Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire ( born March 28, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma) is one of the most successful country singers. She has been working as an artist since 1976, had in their most popular time during the 1980s and 1990s, 22 number - one hits, published until 2009 25 studio albums and has more than 60 million records sold. McEntire has won 74 awards, including for her acting activities. It was in 1986 and awarded the 1993 Grammy.
Career as a singer
Reba McEntires father is the rodeo rider Clark McEntire, she has two sisters and a brother, with whom in 1969 the " Kiowa High School Cowboy Band" founded. The group sold in 1971 by its local hit The Ballad of John McEntire 1000 records.
McEntire graduated from high school in June 1973 and enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She was also followed in the footsteps of her father and took part in rodeo competitions. On December 10, 1974, she sang the national anthem during a transmitted on cable television Rodeo Finals in Oklahoma City. Red Steagall heard her, was impressed by her voice and invited her to Nashville to produce a demo band. End of 1975, McEntire received a recording contract with Mercury Records. Their first single I Do not Want to Be a One Night Stand 1976, reached number 88 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart in May.
In June of the same year she married Charles Battles, who was also her manager, in December, she graduated as a teacher from. She published several other less successful singles, and in April 1977 they released their debut album, Reba. In September, McEntire appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Her first Top Ten hit she had in August 1980 ( You Lift Me ) Up to Heaven, and until 1982 she succeeded with Can not Even Get the Blues their first number 1 hit. In the following years she played in the opening act of the Statler Brothers and worked with artists such as Conway Twitty, Ronnie Milsap and Mickey Gilley.
In October 1983, McEntire moved to MCA Records and became one of the most popular artists of the decade. Between 1985 and 1992 she had 24 singles in the top ten and 14 number - one title. Her marriage with Battles was divorced in 1987, in 1989 she married her road manager and steel players Narvel Blackstock.
In the 1990s McEntires held to further success. In 2004, she again had a number - one hit with Somebody. In 2007 she was also placed with a duet with Kelly Clarkson Because of You on number 2. For the first time in her career reached the accompanying album Reba: Duets in the first week # 1 in the U.S. Billboard 200 in the two categories Pop and Country Albums charts. The album Keep On Loving You in 2009 achieved again in both charts the first place.
Discography
Studio albums
- Release Date: October 1977
- Label: PolyGram / Mercury Records | Mercury
- Release Date: August 1979
- Label: PolyGram / Mercury
- Release Date: November 1980
- Label: PolyGram / Mercury
- Release Date: September 1981
- Label: PolyGram / Mercury
- Release Date: July 1982
- Label: PolyGram / Mercury
- Release Date: December 1983
- Label: PolyGram / Mercury
- Release Date: April 1984
- Label: MCA Records | MCA
- Release Date: October 1984
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: Gold
- Release Date: July 1985
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: Gold
- Release Date: February 1986
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: Platinum
- Release Date: October 1986
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: Platinum
- Release Date: September 1987
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: Platinum
- Release Date: April 1988
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: Platinum
- Release Date: May 1989
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: Platinum
- Release Date: September 1990
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: 3 × Multi- Platinum
- CAN: Platinum
- Release Date: October 1991
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: 4 × Multi- Platinum
- CAN: Platinum
- Release Date: December 1992
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: 3 × Multi- Platinum
- CAN: Platinum
- Release Date: April 1994
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: 3 × Multi- Platinum
- CAN: Platinum
- Release: September, 1995
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: Platinum
- CAN: Platinum
- Publication: November, 1996
- Label: MCA
- U.S.: 2 × Multi- Platinum
- CAN: Gold
- Release Date: June 1998
- Label: MCA Nashville
- U.S.: Platinum
- CAN: Gold
- Publication: November 1999
- Label: MCA Nashville
- U.S.: Platinum
- Release Date: November 2003
- Label: MCA Nashville
- U.S.: Platinum
- Release Date: September 2007
- Label: MCA Nashville
- U.S.: Platinum
- Publication: August 2009
- Label: Starstruck / Valory Music Group | Valory
- Release Date: November 9, 2010
- Label: Starstruck / Valory Music Group | Valory
* = Unknown chart position
Actress
In 1989, McEntire made her film debut as an actress in Tremors - In the Land of Tremors, whose soundtrack it Why Not Tonight? contributed. Subsequently, she appeared in the films Maverick, North, The Little Rascals and One Night at McCool's with. In 2002, she won the People 's Choice Award for her comedy series Reba, which was shown in Germany from October 2005 on RTL. The series was set in Germany after the second season, in the U.S. they ran in six seasons until February 2007. Since October 2, 2009, the series Reba is broadcast on Super RTL again and continued from episode 9 of season 2.
In addition, McEntire has been nominated for her role as Heather Gummer in Tremors for a Golden Globe for " Best Supporting Actress ". Nevertheless, they played in the 1996 sequel Tremors 2 - The Return Tremors not because she was on a world tour. In 2012 she returned with a starring role in the ABC series Malibu Country back into television. The series was canceled after 18 episodes.