Julianne Hough (real name - Julianne Marie Hough) is an American professional ballroom dancer, and television celebrity, referred to by the newsmagazine 20/20 as one of the "very best dancers on the planet." She was born on July 20, 1988.

She has won multiple international titles, is the youngest professional dancer to have ever competed on the televised competition Dancing with the Stars, and won the overall title in her first year on the show, as she coached her amateur dancer partner, Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, to win the competition. She is currently competing in her second season, this time paired with Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio Castroneves, and in competition with her own brother, Derek Hough.

Hough released her first country music single "Will You Dance With Me" on iTunes in May 2007. The song rose to no 8 on the iTunes "Top Country Songs" chart.(source iTunes) The record was produced by Nashville producer David Malloy, who has worked with Reba McEntire and Eddie Rabbitt.{First In Country, Westwood 1, May 25, 2007}.