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.

Ingrid Andress
Andress in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Ingrid Elizabeth Andress
Born	(1991-09-21) September 21, 1991 (age 33) Southfield, Michigan, U.S.[1]
Genres	Country country pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals piano
Years active	2014–present[2]
Labels	Atlantic Warner Nashville
Website	ingridandress.com

Early life

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. Her father is former major league strength and conditioning coach Brad Andress, who worked for the Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5][6] 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.^[2] 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.^[7]

2018–2020: Breakthrough with Lady Like

Andress signed a recording contract with Warner Nashville and Atlantic Records in July 2018.^[8] 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.^[9]

In April 2019, she released the single "More Hearts Than Mine", which reached the top five of the American and Canadian country airplay charts.^[9][10] On March 27, 2020, she released her debut studio album Lady Like through Warner Music Nashville.^[11] In April 2020, Andress reached No. 1 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart.^[9] 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.^[12]

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.^[13] 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.^[14]

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.^[15] "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.^[16][17]

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.^[18]

On July 15, 2024, Andress performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2024 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby.^[19] The performance was widely criticized; reports called it a "flub" and "cringeworthy".^[19][20] The following day, Andress said that she was intoxicated during the performance and that she planned to undergo rehabilitation.^[21] On February 28, 2025, Andress performed another rendition of the song at an Colorado Avalanche game; this version drew positive responses.^[22]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [16]	US Country [17]
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[23] Label: Warner Music Nashville Format: Digital download, streaming
Spotify Singles	Release date: September 9, 2020[24] 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[25] 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						Certifications	Album
		US [26]	US Country Songs [27]	US Country Airplay [28]	US Adult Pop [29]	CAN [30]	CAN Country [31]
"More Hearts Than Mine"	2019	30	5	3	—	55	4	RIAA: 2× Platinum[32] MC: 2× Platinum[33]	Lady Like
"The Stranger"	2020	—	49	54	—	—	—
"Lady Like"		—	39	33	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[32] MC: Gold[33]
"Wishful Drinking" (with Sam Hunt)	2021	47	11	4	—	—	8	RIAA: Platinum[32] MC: Gold[33]	Good Person
"Seeing Someone Else"[34]	2022	—	—	—	24	—	—
"Feel Like This"	2023	—	—	60	—	—	—
"—" 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"[35] (Teddy Swims featuring Ingrid Andress)	2021	Non-album singles
"Good as Gone"[36] (Marc Scibilia featuring Ingrid Andress)	2024

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Deck the Halls (Holidays Are Here)"[37] (with Eric Arjes)	2016	Non-album promotional single
"Anything but Love"[38]	2017	Lady Like
"Demons Too"[39]	2018	Non-album promotional single
"Both"[40]	2019	Lady Like
"We're Not Friends"[41]
"Life of the Party"[42]	2020
"Waste of Lime"[A][43]
"On the Road Again"[44] (Willie Nelson featuring ACM Awards New Artist Nominees)		Non-album promotional singles
"Christmas Always Finds Me"[45]
"Good Person"[46]	2022	Good Person
"Pain"[47]
"Blue"[48]
"Treated Me Good"[B][49]	2023
"On Fire"[C][50]		The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version)
"Once a Year"[51]		Non-album promotional single
"Footprints"[52]	2025	TBA
"Catch 22"[53]

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Here for It"[54] (Breland featuring Ingrid Andress)	2022	Cross Country
"Any Day Now"[55] (Zac Brown Band featuring Ingrid Andress)		The Comeback

Music videos

List of music videos

Title	Year	Director
"The Stranger"	2017	Lauren Jenkins[56]
"Lady Like"	2019	Emma Higgins[57]
"More Hearts Than Mine"		Sam Siske[58]
"The Stranger"	2020	Emma Higgins[59]
"Waste of Lime"		Lauren Dunn[60]
"Lady Like"	2021	Lauren Dunn[61]
"Wishful Drinking" (with Sam Hunt)		Sam Siske[62]

