Īfter a stint selling T-shirts, Hill became a secretary at a music publishing firm. A few years later in 1991, the singer who beat out Hill for the job was killed in a plane crash with 6 other members of Reba's band. In her early days in Nashville, Hill auditioned to be a backup singer for Reba McEntire, but failed to secure the job. Īt age 19 she quit school to move to Nashville and pursue her dream of being a country singer.
At times, she sang for prisoners at the Hinds County Jail, her song of choice being "Amazing Grace". She graduated from McLaurin Attendance Center in 1986, and briefly attended college at Hinds Junior College (now Hinds Community College) in Raymond, Mississippi. At 17, Hill formed a band that played at local rodeos.
By the time she was young, Hill was a regular performer at area churches, even those not in her own Baptist denomination. In 1976, a few days before her 9th birthday, she attended a concert by Elvis Presley at the State Fair Coliseum in Jackson, which impressed her deeply. Hill's vocal talent was apparent early, and she had her first public performance, at a 4-H luncheon, when she was seven. Her adoptive parents, Edna and Ted Perry, raised her with their two biological sons in a devout Christian environment. She was raised in the nearby town of Star, 20 miles southeast of Jackson. She was adopted as an infant, and named Audrey Faith Perry. Hill was born in Ridgeland, Mississippi, north of Jackson, Mississippi.
2.6 2016–present: New music and touringĮarly life and career beginnings. 2.5 2011–2015: Unreleased studio album and Las Vegas Residency. 2.4 2007–2010: Love Will Always Win, The Hits, Joy to the World and NBC Sunday Night Football. 2.2 1998–2003: Pop music crossover and career breakthrough. Hill is married to American singer Tim McGraw, with whom she has recorded several duets. Hill received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. From 2007 to 2012, Hill was the voice of NBC Sunday Night Football's intro song. In 2009, Billboard named her as the Adult Contemporary Artist of the Decade (2000s) and also as the 39th top artist overall. In 2001, she was named one of the "30 Most Powerful Women in America" by Ladies Home Journal. Her Soul2Soul II Tour 2006 with Tim McGraw became the highest-grossing country tour of all time. Hill has won five Grammy Awards, 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, six American Music Awards, and several other awards. Hill's next two albums, Cry (2002) and Fireflies (2005), were both commercial successes the former spawned another crossover single, " Cry", which won Hill a Grammy Award, and the latter produced the singles " Mississippi Girl" and " Like We Never Loved at All", which earned her another Grammy Award. In 2001, she recorded " There You'll Be" for the Pearl Harbor soundtrack and it became an international success and her best-selling single in Europe. It had massive sales worldwide and earned Hill three Grammy Awards. Faith spawned her first international success in early 1998, " This Kiss", while Breathe became one of the best-selling country albums of all time, led by the huge crossover success of the songs " Breathe" and " The Way You Love Me". She then achieved mainstream and crossover success with her next two albums, Faith (1998) and Breathe (1999). Hill's first two albums, Take Me as I Am (1993) and It Matters to Me (1995), were major successes and placed a combined three number ones on Billboard's country charts. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold more than 40 million albums worldwide. The log walls are exposed in some rooms, including the home's screened-in back porch.Audrey Faith McGraw ( née Perry born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American singer and actress. The 3,300-square foot home features six fireplaces, three bedrooms and hardwood floors throughout. Morton cabin is two stories and outfitted with modern amenities. A beautiful stone walkway leads to the home's double-doored entry. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was formerly one of the largest plantations in Williamson County. The sale will include the farm, serene pond, 13-stall barn and a historic log home built in 1850. The couple sold part of their farm earlier this year. The sprawling land was divided into multiple tracts. The farm, which was formerly owned by Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, was listed in 2014 as part of the couple's 750-acre home. The property, 4009 Carters Creek Pike, was listed this week. A stunning 135-acre farm in Williamson County that formerly belonged to a country music power couple is for sale for nearly $10 million.
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