Jillian Edwards | |
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![]() Jillian Edwards | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Jillian Anita Edwards |
Also known as | Jillian 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) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar |
Years active | 2009–present |
Website |
jillianedwards |
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.
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]
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]
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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions [9] [10] | ||||
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US |
US FOLK |
US HEAT |
US INDIE |
US ROCK | ||
Galaxies & Such |
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— | — | — | — | — |
Headfirst |
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187 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 32 |
Daydream |
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— | 6 | 6 | 33 | — |
All My Christmases |
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— | — | — | — | — |
Covers |
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— | — | — | — | — |
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Jillian Edwards | |
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![]() Jillian Edwards | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Jillian Anita Edwards |
Also known as | Jillian 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) |
|
Instrument(s) | Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar |
Years active | 2009–present |
Website |
jillianedwards |
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.
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]
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]
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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions [9] [10] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US |
US FOLK |
US HEAT |
US INDIE |
US ROCK | ||
Galaxies & Such |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
Headfirst |
|
187 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 32 |
Daydream |
|
— | 6 | 6 | 33 | — |
All My Christmases |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
Covers |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
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