Jillian Edwards

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Jillian Edwards
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Jillian Edwards
Background information
Birth nameJillian Anita Edwards
Also known asJillian Chapman
Born Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Origin Richardson, Texas, U.S.
Genres CCM, folk, rock, alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • guitarist
Instrument(s)Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar
Years active2009–present
Website jillianedwards.com

Jillian Anita Chapman, known professionally as Jillian Edwards, is an American singer-songwriter who primarily plays indie folk and indie pop. She has released five albums; Galaxies & Such in 2009, Headfirst in 2011, Daydream, All My Christmases in 2014, and Covers in 2016.

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Early life

Edwards was born in Dallas, Texas and was raised in Richardson, Texas. [1] [2] After graduating from Lloyd V. Berkner High School, [3] she attended Baylor University [4] where she learned and honed her craft by performing at local coffee shops. [1]

Music career

Edwards' music recording career started in August 2009, with her self-released EP Galaxies & Such. [5] Her subsequent release, Headfirst, was released in November 2011. [6] [7] [8] The project was her first to chart on Billboard, where it placed on five charts: The Billboard 200 at No. 187, Folk Albums at No. 6, Rock Albums at No. 32, Independent Albums at No. 28, and Heatseekers Albums at No. 2. [9] [10] In March 2014, she released the studio album Daydream with My Little Gypsy Records. [11] [12] This album was placed on three Billboard magazine charts, where it peaked at No. 6 on Folk Albums, [10] No. 33 on Independent Albums, and No. 6 on Heatseekers Albums. [9] She released a Christmas EP, All My Christmases, in November 2014, by My Little Gypsy Records. [13] In July 2016, she started a campaign to crowdfund her next full-length project, an album of cover songs, through PledgeMusic. [14] The album, titled Covers, was fully funded and released in November 2016. It includes Edwards' own renditions of popular songs from various genres and eras such as "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys, "No One" by Alicia Keys, "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, and "I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick. [15]

Edwards' cover of the Bright Eyes song "First Day of My Life" was used in a Citibank Citi Rewards+ Card credit card television advertising commercial which aired in the United States. [16] [17]

Personal life

Edwards married Colony House drummer, Will Franklin Chapman, in December 2012. [18] Chapman is the son of prominent Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman. The couple reside in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] She is a Christian. [19]

Discography

List of musical works, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [9] [10]
US US
FOLK 		US
HEAT 		US
INDIE 		US
ROCK
Galaxies & Such
  • Released: August 28, 2009
  • Label: Jillian Edwards
  • CD, digital download
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Headfirst
  • Released: November 21, 2011
  • Label: Jillian Edwards
  • CD, digital download
187622832
Daydream
  • Released: March 11, 2014
  • Label: My Little Gypsy
  • CD, digital download
—6633—
All My Christmases
  • Released: September 1, 2014
  • Label: My Little Gypsy
  • CD, digital download
—————
Covers
  • Released: November 18, 2016
  • Label: My Little Gypsy
  • CD, digital download
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  15. ↑ Covers by Jillian Edwards, November 18, 2016, retrieved January 22, 2019
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