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AboutOne of the most popular female country singers of the '90s, Trisha Yearwood initially rose to fame as a protégée of Garth Brooks but quickly staked out her own identity as an assertive yet vulnerable modern woman.

Born Patricia Lynn Yearwood on September 19, 1964 in the small town of Monticello, GA - she grew up on a farm owned by her father who also worked as a prominent local banker. She loved Elvis Presley as a child and sang in musicals, choral groups, and talent shows while in school. She enrolled at the University of Georgia, but in 1985 she transferred to the music business program at Belmont College in Nashville. Yearwood served an internship with MTM Records and soon moved on to become an in-demand demo singer, which resulted in an up-and-coming Brooks hiring her as a backup vocalist. Yearwood appeared on Brooks' 1989 debut and its blockbuster follow-up, No Fences, and with the help of producer Garth Fundis, she staged a showcase performance in 1990 that landed her a record deal with MCA.

Her self-titled debut album was released in 1991, and the lead single, She's in Love With the Boy, skyrocketed to the top of the country charts, making her an instant star. Three more singles from the record — Like We Never Had a Broken Heart (co-written by Brooks), That's What I Like About You, and The Woman Before Me all went Top Ten, and Yearwood toured as Brooks' opening act, gaining immense exposure. As a result, she became the first female country singer ever to sell a million copies of her debut album — and, a little bit later on, two million.

Her follow-up was the acclaimed Hearts in Armor, which appeared in 1992 during the aftermath of a divorce. Two of its singles, Wrong Side Of Memphis and the Don Henley duet Walkaway Joe, reached the Top Five, and the record as a whole established Yearwood as an artist of creative ambition; like its predecessor, it also went platinum.

Yearwood's third album 1993's The Song Remembers When and its title track (The Song Remembers When) went to #2, in which she followed it with a Christmas album, The Sweetest Gift, in 1994; that year, she married Mavericks bassist Robert Reynolds.

In 1995, Yearwood released her fourth proper album, Thinkin' About You, another hugely popular collection that featured her second and third #1 hits in XXX's And OOO's (An American Girl) and the title track (Thinkin' About You), plus another Top Ten in I Wanna Go Too Far.
The record found her music hinting more at adult contemporary-style country-pop, a trend that continued on 1996's Everybody Knows. The single Believe Me Baby (I Lied) was another chart-topping smash, and the title track (Everybody Knows) also made the Top Five.

In 1997, Yearwood issued her first compilation album, Songbook, which became her first album to top the country charts and which also reached the pop Top Five. She also recorded the Diane Warren-penned ballad How Do I Live for the soundtrack of the movie "Con Air", and it was nominated for a Best Song Oscar; it also reached #2 on the country charts and nearly made the pop Top 20 as well (though its performance was hurt by its competing version from LeAnn Rimes).
Two new singles from this album were also hugely successful: In Another's Eyes, a long-awaited duet with Brooks, hit #2, and A Perfect Love [Single Version] went all the way to the top.

Yearwood won Female Vocalist of the Year awards from the CMA and ACM in 1997 and 1998, respectively, and she also picked up her first solo Grammy for "How Do I Live," giving her a sort of country equivalent of the Triple Crown.

Now settled into her role as a big-voiced, crossover-friendly diva, Yearwood released her next album, Where Your Road Leads in 1998, with Tony Brown producing in place of Fundis. There Goes My Baby Powerful Thing, and I'll Still Love You More all went Top Ten, and another duet with Brooks on the title cut made the Top 20.
Also in 1998, Yearwood made her first real foray into acting, taking a recurring role on the CBS military drama JAG that would last for the next few seasons.

In 1999, she was a featured artist for Stuart Little [1999] (movie) soundtrack where she sung the end credits song You're Where I Belong along with an accompanying music video that was included on the DVD's release.

Unfortunately, her marriage to Reynolds ended, and 2000's Real Live Woman — recorded with Fundis — reflected a more personal outing that involved themes of her heartbreak and turmoil. As a result, it sold fairly well in spite of not producing any major hit singles.

With new producer Mark Wright behind the boards, Yearwood returned in 2001 with Inside Out, which topped the country charts and produced the Top Five smash I Would've Loved You Anyway.

The album Jasper County came out on MCA Nashville in 2005 which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the top ten of the Billboard 200. It became her fastest-selling album in the US. She then eventually married Garth Brooks - her longtime songwriting and duet partner and they're still together to this day.

Yearwood then signed with Big Machine Records in 2007 and released the critically acclaimed Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love that same year which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and reached #30 on the Billboard 200.

After that, Trisha has spent several years on hiatus from her own musical career to focus on other projects such as publishing three successful cookbooks, which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.

In 2012, she began a culinary television series on the Food Network called "Trisha's Southern Kitchen", which later won a Daytime Emmy Award.

Yearwood has sold over 15 million records worldwide. Her work has earned her several awards and nominations, including three Grammy Awards, three awards from the Academy of Country Music, and three awards from the Country Music Association.

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