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Faith Hill Profile |
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Birth Date: September 21, 1967
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Birth Place: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Birth Name: Audrey Faith Perry
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Faith Hill was born September 21, 1967, in Jackson,
Mississippi, to parents Ted and Edna. The daughter of a
factory worker and a former bank employee, Faith took her
singing abilities to family reunions and gatherings, local
rodeos and fairs, church, school -- virtually wherever she
had an audience -- while growing up in Star, MS.
It only took a few months in college for Faith to know that
she was ready to pursue a career in country music. At the
age of 19, she headed to Nashville to realize her dream.
New to Nashville, Faith's first job was at the Country Music
Fan Fair, selling t-shirts. Her next job, as a secretary at
Gary Morris' publishing company, would eventually lead her
to stardom. Caught singing privately (while on the job) by a
writer who worked there, Faith was convinced by the writer
to do a demo of a song. Gary Morris himself heard Faith's
rendition of the song and encouraged her to pursue a singing
career.
With a switch in day jobs and ready to take on the music
industry, Faith met songwriter Gary Burr. Faith began to
sing harmony as a backup singer at Gary Burr's shows, which
not only gave her exposure, but helped her perfect her
harmony singing and writing, thanks to Gary. It was at one
of Gary's shows that a representative of Warner Brothers
heard Faith sing.
Signed with Warner Brother Records, Faith's first album,
entitled Take Me As I Am, which was released in 1993, sold 2
million copies and spawned such number one hits as "Wild
One" (her debut country single) and a rendition of rocker
Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart".
Two years later she followed up with It Matters To Me, whose
production was delayed due to an operation on her vocal
chords. The album was certified triple platinum, and spawned
such hits as "A Man's Home Is His Castle", about domestic
abuse, and the title track which stayed at number one for 3
weeks.
Faith's third album, Faith sold even more than her previous
album releases, selling 4 million copies. Her current album,
Breathe, has already sold 3 million copies, while her single
"This Kiss" has been at number one for several weeks and has
received airplay on country music stations, pop stations,
and adult contemporary stations around the world.
The singles "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me" have also
been number one for 4-6 weeks.
Recipient of this year's Academy of Country Music Award for
Top Female Vocalist and Video of the Year for the single
"Breathe", Faith has already received the Academy of Country
Music Award for Favorite New Female in 1994; the TNN/Music
City News Single of the Year for "This Kiss" in 1998; and
named Female Vocalist of the Year in 1999 by TNN/Music City
News, among many other awards and honors. This year alone,
she was nominated for 5 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Faith performed in the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer
Olympic Games in Atlanta, sang the national anthem at Super
Bowl XXXIV and performed at this year's Oscar ceremony. Not
only is she a recent spokesmodel for Cover Girl cosmetics,
she also appears in the latest Pepsi commercials. Voted one
of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World
and founder of the Faith Hill Family Literacy Project, the
multi-platinum recording artist is married to country singer
Tim McGraw, father of her two daughters, Gracie and Maggie. |
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Other
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(1997) Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 most
beautiful people in the world. [2000]
Is adopted
Children: Gracie Katherine (b. 1997), Maggie Elizabeth (b.
1998) and Audrey Caroline (b. December 6th 2001)
Raised in Star, Mississippi. As a big-haired high school
brunette, she scheduled singing gigs at fairs and churches
around her duties as prom queen and cheerleader. She made
only enough money to pay the band and buy gas for the car.
An older brother drove her to gigs and bought her blue suede
boots. At age 19, she left for Nashville where she worked as
a gofer for Reba McEntire.
Had the role of Mel Gibson's wife in We Were Soldiers
(2002), but left the film and was replaced by Madeleine
Stowe
Making her debut as a musical guest on "Saturday Night Live"
(1975) on October 12th, Sarah Michelle Gellar is the guest
host.
Is set to make her film debut in a remake of The Stepford
Wives (1975) with Nicole Kidman. She will play the role of
Sarah Sunderson.
When Tim McGraw proposed, in one of the trailers, he had to
go perform, so she wrote her response on the mirror
(reportedly with either a lipstick or a marker pen).
Met her biological mother in the early 1990s
Daughter-in-law of Tug McGraw.
Named #29 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005) |
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