Ashley Thompson
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Katherine Ashley Thompson (born December 2, 1980 in Booneville, Mississippi
) is an American singer and actress.
. Thompson previously studied voice under Renee Grant Williams and Kim Wood Sandusky of Nashville, Tennessee
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Thompson is an unsigned recording artist doing demos as of early 2009. She is presently working on an art career in Nashville, Tennessee.
Booneville, Mississippi
Booneville is a city in Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 8,625 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Prentiss County....
) is an American singer and actress.
Biography
Ashley Thompson started singing in church when she was 9 years old, and at 13 years old knew that she wanted to sing for the rest of her life. She has won numerous local, regional, and national singing contests, including the Colgate Country ShowdownColgate Country Showdown
Currently in its 30th year, the Country Showdown is an annual talent contest to find undiscovered country music singers across the United States. As many as 100,000 acts compete in the Country Showdown annually, which is considered to be the largest country music talent competition in...
. Thompson previously studied voice under Renee Grant Williams and Kim Wood Sandusky of Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
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Thompson is an unsigned recording artist doing demos as of early 2009. She is presently working on an art career in Nashville, Tennessee.
Accomplishments
- Grand Award winner of the 1997 Mid-South Fair Youth Talent Contest, Memphis, Tennessee, which led to a CBS audition in Hollywood.
- She was a featured guest co-star on the CBS series Touched by an AngelTouched by an AngelTouched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della...
, episode 423, "Perfect Little Angel", which originally aired on April 23, 1998. She performed Unchained MelodyUnchained Melody"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages....
during the pageant sequence of the episode. - Featured on Entertainment TonightEntertainment TonightEntertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
promoting Touched by an Angel. - She has had guest appearances on North Mississippi's Morning Show.
- She was an entertainer at Libertyland amusement park, Memphis, TN (1997—1999).
- Winner of MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Say What Karaoke, episode 21, Memphis, Tennessee (1998). - Performed for Crossroads Music Festival on Beale StreetBeale StreetBeale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately . It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of the blues. Today, the blues clubs and restaurants that line Beale Street are...
, Memphis, TN (1998). - Ashley won the title of Miss North Mississippi in 1999 and competed in the Miss Mississippi PageantMiss Mississippi:For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Mississippi USAMiss Mississippi is a scholarship pageant and a preliminary of Miss America. The contest began in 1934, has been held in Vicksburg since 1958, and provides more money than any other scholarship pageant in the Miss America...
later that year. She was selected 1st Runner up to Heather Soriano. - She was later the headline performer at the 2001 Miss Mississippi, which aired throughout the state.
- The show won an Emmy award for Best Live Production and Direction in 2001.
- Ashley showcased her talent on Nashville Morning Show with Charlie Chase, in December 2001.
- She studied voice and dance under Linda Septian (Jessica SimpsonJessica SimpsonJessica Ann Simpson is an American recording artist, actress, television personality, and fashion designer whose rise to fame began in 1999. Since that time, Simpson has achieved many recording milestones, starred in several television shows, movies, and commercials, launched a line of hair and...
's vocal coach) and Fenton Fulgham, Dallas, Texas. - She was the overall winner of Sing to Win at the Wild Horse Saloon, Nashville.
- She was the 2003 Colgate Country ShowdownColgate Country ShowdownCurrently in its 30th year, the Country Showdown is an annual talent contest to find undiscovered country music singers across the United States. As many as 100,000 acts compete in the Country Showdown annually, which is considered to be the largest country music talent competition in...
national winner and won the title Best New Act in Country Music. The show was telecast with host Billy Ray CyrusBilly Ray CyrusWilliam "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
on national television between March and May 2003.