Faith Hill

Major Works

• Take Me As I Am
• It Matters To Me
• Wild One
• Let's Go To Vegas
• Someone Else's Dream
• Piece of My Heart
• Let Me Let Go
• Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me featuring Tim McGraw
• This Kiss

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Faith Hill: A Biography
By Aaron Ainsworth (SHS)

Faith Hill, born on September 21,1967, in Jackson, Mississippi, has definitely made her place in country music stardom. Audrey Faith Perry was born to Ted and Edna Perry, and seven years later made her first debut in music at a mother-daughter luncheon (Faith Hill Facts). Little did she know that this was the beginning of a fantastic career.

A graduate of McLaurin High School,  Faith began her career with her first album Take Me As I Am.  Sales of this album skyrocketed and gained Faith the position of being one of only two new country artist to get double platinum status for a debut release (Faith Hill). On January 21, 1994, Faith became the first female country artist to hold Billboard's number one position for four consecutive weeks, for a hit called Wild One.  Her next album It Matters To Me, released in the fall  of 1995,rose to the top of the charts even faster than the first album.  The title cut spent three weeks at number one, and the album went double platinum (Biography and Facts).  In the fall of 1998, Faith released her third album Faith.

In 1994,Faith was awarded by the Academy of Country Music, Favorite New Female and Billboard magazine's Top Female Country Artist.  She was also nominated for 1994 and 1995 Country Music Association's Horizon award.  In 1995, she received TNN/Music News Star of tomorrow award (Faith Hill). She also was selected one of the 50 most beautiful people by People magazine. Among her many other accomplishments, Faith was asked to perform at the closing ceremonies at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 (Biography and Facts).

Outside of her music career, Faith has managed to uphold a wonderful marriage  to Tim McGraw.  On October 6, 1996 in Rayville, Louisiana.  Tim and Faith gave their vows to each other.  May 5, 1997, their first child Gracie Katherine was born.  Their second child, Maggie Elizabeth was born August 12, 1998.  Faith states that if she wasn't able to have her kids on the road with her, she wouldn't be on the road either.  Faith also states that her family is definitely the most important thing to her.  Even with a family, Faith has been able to uphold a wonderful career, that seems to be getting even bigger (Jeter, Lynne Wilbanks).

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Timeline

September 21, 1967- Audrey Faith Perry Hill was born in  Jackson, Mississippi.

1993- released Take Me AS I Am

1995- released It Matters To Me

1995- received the TNN/Music City News Star of Tomorrow Award

1996- launched the Faith Hill Family Literacy Project

1996- sang at closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympic games in Atlanta 
courtesy of warner

1996- married Tim McGraw

1997- first child Gracie Katherine was born

1998- second child Maggie Elizabeth

1998- released Faith

Related Websites

Faith Hill's Road to Country Music Stardom (Biography)
Biography and facts on Faith Hill
Facts and pictures of Faith Hill
Faith Hill: Biography

Bibliography

Faith Hill. [online] Available http://www.viscsurf.com/business/oakee/faithh~1/faith.htm, April 6, 1999

Biography and Facts. [online] Available http://www.faith-hill.com/faithbio.html, March 30, 1999

Faith Hill Facts. [online] Available http://www.eb.uah.edu/~shane/FaithHill/faithfct.html, March 6, 1999

Faith Hill:  Biography [online] Available http://www.eb.uah.edu/~shane/FaithHill/faithbio.html, March 6, 1999

Patterson, Jim.  "Opening Act No More, Hill Headlines New Tour." The Clarion Ledger. 8, 1999. 17f

Jeter, Lynne Wilbanks.  Mississippi's  Faith Hill To Play Two Dates In State, Visit Family, Friends.  The Clarion Ledger.  October 8, 1998. 7f

Patterson, Jim.  Five Questions with Faith Hill: Country Music's Newest Headliner.  Starkville Daily News.  April 14, 1999.  2

All pictures from xoom pictures

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