Erika Jo Heriges (born November 2, 1986 in Angleton, Texas), known on stage simply as
Erika Jo, is an American country music recording artist who is best known as the winner of the 2005 season of the Nashville Star television program. Eighteen years old at the time,
Erika Jo is the youngest person to win the competition, as well as the first female winner.Her first single, "I Break Things", was released immediately upon her Nashville Star victory. The music video received heavy rotation on CMT and GAC, but the song peaked at #53. One subsequent single ("I'm Not Lisa") was released; it failed to reach the charts. Her first album,
Erika Jo, was released by Universal South Records on June 14...
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