Country singer. Born Patricia Lynn Yearwood, on September 19, 1964, in Monticello, Georgia. The daughter of Gwen and Jack Yearwood, Trisha was raised in a small farming community, where she excelled in school and developed a love for country music. Originally influenced by the classic country sound of Hank Williams and Patsy Cline, Trisha soon developed an affinity for Southern rock bands like the Allman Brothers and the Eagles.

In 1982, after graduating from Piedmont Academy, Yearwood attended a two-year junior college, followed by a semester at the University of Georgia. Unhappy with campus life in Georgia, she transferred to Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. While working toward a degree in business administration, Yearwood interned as a receptionist for the local company MTM Records. Upon her graduation, in 1987, she was hired as a full time employee. Benefiting from the company's resources, Yearwood recorded a handful of demo tapes and worked as a backup singer for some up-and-coming artists. Most notably, Yearwood sang backup on Garth Brooks' No Fences (1990) album.

With the help of producer Garth Fundis, Yearwood finally won a contract with MCA Records, and, in 1991, released her self-titled debut album, which was certified double platinum for two million copies sold. While Trisha Yearwood hit No. 2 on the country charts, the song “She's in Love with the Boy,” debuted at No. 1 on the singles charts, making Yearwood the first female country singer ever to accomplish that feat. Later that year, she was named the Top New Female Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music.

Yearwood secured similar success with the 1992 release of Hearts in Armor, which featured the hit singles “Wrong Side of Memphis,” “Woman Walk the Line,” as well as a duet with Don Henley titled “Walkaway Joe.” The 1993 record The Song Remembers When was accompanied by a cable television concert and yielded a chart topping title song. That same year, Yearwood was the subject of Lisa Gubernick's biography, Get Hot or Go Home: Trisha Yearwood, the Making of a Nashville Star.

Yearwood's 1994 Christmas compilation, The Sweetest Gift, and her 1995 album, Thinkin' About You, sold well, while her next LP, Everybody Knows (1996), received a mediocre response from audiences and music critics alike. In 1997, Yearwood released Songbook: A Collection of Hits and was also honored with two Grammy Awards—she won a Best Country Female Vocal Performance Grammy for “How Do I Live,” which was featured on the soundtrack for the motion picture Con Air (1997), and another for “In Another's Eyes,” a duet with Garth Brooks.

Yearwood was named the Academy of Country Music's Top Female Vocalist in both 1997 and 1998. Most recently, she recorded Real Live Woman(2000), which featured the popular tracks “I'm Still Alive,” “Try Me Again,” and the Bruce Springsteen cover “Sad Eyes.”

In 1987, Yearwood married Chris Latham, whom she divorced in 1991. She is currently married to Robert Reynolds, the bass player for the Mavericks, whom she wed in 1994.

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