Ingrid Andress
Background information
Birth name	Ingrid Elizabeth Andress
Born	(1991-09-21) September 21, 1991 (age 32) Southfield, Michigan, U.S.[1]
Genres	Country country pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals piano
Years active	2014–present[2]
Labels	Atlantic Warner Nashville
Website	www.ingridandress.com

Ingrid Elizabeth Andress (born September 21, 1991) is an American country music singer-songwriter. She has released two studio albums, Lady Like (2020) and Good Person (2022).

Early life and education

Andress was born in Southfield, Michigan^[1] and grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She has three sisters and a brother and was mostly homeschooled until high school since her father was a professional baseball coach for the Colorado Rockies and they traveled often, including annual trips to Arizona for Spring training. As a child, she learned to play piano and drums from her mother, although her mother mostly listened to Christian music.^[3][4] In middle school, she frequently listened to Coldplay and Evanescence and she started a heavy metal music band, although it did not do well.^[5] She attended Rock Canyon High School, and participated in high school choir competitions, athletics, and also did modeling. She had lead roles in several high school musicals and was accepted into the Colorado All-State Jazz Choir and the Colorado All-State Women's Choir. Andress attended Berklee College of Music and majored in songwriting and performance.^[6][3]

She earned a vocal scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she pursued a dual major in songwriting and performance. While at Berklee, she joined an a cappella group called Pitch Slapped, which performed on the NBC singing competition The Sing-Off, where she spent a lot of time in Los Angeles. Another one of her groups, Delilah, also performed on the show and placed sixth. She left Berklee, since the school's emphasis on theory was a frustrating obstacle to her progression.^[3]

Career

After leaving the show, pop songwriter Kara DioGuardi, one of her teachers at Berklee, became her mentor.^[3] She then moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she began writing songs for artists such as Sam Hunt, Alicia Keys, and Charli XCX.^[3][6]

Andress signed with Warner Records Nashville in July 2018.^[7] In 2019, she debuted with the single "More Hearts Than Mine".^[8] The song has charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, peaking at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On March 27, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, she released her debut studio album Lady Like through Warner Music Nashville.^[9] Andress reached No. 1 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart in April 2020. The single "More Hearts Than Mine" reached the top five of the American and Canadian country charts.^[10]

In 2022, she was the opening act for a North American tour by Keith Urban and planned a headlining tour in the U.S. and Europe in 2023.^[11][12]

Artistry

Andress cites Faith Hill and The Chicks as her musical inspirations. She always writes her own songs unless she finds an exceptional song written by someone else.^[13]

Personal life

Andress resides in Nashville. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Andress broke up with her boyfriend of six years and entered a new relationship that was still active as of 2022.^[14]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Guest appearances

Music videos

Songwriting credits

Awards and nominations