Tess Wiley was born on November 5,1974 and is an American singer-songwriter.
15 Facts About Tess Wiley
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Tess Wiley was born in Dallas, Texas in 1974 to a Christian family.
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Tess Wiley's mother was a poet Kathryn Wiley while her father was a musician Fletch Wiley, one of The Disciples.
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Tess Wiley showed an interest in music and songwriting from an early age, adding "Create in Me a Clean Heart" and "Tender Shepherd" to her repertoire at the age of two.
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Tess Wiley began to play the piano at the age of five, then the violin at 12, and the guitar at 14.
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Tess Wiley wanted to make her musical style along the lines of hard rock guitarist Slash, but riffing soon gave way to contemplative songwriting.
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Tess Wiley spent her high school years singing in the band Nothing in Return while studying classical piano at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas where she sang along with Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
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In 1995, Tess Wiley joined the band Sixpence None the Richer on their European and American tours and wrote a mini-album Tickets For A Prayer Wheel as well as "Disconnect" for their second record, This Beautiful Mess.
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Tess Wiley left the band shortly after the American tour in 1996.
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When Sixpence reunited in 2007, Tess Wiley performed with the band on their 2008 European tour.
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Tess Wiley adopted "Phantasmic" name for her group when she was dating Chris Colbert, who was a singer in Fluffy.
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Tess Wiley lent her vocals to Velour 100 on the album Of Color Bright in 1997 and the following year recorded a covers album, I Light Up Your Life.
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In 2001 Tess Wiley released her first album, Rainy Day Assembly.
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In 2003, Tess Wiley relocated to Giessen, Germany where she formed a band with Tim Potzas, Christian Weiss and Christian Pfaff.
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In 2010 Tess Wiley formed a duo band along with Elo von Knorre, whom she met at church.