Gretchen Wilson

Gretchen Wilson
Wilson in April 2010
Background information
Birth name	Gretchen Frances Wilson
Born	(1973-06-26) June 26, 1973 (age 51)[1] Pocahontas, Illinois, U.S.
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country country rock
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Epic Nashville, Columbia Nashville, Redneck

Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973, in Pocahontas, Illinois) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She made her debut in March 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman", a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of 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, was released in 2007.

Overall, Wilson has charted 13 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), and "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, while All Jacked Up was certified platinum. She has sold over 8.2 million records worldwide.