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Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973 in Pocahontas, Illinois) is an United States|American country music singer-songwriter. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman"; a Number One hit on the ''Billboard (magazine)|Billboard'' country charts the song served as the lead-off single to her debut album ''Here for the Party''. Wilson followed this album one year later with ''All Jacked Up'', the title track of which became the highest-debuting single for a female country artist upon its 2005 release. A third album, ''One of the Boys (Gretchen Wilson album)|One of the Boys'', was released in 2007.
Overall, Wilson has charted eleven singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts, of which five have reached Top Ten: the Number One "Redneck Woman", as well as "Here for the Party" (#3, 2004), "When I Think About Cheatin'" (#4, 2004), "Homewrecker" (#2, 2005), "All Jacked Up (song)|All Jacked Up" (#8, 2005). The album ''Here for the Party'' was certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of five million copies; ''All Jacked Up'' was certified platinum and ''One of the Boys'' certified gold.
Biography
Early life
Gretchen Wilson was born in Pocahontas, Illinois to a 16-year-old mother. Her father left before she was two years old, and she and her mother lived... read all