Gretchen Wilson Musical artist

Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973) is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party. Wilson followed this album one year later with All Jacked Up, the title track of which became the highest-debuting single for a female country artist upon its 2005 release. A third album, One of the Boys, was released in 2007.Overall, Wilson has charted 13 singles on the Billboard country charts, of which five have reached Top Ten: the Number One "Redneck Woman", as well as "Here for the Party" (#3, 2004), "When I Think About Cheatin'" (#4, 2004), "Homewrecker" (#2, 2005), and "All Jacked Up" (#8, 2005). The album Here for the Party was certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of five million copies, while All Jacked Up was certified platinum. She has sold over 8 million records worldwide.

Personal facts

Gretchen Wilson
Birth dateJune 26, 1973
Birth place
Pocahontas Illinois

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Musical artist

Career started2004
associated musical artist
Kid Rock
Kenny Chesney
Big & Rich
MuzikMafia
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country music
Country rock
instrument
Singing
Acoustic guitar
record label
Gretchen Wilson
Columbia Records
Epic Records

Gretchen Wilson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/wilson_gretchen/artist.jhtml
  2. http://www.gretchenwilson.com