# Ingrid Andress

Ingrid Elizabeth Andress (born September 21, 1991) is an American country pop singer-songwriter. She has released two albums: Lady Like (2020) and Good Person (2022). She has achieved commercial success with "More Hearts Than Mine" (2019), which peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100; "The Stranger" (2020), which peaked at number 49 on Country Airplay; "Wishful Drinking" (2021), which peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100; and "Feel Like This" (2023), which peaked at number 60 on Country Airplay. She has also cowritten songs recorded by other artists including "Boys" (2017) by Charli XCX.

## Early life

Andress was born in Southfield, Michigan, and grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She has three sisters and a brother and was mostly homeschooled until high school. Her father is former major league strength and conditioning coach Brad Andress, who worked for the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets. As a child, she learned to play piano and drums. In middle school, she frequently listened to Coldplay and Evanescence and she started a heavy metal music band. She attended Rock Canyon High School, where she participated in high school choir competitions.

## Career
### Education and early career

Andress attended Berklee College of Music and majored in songwriting and performance. She joined a cappella group Pitch Slapped and performed on the NBC singing competition The Sing-Off. Andress later joined the group Delilah and placed sixth. After leaving the show, Andress finished her degree in 2013 and underwent mentorship with her former teacher at Berklee and pop songwriter Kara DioGuardi. She then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and signed a publishing deal with Sea Gayle Music and Arthouse Entertainment in 2014. From there, she began co-writing songs for other artists: "Boys" (2017), recorded by Charli XCX; "In Too Deep", recorded by Why Don't We, "Conflicted" (2018) recorded by Halestorm; "Girl in the Mirror" (2019) recorded by Bebe Rexha; and several songs on the No Saint (2019) album by Lauren Jenkins.

### 2018–2020: Breakthrough with Lady Like

Andress signed a recording contract with Warner Nashville and Atlantic Records in July 2018. In February 2019, her first song with the label, "Lady Like", was released to digital platforms and was a top ten debut on Top Country Albums.
In April 2019, she released the single "More Hearts Than Mine", which reached the top five of the American and Canadian country airplay charts. On March 27, 2020, she released her debut studio album Lady Like through Warner Music Nashville. In April 2020, Andress reached No. 1 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. The album became one of Billboard's Top 10 Best Country Albums of the year and set the record as the highest streaming country female debut album of all time upon release.
In July 2020, she released "The Stranger", which peaked at number 49 on Country Airplay. The deluxe edition of Lady Like was released on October 2, 2020. At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, Andress received three Grammy Awards nominations: Best Country Song ("More Hearts Than Mine"), Best Country Album (Lady Like), and Best New Artist; these nominations made her the only country artist in a "Big Four" category.

### 2021–present: Good Person

In August 2021, Andress released "Wishful Drinking", a collaboration with Sam Hunt. The song peaked at number 4 on Country Airplay. The song, though originally not intended for the album, was included as a bonus track and served as the lead single to her sophomore album Good Person. "Wishful Drinking" earned Andress her 4th Grammy Award nomination, for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 65th annual ceremony.
Two more singles were released from the album; "Seeing Someone Else", which became her first cross-format single and peaked top 25 on the Adult Pop Airplay chart, and "Feel Like This", the album's second country single. The album charted on both the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart.

## Personal life

Andress resides in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Andress broke up with her boyfriend of six years and entered a new relationship.
On July 15, 2024, Andress performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2024 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby. The performance was widely criticized; reports called it a "flub" and "cringeworthy". The following day, Andress said that she was intoxicated during the performance and that she planned to undergo rehabilitation. On February 28, 2025, Andress made her first public appearance since the incident by performing another rendition of the song at an Colorado Avalanche game. It drew positive responses.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US Country |
| Lady Like | Release date: March 27, 2020 Label: Warner Music Nashville Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 90 | 9 |
| Good Person | Release date: August 26, 2022 Label: Warner Music Nashville Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 173 | 18 |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays :
| Title | EP details |
| The Rosebank Acoustic Sessions | Release date: September 16, 2019 Label: Warner Music Nashville Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Spotify Singles | Release date: September 9, 2020 Label: Warner Music Nashville Format: Digital download, streaming |
| The Last Day They Were on the Same Page Was in a Yearbook | Release date: August 25, 2023 Label: Warner Music Nashville Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, and certifications :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Country Songs | US Country Airplay | US Adult Pop | CAN | CAN Country | Certifications | Album |
| "More Hearts Than Mine" | 2019 | 30 | 5 | 3 | — | 55 | 4 | RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum | Lady Like |
| "The Stranger" | 2020 | — | 49 | 54 | — | — | — | | Lady Like |
| "Lady Like" | 2020 | — | 39 | 33 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold MC: Gold | Lady Like |
| "Wishful Drinking" (with Sam Hunt) | 2021 | 47 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 8 | RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold | Good Person |
| "Seeing Someone Else" | 2022 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | | Good Person |
| "Feel Like This" | 2023 | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | | Good Person |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Bed on Fire" (Teddy Swims featuring Ingrid Andress) | 2021 | Non-album singles |
| "Good as Gone" (Marc Scibilia featuring Ingrid Andress) | 2024 | Non-album singles |

#### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Deck the Halls (Holidays Are Here)" (with Eric Arjes) | 2016 | Non-album promotional single |
| "Anything but Love" | 2017 | Lady Like |
| "Demons Too" | 2018 | Non-album promotional single |
| "Both" | 2019 | Lady Like |
| "We're Not Friends" | 2019 | Lady Like |
| "Life of the Party" | 2020 | Lady Like |
| "Waste of Lime" | 2020 | Lady Like |
| "On the Road Again" (Willie Nelson featuring ACM Awards New Artist Nominees) | 2020 | Non-album promotional singles |
| "Christmas Always Finds Me" | 2020 | Non-album promotional singles |
| "Good Person" | 2022 | Good Person |
| "Pain" | 2022 | Good Person |
| "Blue" | 2022 | Good Person |
| "Treated Me Good" | 2023 | Good Person |
| "On Fire" | 2023 | The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) |
| "Once a Year" | 2023 | Non-album promotional single |
| "Footprints" | 2025 | TBA |

