Trisha Yearwood Bio

Who is Trisha Yearwood?

Trisha Yearwood is an American country music singer, author, actress, and chef.

She is a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Furthermore, she was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2000.

Trisha Yearwood: Age, Family, Ethnicity

Trisha Yearwood was born in Monticello, Georgia, the United States on September 19, 1964, as the daughter of Gwendolyn(mother), a schoolteacher, and Jack Howard Yearwood(father), a local banker.

She has two brothers: Adam Thomas and Scott Thomas. Throughout her childhood years, she grew up listening to country artists Patsy Cline, Kitty Wells, and Hank Williams.

In addition, music became a huge part of her early life as she used to sing in musicals, choir groups and talent shows since her time in elementary school.

Trisha Yearwood: Education

Trisha attended the Young Harris College in the mountains of northeast Georgia. There, she received an associate degree and became a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society.

Later, she attended the University of Georgia in Athens but after she grew unhappy with the school’s large campus, she dropped out.

Trisha Yearwood: Career, Profession

Initially, Trisha gained an internship with MTM Records. Next, she began working as a full-time employee.

Later, she recorded a series of demo tapes and also sang background vocals for new artists. She soon began working together with Garth Fundis and they created a demo tape. She sang background vocals on Brooks’ second album, ‘No Fences’ in 1990.

Trisha released her self-titled debut album in 1991 under MCA Nashville. The album’s lead single titled ‘She’s in Love with the Boy’ peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Country Chart in late 1991.

This helped her to bring nationwide success and recognition. The other three singles from her debut album also reached the Top 10 on the country chart.

Furthermore, she released her second studio album, ‘Hearts in Armor’ in 1992. The album was loved by many and was critically acclaimed.

Next, she released her third album in 1993 entitled ‘The Song Remembers When’. Additionally, the album was later accompanied by a cable television concert special in 1993. Rolling Stone gave the album a positive review. Furthermore, she released her fifth studio album, ‘Everybody Knows’ in August 1996.

All in all, she has released 12 studio albums in her career.

Acting

Apart from her work in the music world, Trisha also began an acting career in earnest, landing a multi-season recurring role on CBS’s military legal drama ‘JAG’.

She released her first cookbook co-written with her mother Gwen and sister Beth entitled ‘Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen’ in April 2008.

Awards

Furthermore, she has won several awards in her career. She won the Emmy Awards in 2013 for the Outstanding Culinary Program; Trisha’s Southern Kitchen. Additionally, she won the Grammy Awards in the category of Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1995.

She has won other various awards including the Academy of Country Music Awards, Country Music Association Awards, American Music Awards, and others.

Trisha Yearwood: Net Worth

Trisha has an estimated net worth of around $40 million. She has led a successful musical, cooking and acting career throughout the years.

Her husband Garth has around $330 million of net worth.

Trisha Yearwood: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Trisha Yearwood became part of a rather controversial moment during the 1998 Grammy Awards.

She successfully handled an uncomfortable situation with a class during the award show after for the first time two artists were nominated for the same song within a single Grammy category.

Furthermore, she was rated one of the worst dressed celebrities in 2019 CMA Awards, Red Carpet.

Body Measurements

Trisha has a height of 1.72 m and weighs around 59 kg.

Her body measurement is 34-27-34 inches. She is a blue-eyed blonde. In addition, her shoe size is 8 (US) and dress size is 10 (US).

Social Media

Trisha Yearwood is quite active over social media. She has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram.

She has more than 432K followers on Twitter. In addition, she has more than 715k followers on Instagram. Similarly, her Facebook page has more than 1.4 million followers.

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