lyric Street Records, however, she was dropped from the label in 2009 without issuing an album. ==Early life== Jessica Andrews was born in Wynne, Arkansas to parents Jessie and Vicki Andrews.〔Price, Deborah Evans (1999-02-06), "Teen Jessica Andrews Greets `World' With DreamWorks Set". ''Billboard''. 111 (6):35〕 When she was seven, a bone was growing through her spinal cord, a condition that required surgery. She had a 50/50 chance of coming out of it paralyzed.〔 Andrews discovered her passion for singing in the fourth grade. Andrews planned on dancing in her school's talent show, but her sister convinced her to sing Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" instead.〔〔TAYLOR, CHUCK (2000-03-11), "Jessica Andrews Continues Unstoppable Country Career With 'Unbreakable Heart'". ''Billboard''. 112 (11):78〕 At 11, she put her first band together.〔 Meanwhile, after someone sent a song of her singing to producer Byron Gallimore,〔 Andrews signed with DreamWorks Records Nashville and soon began working on her first album. Prior to its release, she began opening for Faith Hill on her Fall 1998 tour, as well as for Tim McGraw (also produced by Gallimore) for his New Year's Eve concert.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessica Andrews」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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