Nikki Edgar family band I'll Stand by You
by Felix P: Viral Content
Nikki Edgar, her husband Ryan, and daughter Jaslyn got on stage together as a family band and performed I'll Stand by You. Nikki was a Christian artist who lost her record deal after getting pregnant as a teen, and Ryan later adopted Jaslyn. Seeing them all up there was something else 🥹
Transcript (en)
Who are you? I am Nikki Edgar. And this is? This is my husband Ryan. And this is my daughter Jaslyn. Your daughter? Yes. Oh, wow. Wow. And yeah, we're a modern day family band. And how did this all come about? Well, we've had the failed record deals and the things. When did you have the record deal? I was a Christian artist and I ended up getting pregnant. And being a teen mom within that, so they kicked me out of the industry pretty much. I grew up singing with my family in church. And when I was 13 years old, I was in a singing contest that was through a local Christian radio station. It was within a year that I had a record deal. I was doing arena tours, traveling all over, singing for 100,000 people. and I met a guy and it progressed kind of quickly. And before I knew it, I found out that I was pregnant. Pretty much immediately, stores were taking my records off the shelves and radio stations were taking my songs off the air I went from touring the country to being completely rejected It was one of the lowest points of my life When Jazz was born, she was a huge light in a really dark situation. Growing up, I remember singing with her and dancing with her. She always made sure I was happy no matter what. She really is my hero. I mean, what more do you want than to give your kids everything? Yeah, geez. And then I met Ryan, and he was this missing link for us. Getting to adopt Jaslyn, I'm just blessed. I think we all are like a puzzle. We're all a certain piece, and we can't do it without each other. It's like I'm back on the journey that I started on, and it's just so amazing to be doing it with my family. It's a real happy beginning. Okay, well look, the good thing about shows like this, you get an opportunity to prove these people that made a mistake, right? Yeah, absolutely. Okay well best of luck really Thank you Oh, why you look so sad? The tears are in your eyes. Come on, come to me now. Don't be ashamed to cry Let me see you through Cause I've seen the dark side too And when the night falls on you You don't know what to do Nothing you can face Can make me love you less I'll stay by you I'll stand by you, I won't let nobody hurt you I'll stand by you, take me into your darkest hour And I'll never just hurt you I stand by you I stand by you I stand by you You have the most incredible soulful voice and to see you here with your daughter and your husband has just made it even more beautiful that sound so thank you for that. I loved it when you were harmonizing. I also think that America will fall in love with you guys. I really will. You know, it's, uh, your story is a very common one. You got pregnant and then changing your life and walking away from a career. But ultimately, as tough as that is, I...
