Martina McBride

Martina McBride
McBride performing live in June 2010
McBride performing live in June 2010
Background information
Birth nameMartina Mariea Schiff
Born (1966-07-29) July 29, 1966 (age 58)
Sharon, Kansas, U.S.
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • harmonica
Years active1988–present
Labels
Spouse
John McBride
​
(m. 1988)​
Websitemartinamcbride.com

Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material.

McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1989. She signed to RCA Records in 1991, and made her debut the following year as a neo-traditionalist country singer with the single, "The Time Has Come".[2] Over time, she developed a pop-styled crossover sound, similar to Shania Twain and Faith Hill, and had a string of major hit singles on the Billboard country chart and occasionally on the adult contemporary chart. Five of these singles went to No. 1 on the country chart between 1995 and 2001, and one peaked at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart in 2003.

McBride has fourteen studio albums, two greatest hits compilations, one "live" album, as well as two additional compilation albums. Eight of her studio albums and two of her compilations have an RIAA Gold certification, or higher. In the U.S., she has sold over 14 million albums. In addition, McBride has won the Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year award four times (tied with Reba McEntire for the third-most wins) and the Academy of Country Music's "Top Female Vocalist" award three times.[3][4] She is also a 14-time Grammy Award nominee.[5]

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  3. ^ "CMT : CMA Awards : Archive : 2004 : Country Music Association". Cmt.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "Winners database". ACM Country. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "Martina McBride – 25 Artists Who Have Never Won a Grammy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.