Faith Hill
Biography Faith Hill
FAITH HILL HAS ESTABLISHED HERSELF AS ONE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S TOP VOCALISTS, WITH A VOICE THAT IS AS POWERFUL AS IT IS RECOGNIZABLE. HER NINETEEN-YEAR CAREER HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY THE SALE OF OVER 30 MILLION RECORDS WORLDWIDE, DURING WHICH TIME SHE HAS CELEBRATED THIRTEEN #1 SINGLES AND TWENTY #1 VIDEOS. SHE IS THE ONLY FEMALE ARTIST TO HAVE HER LAST 3 STUDIO ALBUMS -- 1999’S BREATHE, 2002’S CRY AND 2005’S FIREFLIES -- ALL DEBUT CONSECUTIVELY AT #1 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP POP ALBUM CHART AND COUNTRY CHART. HER NEW SINGLE, “COME HOME,” WAS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 9 AND HER NEW ALBUM IS DUE IN STORES IN SPRING 2012. FAITH IS A FIVE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, WHO HAS ALSO WON 3 COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AWARDS, 12 ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, 4 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, AND 4 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS. HER MARKETABILITY KNOWS NO EQUAL. HER ABILITY TO DRAW TELEVISION AUDIENCES NATIONWIDE IS EVIDENCED BY THE SUCCESS OF HER OWN NETWORK TELEVISION SPECIALS; 2000’S CBS NETWORK BROADCAST OF “FAITH!”, NBC NETWORK’S BROADCAST OF 2002’S “FAITH HILL: WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN,” 2005’S “FAITH HILL: FIREFLIES,” AS WELL AS HOSTING CBS’ “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” IN 2008 AND 2009. IN 2008, FAITH RELEASED HER FIRST CHRISTMAS ALBUM, JOY TO THE WORLD, AND PERFORMED THOSE SONGS WITH AN ORCHESTRA FOR PBS’ SOUNDSTAGE THAT SAME YEAR. FOR THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, FAITH IS ONCE AGAIN THE VOICE OF NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’S WEEKLY SHOW OPEN. IN 2009, WHEN FAITH PERFORMED AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL AT THE SUPER BOWL, SHE BECAME THE ONLY COUNTRY ARTIST TO EVER PERFORM BOTH AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE SUPER BOWL. SHE PERFORMED THE ANTHEM AT SUPER BOWL XXXIV IN 2000. SHE HAS PERFORMED AT EVERY MAJOR AWARDS SHOW INCLUDING MULTIPLE APPEARANCES AT THE ACADEMY AWARDS, THE GRAMMY AWARDS AND VH1’S DIVAS 1999 AND 2000. IN 2001, FAITH APPEARED ON “AMERICA: A TRIBUTE TO HEROES,” A BENEFIT FOR THE RESCUE WORKERS AND VICTIMS OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS AND IN 2005 AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA, SHE APPEARED ON NBC’S “A CONCERT FOR HURRICANE RELIEF.” FAITH CO-HEADLINED 2006’S SOUL2SOUL II TOUR, WHICH BECAME THE HIGHEST GROSSING COUNTRY TOUR OF ALL TIME AND THE MOST ATTENDED OF THE YEAR, IN ANY MUSICAL GENRE. IN FACT, WITH THE TOUR’S WRAP TAKING PLACE IN 2007, SOUL2SOUL II TOUR WAS AND IS THE HIGHEST GROSSING MULTI-YEAR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY. IT WAS SELECTED BY POLLSTAR MAGAZINE AS THE “MAJOR TOUR OF 2006” OVER INDUSTRY POWERHOUSES INCLUDING MADONNA AND THE ROLLING STONES. THIS TOUR CAME ON THE HEELS OF 2000’S SOUL2SOUL TOUR WHICH WAS ONE OF THAT YEAR’S TOP GROSSING AND MOST SUCCESSFUL US TOURS. IN 2009, COTY, INC. DEBUTED FAITH’S FIRST FRAGRANCE CALLED FAITH HILL PARFUMS. HER SECOND FRAGRANCE, FAITH HILL TRUE, ARRIVED IN STORES IN THE FALL OF 2010. RAISED IN STAR, MISSISSIPPI, FAITH MOVED TO NASHVILLE AT THE AGE OF 19. IN 1993, HER DEBUT SINGLE, “WILD ONE”, SPENT FOUR WEEKS AT #1 AND FROM THERE SHE NEVER LOOKED BACK. FAITH HILL HAS BASED HER CAREER ON DEDICATION, PASSION AND COMMITMENT. COMBINED WITH HER UNPARALLELED VOCAL TALENTS AND STYLE SHE HAS BECOME A SOUGHT AFTER ENTERTAINER AND HAS FIRMLY PLANTED HERSELF AT THE TOP OF THE MUSIC SCENE, WHERE IT’S EASY TO SEE (AND HEAR) THAT SHE MIGHT JUST STAY FOR A WHILE. FAITH IS MARRIED TO FELLOW COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR TIM MCGRAW AND TOGETHER THEY HAVE 3 CHILDREN…GRACIE, MAGGIE & AUDREY.
