Melissa Etheridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Melissa Etheridge

musician

Date of Birth: 29-May-1961

Place of Birth: Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

Profession: composer, singer, singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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About Melissa Etheridge

  • Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist.
  • Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground success.
  • The album peaked at No.
  • 22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female.
  • In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single "Ain't It Heavy" from her third album, Never Enough.
  • Later that year, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am.
  • Its tracks "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window" both reached the top 30 in the United States, and the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy award.
  • Yes I Am peaked at No.
  • 15 on the Billboard 200, and spent 138 weeks on the chart, earning a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum, her largest to date. In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy.
  • At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage and, while bald from chemotherapy, performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song "Piece of My Heart".
  • Etheridge's performance was widely lauded, with India.Arie writing "I Am Not My Hair" about Etheridge.
  • Later that year, Etheridge released her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled.
  • The album was a success, peaking at No.
  • 14 on the Billboard 200, and going Gold almost immediately.
  • Her latest studio album is The Medicine Show. Etheridge is known for her mixture of "confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals." She has also been a gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993.
  • She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations throughout her career, winning two, in 1993 and 1995.
  • In 2007, she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I Need to Wake Up" from the film An Inconvenient Truth.
  • In September 2011, Etheridge received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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