The Judds
The Judds were in the 1980s, one of the most successful duos of country music. It consisted of mother Naomi Judd ( born January 11, 1946 as Dianna Ellen Judd ) and daughter Wynonna Judd (* May 30, 1964 as Christina Ciminella in Ashland, Kentucky).
As Wynonna was born her mother was only eighteen years old. After birth of his second daughter Ashley and subsequent divorce Naomi moved with her two children to Los Angeles. There she worked as a model or as a typist in film productions. In 1976 she returned to Kentucky, where she began training as a nurse.
Daughter Wynonna had already seen a remarkable talent for singing at a young age. Naomi moved in the hope of a career with her family to Nashville, in the center of the country music. Here she found a job as a nurse, while the daughters went to school.
Career
In Nashville took mother and daughter every opportunity to public appearances. Gradually the scene became aware of the two. After a demo tape had found their way to the RCA label, the Judds were invited to audition. After just 30 minutes, the record company, Naomi and Wynonna decided to take under contract.
Their first single, Had A Dream ( For The Heart ) was released in late 1983 and made it straight into the top 20th A year later came Mama He 's Crazy and Why Not Me up to number one. In the same year they were awarded the Grammy " Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal " and other major awards. Why Not Me was CMA " Single of the Year". Besides the quality of their songs especially the Wynonna supporting voice was thanks to that was perfectly complemented by the vocal harmonies of her mother.
In the following years, numerous number 1 hits were produced ( fourteen ) and won several awards. Their albums were equally successful, being consistently one or multiple platinum status. End of the decade they came during the inquiry conducted by Billboard vote for the " Artist of the Decade" in a respectable fifth place for country singer. At the height of her career, Naomi was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis. After a triumphant and thanks to extensive television coverage extremely lucrative farewell tour in 1991, the Judds ended their career. Wynonna went on alone, while Naomi wrote an autobiography. In 1999 she appeared for the first time on together. A year later they went on tour to the album The Judds Reunion Live was released ..