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Erika Jo (born Erika Jo Heriges November 2, 1986 in Angleton, Texas) is an United States|American country music recording artist who was declared 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. She signed to Universal South Records in 2005 and released her Erika Jo (album)|self-titled debut album, which produced a chart single in "I Break Things", a #53 on the ''Billboard (magazine)|Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts.

Biography
Early life
Erika Jo is the daughter of Bo and Paige Heriges, and is the elder of two children (sister Shelby Lynne is three years younger). The family makes its home in Mount Juliet, Tennessee|Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, 15 miles east of Nashville. Erika Jo is a 2005 graduate of Wilson Central High School in Gladeville, Tennessee.

Career

Heriges was also a national finalist in the 1999 True Value Country Showdown (now called the [http://www.colgatecountryshowdown.com/ Colgate Country Showdown]), a talent competition consisting of regional winners from across the United States.
She also holds the distinction of being the youngest person ever to perform the The Star Spangled Banner|National Anthem at University of Kentucky's famed Rupp Arena.

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