▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁musical ▁family . ▁After ▁getting ▁her ▁B A ▁in ▁French ▁from ▁App al ach ian ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Bo one , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁she ▁head ed ▁to ▁France , ▁where ▁she ▁planned ▁to ▁master ▁the ▁language . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁return ▁to ▁Colorado ▁State ▁University , ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Ar d è che , ▁France ▁to ▁start ▁her ▁career ▁in ▁music . ▁She ▁began ▁writing ▁songs ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁recorded ▁her ▁first ▁album ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁artist ▁that ▁t ours ▁year ▁round , ▁ 2 5 0 ▁days ▁a ▁year . ▁She ▁plays ▁guitar , ▁piano , ▁ban jo ▁and ▁was h board . ▁She ▁is ▁very ▁appreciated ▁in ▁Europe ▁for ▁her ▁dynamic ▁stage ▁shows . ▁This ▁popular ▁stage ▁artist ▁prom otes ▁amer icana ▁and ▁country ▁music ▁all ▁over ▁Europe , ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁important ▁following . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a ▁song ▁from ▁her ▁album ▁" Life ▁Size " ▁was ▁ 5 ▁on ▁the ▁country ▁music ▁charts . ▁" Jack ", ▁a ▁title ▁from ▁her ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁album ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁Music ▁Box ▁ratings . ▁She ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Fem ale ▁S inger ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁the ▁FC MA ▁several ▁times . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁voted ▁Song writer ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Country ▁Highway ▁Awards . ▁ ▁L iane ▁Edwards ▁has ▁collabor ated