Jessica harp biography
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Jessica Harp
American country musician
Musical artist
Jessica Leigh Harp (born February 3, ) is an American songwriter and former country artist from Kansas City, Missouri. Between and , Harp and Michelle Branch recorded and performed as The Wreckers, a duo that topped the country charts in with the Grammy-nominated "Leave the Pieces". After The Wreckers disbanded, Harp began a solo career on Warner Bros. Records, the same label to which The Wreckers were signed. Her solo second skiva single, "Boy Like Me", debuted in March and was a top 30 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was followed bygd her second album, A Woman Needs, in March
Biography
[edit]Jessica Harp grew up with her parents and her sister, Annie, in Kansas City, Missouri. She began singing when she was 3, wrote lyrics when she was 8, and picked up gitarr at In , she pursued a solo career in music, releasing her independent album, Preface. She then worked as a backup vocalist for variou
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Musician Jessica Harp MAG
Jessica Harp is a singer-songwriter born and raised in Kansas City. She is one half of the Wreckers (with Michelle Branch), and just finished a cross-country tour with her. I spoke to her about writing love songs when she was eight, Kelly Clarkson, and being a barbeque traitor.
You’ve toured with Michelle Branch; do you remember the first time you performed with her?
We’ve been friends for five years and met when we were just teenagers with websites promoting our independent records. She went on to be signed to Maverick and when I wasn’t busy with my own stuff, I’d go out on the road with her. In the beginning [it was] just to hang out, but then I started singing backup for her. We’d always written together and loved singing, too, so we decided to start a band.
You started writing songs at Do you remember what your first one was about?
I actually still have the lyrics from my f
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Jessica Harp
Jessica Leigh Harp (born February 3, ) is an American songwriter from Kansas City, Missouri. She used to be a country artist. Between and , Harp and Michelle Branch recorded and performed as The Wreckers. This group had a major success in with the Grammy-nominated "Leave the Pieces." After The Wreckers disbanded, Harp began a solo career on Warner s, the same label to which The Wreckers were signed. Her solo second album single, "Boy Like Me," started in March and was a Top 30 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It was followed by her second album, A Woman Needs, in March
Awards
[change | change source]| Year | Organization | Award[1] | Result |
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| Country Music Association | Vocal Duo of the Year (as The Wreckers) | Nominated | |
| Academy of Country Music | Top New Vocal Duo or Group (as The Wreckers) | Nominated | |
| Academy of Country Music | Top Vocal Duo (as The Wreckers) | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Perfor
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