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Country
Singer Carrie Underwood
Music didn't run in the family,
but Carrie Underwood started singing at church when she
was 3. Once she was in school, she sang solo roles in student
plays. By the seventh grade, people were taking more notice
of her voice as she entered local talent shows. Carrie
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Musician
Kellie Pickler
"When I was a little older, my grandparents bought
me a little boom box, and I sang along with LeAnn Rimes, Shania, Faith, Tammy
Wynette, and especially Dolly Parton. I have always loved Dolly Parton, I felt
like we had something in common" - Kellie
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Shania
Twain
Shania Twain often grabbed
a guitar and retreated to the solitude of her bedroom singing
and writing until her fingers ached. "I grew up listening
to Waylon, Willie, Dolly, Tammy, all of them," she
recalls. "But we also listened to the Mamas and the
Papas, and Stevie Wonder. Shania
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Faith
Hill
Her first singing experience came
as a child in her family's Baptist church. As a young teenager,
Hill learned to play guitar, and by age 16 she had started
her own country band that played at a number of local fairs
and rodeos. Faith
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Julianne
Hough
Julianne Hough began working
almost immediately upon arriving in Los Angeles. She was
featured in two television commercials and was a "dancing" extra
in an episode of Cold Case. Julianne
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Jessica
Simpson
Almost as soon as Jessica Simpson
was cast as cutoff-clad Southern Belle Daisy Duke in the
big screen remake of the fondly recalled '70s series The
Dukes of Hazzard (2005) her star was shining even brighter
than ever. Jessica
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Avril
Lavigne
Lavigne is a Canadian rock singer and musician.
She has sold over twenty-six million albums worldwide. In 2006, Canadian
Business Magazine ranked her the seventh most powerful Canadian in Hollywood. Avril
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