Ingrid Andress

Ingrid Elizabeth Andress (born September 21, 1991) is an American country pop singer-songwriter. She has released two albums: Lady Like 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" (2017 & 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, Beginning at age 6, influenced by her mother, 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. In 2009, she graduated from 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.

Andress then decided that her songs were too personal to have someone else sing them.

In 2017, she self-released "The Stranger", via her label, What Is an Ingrid, and published by Kara DioGuardi's Arthouse Entertainment. The song received airplay on satellite radio. She signed a talent management agreement with Blythe Scokin.

2019–2020: Lady Like In February 2019, her first song with the label, "Lady Like", was released to digital platforms. In April 2019, she released the single "More Hearts Than Mine", which reached the top five of the American and Canadian country airplay charts. In March 2020, she released her debut studio album Lady Like through Warner Music Nashville; it reached No. 9 on the Top Country Albums 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. In April 2020, Andress reached No. 1 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart.

In July 2020, she re-released "The Stranger", which peaked at No. 49 on Country Airplay. The deluxe edition of Lady Like was released in October 2020. At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, Andress received three Grammy Awards nominations: Best Country Song for "More Hearts Than Mine", Best Country Album for Lady Like, and Best New Artist; these nominations made her the only country artist in a "Big Four" category. "Wishful Drinking" earned Andress her 4th Grammy Award nomination, for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, at the 65th annual ceremony.

"Seeing Someone Else", released in May 2022, was her first cross-format single. It peaked in the top 25 on the Adult Pop Airplay chart.

The album Good Person was released in August 2022. It charted on both the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums chart.

Artistry and influences Andress has cited the Chicks, John Denver, and Amy Grant as influences.

Andress has a vocal range of F3 - C5 (1.6 octaves).

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. In 2023, she parted ways with her longtime manager and her live-in boyfriend, who had marriage expectations. The following day, Andress said that she was intoxicated during the performance; she spent a month at a rehab center in Utah, where she said she cried every day. In February 2025, Andress performed another rendition of the song in her home state at a Colorado Avalanche game; this version drew better responses.

Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions 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 Certifications Album US US Country Songs US Country Airplay US Adult Pop CAN CAN Country "More Hearts Than Mine"2019 30 5 3 — 55 4 MC: 2× Platinum Lady Like "The Stranger" 2020 — 49 54 — — — "Lady Like" — 39 33 — — — 2022 — — — 24 — — "Feel Like This" 2023 — — 60 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Promotional singles +List of promotional singles Title Year Album "Deck the Halls (Holidays Are Here)" (with Eric Arjes) 2016 "Anything but Love" 2017 Lady Like "Demons Too" 2018 "Both" 2019Lady Like "We're Not Friends" "Life of the Party" 2020 "Waste of Lime" "On the Road Again" "Christmas Always Finds Me" "Good Person" 2022 Good Person "Pain" "Blue" "Treated Me Good" 2023 "On Fire" The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) "Once a Year" "Footprints" 2025 "Catch 22"

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) 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" Sam Siske "The Stranger" 2020 Emma Higgins "Waste of Lime" Lauren Dunn "Lady Like" 2021 Lauren Dunn "Wishful Drinking" (with Sam Hunt) Sam Siske

Songwriting credits

Awards and nominations

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

Opening act Dan + ShayThe (Arena) Tour (2021) Walker HayesDuck Buck Tour (2023) Stevie NicksLive in Concert Tour (2023)