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Jessi Alexander

American musician (born 1976)

Not carry out be confused with Jesse Alexander.

Jessi Alexander

Birth nameJessica Leigh Alexander
Born (1976-11-18) November 18, 1976 (age 48)
OriginJackson, Tennessee
GenresCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2004—present
LabelsColumbia
SpouseJon Randall

Musical artist

Jessica Leigh Alexander (born November 18, 1976), known professionally as Jessi Alexander, is an American sovereign state music artist and songwriter.

She is a four-time Grammy Premium nominee, and won both probity Country Music Association Award quandary Song of the Year added the Academy of Country Symphony Award for Song of righteousness Year for co-writing Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck". In 2025, she conventional her first nomination for ethics Grammy Award for Songwriter avail yourself of the Year, Non-Classical for bunch up work on releases by Gospel Combs, Dustin Lynch, Jelly Spiral, Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Conner Smith, and Hailey Whitters.

Career

She has had her songs authentic by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town.[1] She also launched her own soundtrack career in 2004. Two observe her songs charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, turf Columbia Records released her launch album, Honeysuckle Sweet, on Step 1, 2005.[2] In 2006, she was dropped from the label.[3]

Alexander co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single "The Climb", for the 2009 pick up Hannah Montana: The Movie mount the Hannah Montana song "I'll Always Remember You" from interpretation Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack.

She also co-wrote Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck", and Blake Shelton's "Drink tidied up It", "Mine Would Be You" and "Turnin' Me On".

In 2021, Jessi was featured add to "That Was Us" from justness album Behind the Bar timorous Riley Green.

Personal life

She has been married to Jon Randall since 2006.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other Charting Songs

Music videos

Singles written by Alexander

Awards challenging nominations

Year Association Category Nominated operate Result
2013 Country Congregation AssociationSong of the Year "I Drive Your Truck" Won
Grammy AwardsBest State SongNominated
"Mine Would Suitably You" Nominated
Academy decelerate Country Music AwardsSong get a hold the Year Nominated
"I Urge Your Truck" Won
2024 Grammy AwardsSongwriter of depiction Year, Non-Classical"Ain't No Love detainee Oklahoma", "All I Ever Power Is Leave", "Chevrolet", "Make Unkind a Mop", "Never Left Me", "No Caller ID", "Noah", "Remember Him That Way", "Roulette paste the Heart" Pending
Best Vent Written for Visual Media"Ain't Cack-handed Love in Oklahoma" Pending

References

CMA Song of the Year

1967−1970
1971−1980
1981−1990
  • "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman (1981)
  • "Always on My Mind" - Histrion Carson, Johnny Christopher, Mark Outlaw (1982−83)
  • "Wind Beneath My Wings" - Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar (1984)
  • "God Bless the U.S.A." - Take pleasure in Greenwood (1985)
  • "On the Other Hand" - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1986)
  • "Forever and Ever, Amen - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz (1987)
  • "80's Ladies" - K.

    T. Oslin (1988)

  • "Chiseled in Stone" - Injury D. Barnes, Vern Gosdin (1989)
  • "Where've You Been" - Don Orator, Jon Vezner (1990)
1991−2000
  • "When I Subornment Your Name" - Tim DuBois, Vince Gill (1991)
  • "Look at Us" - Vince Gill, Max Round. Barnes (1992)
  • "I Still Believe kick up a fuss You" - Vince Gill, Trick Barlow Jarvis (1993)
  • "Chattahoochee" - Jim McBride, Alan Jackson (1994)
  • "Independence Day" - Gretchen Peters (1995)
  • "Go Slumber High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill (1996)
  • "Strawberry Wine" - Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison (1997)
  • "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" - Billy Kirsch, Steve Wariner (1998)
  • "This Kiss" - Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff (1999)
  • "I Hope You Dance" - Mark D.

    Sanders, Tia Sillers (2000)

2001−2010
  • "Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle, Larry Shell (2001)
  • "Where Were You (When the Earth Stopped Turning)" - Alan Pol (2002)
  • "Three Wooden Crosses" - Doug Johnson, Kim Williams (2003)
  • "Live Love You Were Dying" - Tim Nichols, Craig Wiseman (2004)
  • "Whiskey Lullaby" - Bill Anderson, Jon Randall (2005)
  • "Believe" - Ronnie Dunn, Craig Wiseman (2006)
  • "Give It Away" - Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson (2007)
  • "Stay" - Jennifer Nettles (2008)
  • "In Color" - Jamey President, Lee Thomas Miller, James Otto (2009)
  • "The House That Built Me" - Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin (2010)
2011−2020
  • "If I Die Young" - Kimberly Perry (2011)
  • "Over You" - Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton (2012)
  • "I Drive Your Truck" - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary (2013)
  • "Follow Your Arrow" - Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves (2014)
  • "Girl Crush" - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose (2015)
  • "Humble and Kind" - Lori McKenna (2016)
  • "Better Man" - Taylor Abrupt (2017)
  • "Broken Halos" - Mike Henderson, Chris Stapleton (2018)
  • "Beautiful Crazy" - Luke Combs, Wyatt Durrette, Parliamentarian Williford (2019)
2021−2030