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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Anne E. DeChant
| origin           = [[Avon Lake, Ohio]], United States
| genre            = [[Folk rock]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]]
| years_active     = 1992–present
| label            = Funny Man Music
| associated_acts  = Odd Girl Out
| website          = [http://www.anneedechant.com/ AnneEDeChant.com]
}}
'''Anne E. DeChant''' is an American rock singer/songwriter/guitarist based in the [[Cleveland]] area. Her career began with the band Odd Girl Out in the early 1990s before releasing her first solo project in 1996.
==History==
DeChant grew up in [[Avon Lake, Ohio]], and graduated from [[Avon Lake High School]] in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Singer-songwriter Anne E. DeChant is staying connected with her fans|url=https://chroniclet.com/news/208783/singer-songwriter-anne-e-dechant-is-staying-connected-with-her-fans/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=chroniclet.com|language=en}}</ref> She attended [[Miami University]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-18|title=Rock singer Anne E. DeChant entertains in her hometown of Avon Lake at the Folger Home|url=https://apnews.com/article/01c5fed14ca648a6b0e6833ff9b5d940|access-date=2021-07-13|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}</ref>
With Alexis Antes and Victoria Fliegel, Odd Girl Out enjoyed a niche following, particularly on the college scene.<ref>[http://www.lilithfair.com/artists/anneedechant/index.html Lilith Fair] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809065157/http://lilithfair.com/artists/anneedechant/index.html |date=2007-08-09 }}</ref> The band got airplay on,<ref>[http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/10/no-second-class-citizen Free Times article 7/11/2007]{{dead link|date=March 2011}}</ref> and support from, commercial radio stations in the Cleveland market, shortly before [[Telecommunications Act of 1996|media deregulation and consolidation]] made the practice less common.
In July 1997, Anne E. DeChant released her first solo album, with a more mainstream sound, but departing a bit from her folk roots.
==Songwriting==
Anne E. DeChant is the lead vocal, and plays rhythm guitar and/or ukelele on her recordings, sometimes adding electric guitar and banjo on stage in live performances.
==Album discography==
* ''Odd Girl Out: Live in Concert'' (1990, live CD, with Odd Girl Out)
* ''Effort of the Spin'' (1996, CD)
* ''Something of the Soul'' (2000, CD)
* ''Live: An Evening with Anne E. DeChant'' (2001, live, CD)
* ''Pop the Star'' (2004, CD) produced by Don Dixon, Cleveland
* ''Girls and Airplanes'' (2006, CD) produced by Andy Ackland, San Diego
* ''One Voice One Guitar'' (2007, Christmas CD) produced by Dark Tree Studios, Cleveland
* ''One Voice One Guitar Vol 2'' (2008, CD) produced by Toy Box Studios, Nashville
* ''Swing'' (2011, CD) produced by Bill Warner, Nashville
* ''The Sun Coming In'' (2015, CD) produced by Mike Severs, Nashville, Sunny's Lab Studios, Nashville TN
*''Lost in Kentucky'' (2018, CD) produced by Mike Severs and Anne E. DeChant at Sunny's Lab Studios, Nashville TN
*''Every Little Everything, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1'' (2020, CD) new songs produced by Mike Severs, Nashville, Sunny's Lab Studios, Nashville TN
==Awards==
* ''Finalist, Kerrville Folk Festival, 2020''
*''[[Cleveland Free Times]]'': All Star Musician, 2007
* ''[[Cleveland Scene]]'': Best Singer/Songwriter, Best Folk/Acoustic Act, Best Regional Vocalist, various years 1998-2005
* CleveScene.com: 2000 Scene Music Awards
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{Cite web|date=October 8, 2020|title=History of the Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest {{!}} Kerrville Folk Festival|url=https://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.org/history-of-newfolk|access-date=2021-07-08|website=kerrvillefolkfest|language=en}}
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.anneedechant.com/}}
* [https://anneedechant.com/bio Bio]
* [http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=14615 SonicBids press kit]
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