Wynonna Judd
Background information
Birth name	Christina Claire Ciminella
Also known as	Wynonna
Born	May 30, 1964 (1964-05-30) (age 43)
Origin	Ashland, Kentucky, United States
Genre(s)	country music, adult contemporary
Instrument(s)	vocals
Years active	1983-1991 (The Judds) 1992-present (Wynonna)
Label(s)	Curb Records
Associated acts	The Judds
Website	Wynonna.com

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Biography

Judd was born in Ashland, Kentucky at King's Daughter Medical Center as Christina Claire Ciminella. She was given the last name of Michael Ciminella, her sister Ashley's biological father. Her own biological father was Charles Jordan, who died in 2000, and who was never married to Naomi Judd. Motto: A proud past. ...

Her immediate family consists of her mother Naomi Judd, half sister Ashley Judd, son Elijah Judd (born December 23, 1994), daughter Grace Pauline (born June 21, 1996), and her second husband and former bodyguard, D. R. Roach (married November 22, 2003). According to her official website, Wynonna filed for divorce from Roach on March 27, 2007 after his arrest for sexual assault on a child under the age of 13. December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Before launching her solo career, Wynonna sang as part of one of the most successful and celebrated country music duos with her mother. Together, they were known as The Judds. Wynonna is an active and vocal member of the Recording Artists' Coalition, an American music industry organization that represents recording artists, and attempts to defend their rights and interests. Since her career began some of her achievements include 20 #1 singles, multiple gold, platinum, and multi-platinum albums, multiple Grammy awards and a performance at Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994. In 2000, she shared the stage with rock band Phish. The Judds are an American mother/daughter country music duo of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna. ... The Recording Artists Coalition (RAC) is an American music industry organization that represents recording artists, and attempts to defend their rights and interests. ... The music industry is the industry that creates, performs, promotes, and preserves music. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Date January 30, 1994 Stadium Georgia Dome City Atlanta, Georgia MVP Emmitt Smith, Running back Favorite Cowboys by 10 National anthem Natalie Cole Coin toss Joe Namath Referee Bob McElwee Halftime show Wynonna Judd, Naomi Judd, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker Attendance 72,817 TV in the United States... This article is about a rock band; for deceptive e-mail practices, see Phishing. ...

In November 2003, Wynonna appeared on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show discussing what she described as a "severe" dependency to food. She has been working with the show to lose a significant amount of weight and get to the root of her dependency. In September 2005 Wynonna made a second appearance on the show, discussing how she has lost some weight (but not yet at her goal weight) and has patched up broken relationships with her mother, and with the man she considers "her dad", Michael Ciminella, from whom she had also been estranged for almost a decade. Both Naomi and Michael visited Wynonna at the Shades of Hope rehab center in Buffalo Gap, Texas, recently, during a family visit, where Wynonna, 42, was being treated for food addiction. In September 2005, in an interview for The Insider, Wynonna also talked about being sexually assaulted by an acquaintance when she was younger. The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd from the back cover of Why Not Me (1984). ... Buffalo Gap is a town located in Taylor County, Texas. ... The Insider may refer to: The Insider, a 1999 film about the exposé of the tobacco industry by a television series. ...

Wynonna published her memoir, Coming Home to Myself, in September 2005, which became a New York Times Bestseller.

She co-hosted the fourth season of the USA Network series Nashville Star with Cowboy Troy. Nashville Star is a television program broadcast on the USA Network in the United States and CMT in Canada. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

On October 10, 2006 Wynonna released her first Christmas Album, A Classic Christmas, as a solo artist. The single that was released, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town( Which her two kids joined her in singing), peaked at #3 on the AC charts.

April, 2007 finds Wynonna back in the studio with longtime producers Brent Maher and Don Potter to record a follow up to 2003's, "What The World Needs Now Is Love"

Other accomplishments

Although she is associated with the country genre, she has also ventured into other music genres by allowing her cover version of "I Want To Know What Love Is" to be released as a dance track, where it peaked at number 12 on Billboard Radio Monitor's Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2005. Billboard Radio Monitor is a weekly music trade publication that follows the radio industry and tracks the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes. ... Hot Dance Airplay is a monitored dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in both Billboard Magazine and its sister publication Billboard Radio Monitor. ...

In 2001 Judd joined Huey Lewis on a duet on the album Plan B for the song "I'm Not in Love Yet".^{[citation needed]} Huey Lewis (born Hugh Anthony Cregg, III on July 5, 1950) is an American musician and occasional actor. ...

Music career

Discography

• 1992 - Wynonna - #4 (US), #1 (Country) 5x PLATINUM
• 1993 - Tell Me Why - #5 (US), #1 (Country) PLATINUM
• 1996 - Revelations - #9 (US), #2 (Country) PLATINUM
• 1997 - Collection
• 1997 - The Other Side - #38 (US), #5 (Country) GOLD
• 2000 - New Day Dawning - #40 (US), #5 (Country)
• 2003 - What the World Needs Now Is Love - #8 (US), #1 (Country)
• 2005 - Her Story: Scenes From A Lifetime - #25 (US), #2 (Country)
• 2006 - A Classic Christmas - #53 (US), #10 (Country)
• 2008 - TBA

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Singles

• ^AEquivalent to #20 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
• ^B"I Want To Know What Love Is" also peaked at #12 on Hot Dance Airplay.

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References

• Millard, Bob. (1998). "Wynonna Judd". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 272.
• Millard, Bob. (1998). "The Judds". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 272-3.

Notes

External links

• Wynonna official website
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• The first German fanpage
• Wynonna's Myspace
• Interview with Wynonna