Ashthon Jones

Ashthon Jones came into this world with musical roots strong within her family and remembered her first musical beginnings singing her heart out in church. She received her early training when she would make runs to Valdosta, Georgia to stay with her cousins. Some of her musical influences are the Clark Sisters, Mary Mary, Monica, Destiny's Child, and Mary J. Blige. For 6 years Ashthon had been working on her singing career in Nashville when she finally landed her first publishing deal with a major publishing company at the ripe age of 19. Little did she know this would lead into many more blessings. All the while, Ashthon always kept up with American Idol and wanted to audition from day one. That fateful day came when her mother called her and told her it was her time. With out a second thought, Ashthon quit her job and went to the audition. Wearing number 8838 she went in front of Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez whom unanimously voted her in. SHE WAS GOING TO HOLLYWOOD! She made it into the FINALS and has never looked back. From an IDOL WORLD TOUR and a myriad of interviews from "LIVE with Regis & Kelly" to "Entertainment Tonight" and "MTV News", Ashthon has experienced what others only dream of. More recently Ashthon has performed on a segment of BRAVO Networks HIT television series "Married to Medicine" which was received by network management with wide acclaim. With her eye on the prize, Ashthon is already giving back early in her career by recorded a song on First Lady Michelle Obama's "Song for a Healthier America" hip-hop album, which has been featured on GRAMMY.com's "Exclusive First Listen" and has performed at the album release at Symphony Space in New York City. She has also been featured in other well recognized projects such as Lacrae's GRAMMY winning album with Big KRIT on the single, "Mayday", as well as Big KRIT's new single "Good 2Gether". Released by Def Jam it has been rising in the charts.