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
"Footprints"		Molly Kate Kestner
"Conflicted"	2018	Halestorm	Vicious
"Gimme a Break"		Nicole Millar	Excuse Me
"On Rewind"
"In Too Deep"		Why Don't We	8 Letters
"Lose You"		Eric Nam	Honestly
"Lost at Sea"		Matoma	One in a Million
"Perf"		Baby Ariel	Non-album single
"About You"	2019	Fletcher	You Ruined New York City for Me
"Clean"		Hey Violet	Non-album single
"Girl in the Mirror"		Bebe Rexha	UglyDolls
"Love Me or Leave Me Alone"		Beachwood	Non-album single
"No Saint"		Lauren Jenkins	No Saint
"Payday"
"Running out of Road"
"Above the Water"	2020	TRXD featuring Angelina Jordan	Non-album single
"Invisible Chains"		Lauren Jauregui	Birds of Prey
"This Is Not Forever"		Kate Miller-Heidke	Child in Reverse
"Happy for You"	2021	Jasmine Thompson	Non-album singles
"Hey Buster"		Joey Moe
"I Didn't Lie"		LANY	Gg bb xx
"Overdrive"		Louis Baker featuring Kings	Love Levitates
"I Think I'm Growing?"	2022	Fletcher	Girl of My Dreams
"Same Stars"		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	Ref.
Academy of Country Music Awards	2020	Ingrid Andress	New Female Artist of the Year	Nominated	[63]
	2021	Ingrid Andress	New Female Artist of the Year		[64]
		"More Hearts Than Mine"	Single of the Year
BMI Country Awards	2020	"More Hearts Than Mine"	Most-Performed Songs of the Year	Won	[65]
	2023	"Wishful Drinking"		Won	[66]
CMT Music Awards	2020	"More Hearts Than Mine"	Breakthrough Video of the Year	Nominated	[67]
	2023	"Wishful Drinking"	Collaborative Video of the Year		[68]
			CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year
Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards	2011	"Joy to the World"	Best Mixed Collegiate Solo	Runner-up[D]	[69]
Country Music Association Awards	2020	Ingrid Andress	New Artist of the Year	Nominated	[70]
		"More Hearts Than Mine"	Song of the Year
	2021	Ingrid Andress	New Artist of the Year		[71]
Grammy Awards	2021	Ingrid Andress	Best New Artist	Nominated	[14]
		"More Hearts Than Mine"	Best Country Song
		Lady Like	Best Country Album
	2023	"Wishful Drinking"	Best Country Duo/Group Performance		[72]
MusicRow Awards	2020	Ingrid Andress	Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Won	[73]
			Breakthrough Artist-Writer of the Year	Won
		"More Hearts Than Mine"	Song of the Year	Won
Nashville Songwriter Awards	2020	"More Hearts Than Mine"	Song of the Year	Won	[74]
People's Choice Country Awards	2023	Ingrid Andress	The New Artist of 2023	Nominated	[75]
Robert Awards	2022	"Hey Buster"	Best Song	Nominated	[76]

Tours

Headlining

• The Lady Like Tour (2019)^[77]
• Feeling Things Tour (2021)^[78][E]
• The Good Person Tour (2023)^[80]

Opening act

• Dan + Shay – The (Arena) Tour (2021)^[78]
• Keith Urban – The Speed of Now World Tour (2022)^[81]
• Walker Hayes – Duck Buck Tour (2023)^[82]
• Stevie Nicks – Live in Concert Tour (2023)^[83]

Notes

1. "Waste of Lime" is only included on the deluxe version of Lady Like.
2. "Treated Me Good" is only included on the deluxe version of Good Person.
3. "On Fire" is only included on the deluxe version of The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version).
4. Shared with Mario Jose, Hannah Juliano, and Jennifer Waris.
5. The European leg of the tour, which would have run throughout 2022, was canceled.^[79]