Jillian Edwards
{{short description|American singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jillian Edwards
| image = Jillian Edwards Profile.jpg
| caption = Jillian Edwards, 2019
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| birth_name = Jillian Anita Edwards
| alias = Jillian Chapman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas. U.S.
| origin = Richardson, Texas, U.S.
| instrument = Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar
| genre = CCM, folk, rock, alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer-songwriter|guitarist}}
| years_active = 2009–present
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| website = {{URL|jillianedwards.com}}
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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.
Early life
Edwards was born in Dallas and grew up in Richardson, Texas.{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Deming|title=Jillian Edwards : Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jillian-edwards-mn0001068471/biography|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=November 17, 2015}}{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Palmer |title=Jillian Edwards – Diving Head First |url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/20405/jillian-edwards-diving-head-first/ |publisher=Glide Magazine |accessdate=November 17, 2015 |date=April 5, 2012}} After graduating from Lloyd V. Berkner High School in Richardson,{{cite web|url=http://www.risd.org/schoolTimesNOW/121813/index.htm|title=Jillian Edwards Chapman To Perform at Berkner|publisher=risd|accessdate=December 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202030818/http://www.risd.org/schoolTimesNOW/121813/index.htm|archivedate=December 2, 2015}} she attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas,{{cite journal |first=Darryl |last=Smyers |title=Jillian Edwards Dives Head First Into Nashville |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/jillian-edwards-dives-head-first-into-nashville-7059552 |journal=Dallas Observer |accessdate=November 17, 2015 |date=February 7, 2012}} where she learned and honed her craft by performing at local coffee shops.
Career
Edwards' music recording career started in August 2009, with her self-released EP Galaxies & Such.{{cite web |author=Amazon MP3 |title=Galaxies & Such: Jillian Edwards |website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002NHLFZW |accessdate=November 17, 2015}} Her next release, Headfirst, was released in November 2011.{{cite web|first=Thom|last=Jurek|title=Headfirst – Jillian Edwards : Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/headfirst-ep-mw0002278924 |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=November 17, 2015}}{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Palmer |title=Jillian Edwards: Headfirst |url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/20019/jillian-edwards/ |publisher=Glide Magazine |accessdate=November 17, 2015 |date=February 17, 2012}}{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Palmer |title=Jillian Edwards – Headfirst |url=http://stereosubversion.com/reviews/jillian-edwards-headfirst |publisher=Stereo Subversion |accessdate=November 17, 2015 |date=January 10, 2012}} 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.{{cite web|author=Billboard|title=Jillian Edwards : Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jillian-edwards-mn0001068471/awards|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=November 17, 2015}}[http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ts_chart_artistname%3AJillian%20Edwards&f%5b1%5d=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Jillian%20Edwards Chart search for Jillian Edwards] at billboard.com/biz In March 2014, she released the studio album Daydream with My Little Gypsy Records.{{cite web |first=Jonathan |last=Andre |title=Reviews : Jillian Edwards – Daydream |url=http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2014/03/27/jillian-edwards-daydream/ |publisher=Indie Vision Music |accessdate=November 17, 2015 |date=March 27, 2014}}{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Palmer |title=Album reviews: Audrey Rose, Jillian Edwards, and Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes |url=http://www.c-ville.com/album-reviews-audrey-rose-jillian-edwards-and-daniel-ellsworth-and-the-great-lakes/ |publisher=C-Ville |accessdate=November 17, 2015 |date=March 21, 2014}} The album was placed on three Billboard magazine charts, where it peaked at No. 6 on Folk Albums, No. 33 on Independent Albums, and No. 6 on Heatseekers Albums. She released a Christmas EP, All My Christmases, in November 2014, by My Little Gypsy Records.{{cite web |first=Jonathan |last=Andre |title=Music Reviews: Jillian Edwards – All My Christmases |url=http://www.365daysofinspiringmedia.com/reviews/jillian-edwards-all-my-christmases/ |publisher=365 Days of Inspiring Media |accessdate=November 17, 2015 |date=December 2, 2014}} In July 2016, she started a campaign to crowdfund her next full-length project, an album of cover songs, through PledgeMusic.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/jillianedwards|title=Jillian Edwards: Covers Album|website=PledgeMusic|language=en|access-date=January 22, 2019}}
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.{{Citation|title=Covers by Jillian Edwards|date=November 18, 2016|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/covers/1170379277|language=en-us|access-date=January 22, 2019}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Citi Rewards+ Card TV Commercial, 'First Snow' Song by Jillian Edwards|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ZLxA/citi-rewards-card-first-snow-song-by-jillian-edwards|access-date=2021-02-01|website=iSpot.tv {{!}} Realtime TV Advertising Performance Measurement|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Song in Citi Rewards+ Card TV Commercial Ad First Snow 2019|date=November 10, 2019|url=https://www.bkato.com/song-in-citi-rewards-card-tv-commercial-ad-first-snow-2019/|access-date=2021-02-01|language=en-US}}
Personal life
Edwards married Colony House drummer, Will Franklin Chapman, in December 2012.{{cite web |first=Lindsay |last=Williams |title=3 Degrees of Chapman |url=http://thesoundopinion.com/2014/02/06/3-degrees-of-chapman/ |publisher=The Sound Opinion |accessdate=November 17, 2015 |date=February 6, 2014}} Chapman is the son of prominent Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman. The couple live in Nashville. They are Christians.{{cite journal |first=Sarah |last=Whitman |title=Jillian Edwards to play Sun Dome with musical family |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/religion/jillian-edwards-to-plas-sun-dome-with-musical-family/2210020/ |journal=Tampa Bay Times |access-date=November 17, 2015 |date=December 12, 2014}}
Discography
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| scope="row"|Galaxies & Such
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| scope="row"|Headfirst
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| 187 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 32 |
| scope="row"|Daydream
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| — | 6 | 6 | 33 | — |
| scope="row"|All My Christmases
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| — | — | — | — | — |
| scope="row"|Covers
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Jillian Edwards}}
- {{Official website|http://www.jillianedwards.com/}}
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Category:American performers of Christian music
Category:Singers from Nashville, Tennessee