#### Guest appearances

List of guest appearances :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Here for It" (Breland featuring Ingrid Andress) | 2022 | Cross Country |
| "Any Day Now" (Zac Brown Band featuring Ingrid Andress) | 2022 | The Comeback |

### Music videos

List of music videos :
| Title | Year | Director |
| "The Stranger" | 2017 | Lauren Jenkins |
| "Lady Like" | 2019 | Emma Higgins |
| "More Hearts Than Mine" | 2019 | Sam Siske |
| "The Stranger" | 2020 | Emma Higgins |
| "Waste of Lime" | 2020 | Lauren Dunn |
| "Lady Like" | 2021 | Lauren Dunn |
| "Wishful Drinking" (with Sam Hunt) | 2021 | Sam Siske |

### Songwriting credits

List of songs co-written for other artists :
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
| "Truly Outrageous" | 2015 | Bean | Truly Outrageous: A Tribute to Starlight Records |
| "Steady 1234" | 2016 | Vice featuring Jasmine Thompson and Skizzy Mars | Non-album singles |
| "Boys" | 2017 | Charli XCX | Non-album singles |
| "Footprints" | 2017 | Molly Kate Kestner | Non-album singles |
| "Conflicted" | 2018 | Halestorm | Vicious |
| "Gimme a Break" | 2018 | Nicole Millar | Excuse Me |
| "On Rewind" | 2018 | Nicole Millar | Excuse Me |
| "In Too Deep" | 2018 | Why Don't We | 8 Letters |
| "Lose You" | 2018 | Eric Nam | Honestly |
| "Lost at Sea" | 2018 | Matoma | One in a Million |
| "Perf" | 2018 | Baby Ariel | Non-album single |
| "About You" | 2019 | Fletcher | You Ruined New York City for Me |
| "Clean" | 2019 | Hey Violet | Non-album single |
| "Girl in the Mirror" | 2019 | Bebe Rexha | UglyDolls |
| "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" | 2019 | Beachwood | Non-album single |
| "No Saint" | 2019 | Lauren Jenkins | No Saint |
| "Payday" | 2019 | Lauren Jenkins | No Saint |
| "Running out of Road" | 2019 | Lauren Jenkins | No Saint |
| "Above the Water" | 2020 | TRXD featuring Angelina Jordan | Non-album single |
| "Invisible Chains" | 2020 | Lauren Jauregui | Birds of Prey |
| "This Is Not Forever" | 2020 | Kate Miller-Heidke | Child in Reverse |
| "Happy for You" | 2021 | Jasmine Thompson | Non-album singles |
| "Hey Buster" | 2021 | Joey Moe | Non-album singles |
| "I Didn't Lie" | 2021 | LANY | Gg bb xx |
| "Overdrive" | 2021 | Louis Baker featuring Kings | Love Levitates |
| "I Think I'm Growing?" | 2022 | Fletcher | Girl of My Dreams |
| "Same Stars" | 2022 | Alli Walker | Growing Up |
| "175 Lbs" | 2023 | Wé Ani | Non-album single |

## Awards and nominations

Ingrid Andress' awards and nominations :
| Organization | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | 2020 | Ingrid Andress | New Female Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | 2021 | Ingrid Andress | New Female Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | 2021 | "More Hearts Than Mine" | Single of the Year | Nominated |
| BMI Country Awards | 2020 | "More Hearts Than Mine" | Most-Performed Songs of the Year | Won |
| BMI Country Awards | 2023 | "Wishful Drinking" | Most-Performed Songs of the Year | Won |
| CMT Music Awards | 2020 | "More Hearts Than Mine" | Breakthrough Video of the Year | Nominated |
| CMT Music Awards | 2023 | "Wishful Drinking" | Collaborative Video of the Year | Nominated |
| CMT Music Awards | 2023 | "Wishful Drinking" | CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year | Nominated |
| Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards | 2011 | "Joy to the World" | Best Mixed Collegiate Solo | Runner-up |
| Country Music Association Awards | 2020 | Ingrid Andress | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Country Music Association Awards | 2020 | "More Hearts Than Mine" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Country Music Association Awards | 2021 | Ingrid Andress | New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2021 | Ingrid Andress | Best New Artist | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2021 | "More Hearts Than Mine" | Best Country Song | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2021 | Lady Like | Best Country Album | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 2023 | "Wishful Drinking" | Best Country Duo/Group Performance | Nominated |
| MusicRow Awards | 2020 | Ingrid Andress | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Won |
| MusicRow Awards | 2020 | Ingrid Andress | Breakthrough Artist-Writer of the Year | Won |
| MusicRow Awards | 2020 | "More Hearts Than Mine" | Song of the Year | Won |
| Nashville Songwriter Awards | 2020 | "More Hearts Than Mine" | Song of the Year | Won |
| People's Choice Country Awards | 2023 | Ingrid Andress | The New Artist of 2023 | Nominated |
| Robert Awards | 2022 | "Hey Buster" | Best Song | Nominated |

## Tours
### Headlining

* The Lady Like Tour (2019)
* Feeling Things Tour (2021)
* The Good Person Tour (2023)

### Opening act

* Dan + Shay – The (Arena) Tour (2021)
* Keith Urban – The Speed of Now World Tour (2022)
* Walker Hayes – Duck Buck Tour (2023)
* Stevie Nicks – Live in Concert Tour (2023)