Gretchen Frances Wilson was born on June 26, 1973 and is an American country music singer and guitarist.
Her debut album, Here for the Party, topped the US country charts in 2004 and reached nr. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Her two subsequent albums All Jacked Up and One of the Boys have also reached the top of the US country charts. She has won a Grammy Award for her music.
Her first single, "Redneck Woman", was released in early 2004 and reached the top of the Hot Country Songs charts and nr. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.
She released the title track Here For The Party as second single. It peaked at nr. 3 on the Billboard country chart. Two other songs were released as singles, and both reached the top 10. Released in markets outside the US, the album hit nr. 2 on the Australian country charts (behind Kasey Chambers) and the top 50 of the Australian charts.
As of July 5, 2004, "Redneck Woman" was nr. 1 on a world composite country chart (based on the US, UK and Australia). The album went on sell more than 4 million copies in the US and 5 million worldwide, and was certified four times platinum. |