Gretchen Wilson
Country, Composer
1973 –
Who is Gretchen Wilson?
Gretchen Frances Wilson 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", "When I Think About Cheatin'", "Homewrecker", and "All Jacked Up". 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.
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- Born
- Jun 26, 1973
Pocahontas - Also known as
- Gretchen Renee Wilson
- Wilson, Gretchen
- Gretchen Frances Wilson
- Spouses
- Mike Penner
(1996 - 2005) - Larry Rolens
- Mike Penner
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Pocahontas
- Nashville
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on July 23, 2013
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