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Name: Audrey Faith Perry
Birthdate: September 21, 1967
Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Hazel
Children:
Gracie Katherine, born May 5, 1997;
Maggie Elizabeth, born August 12, 1998;
Audrey Caroline, born December 6, 2001

Marital status: Married to Tim McGraw
Previous jobs: McDonald's server ("Fries, burgers, cash register - I did it all. I hated it. God bless the people that work there."), T-shirt seller at Fan Fair, receptionist at singer Gary Morris' music publishing company, clerical worker for Reba McEntire.


First album owned: Elvis: A Legendary Performer, Volume 1
Musical influences: Patsy Cline, early Elvis, Reba McEntire, Elton John, Aretha Franklin
Early gig: As a teen, Faith joined The Stele Family, a gospel quartet in the style of The Kingsmen, and toured churches throughout the deep South.
Favorite albums: Aretha Franklin's Aretha In Paris and Vern Gosdin's Chiseled In Stone
Favorite movies: The Color Purple, My Fair Lady and Roman Holiday
Her weakness: "Shoes. To me, they're a work of art."
Faith on faith: "Having a backbone of spirituality makes me a little stronger. I pray a lot, and when I first moved to Nashville, that's what kept me alive. I believed I was being taken care of. I apply it to my life every day."
Charity: The Faith Hill Family Literacy Project, established in 1996.

ACM Awards:

Top New Female Vocalist (1993)
Vocal Event, Single, Song and Video of the Year for "It's Your Love" (1997, with Tim McGraw),
Female Vocalist of the Year (1998, 1999 and 2000),
Single and Video of the Year for "This Kiss" (1998),
Vocal Event of the Year for "Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me" (1998, with Tim McGraw),
Video of the Year for "Breathe" (1999)

CMA Awards:

Vocal Event of the Year for "It's Your Love" (1997, with Tim McGraw),
Video of the Year for "This Kiss" (1998),
Female Vocalist of the Year (2000).
Grammys: Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Breathe" (2000),
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "Let's Make Love" (2000, with Tim McGraw),
Best Country Album for Breathe (2000).

Platinum Albums:

Take Me As I Am Platinum X2
It Matters To Me Platinum X4
Faith Platinum X5
Breathe Platinum X7
Fireflies

Billboard Top 10 Singles:

Wild One (No. 1, 1994),
Piece Of My Heart (No. 1, 1994),
Take Me As I Am (No. 2, 1994),
Let's Go To Vegas (No. 5, 1995),
It Matters To Me (No. 1, 1995),
Someone Else's Dream (No. 3, 1996),
You Can't Lose Me (No. 6, 1996),
You Can't Do That Anymore (No. 8, 1997),
It's Your Love (No. 1, 1997 with Tim McGraw),
This Kiss (No. 1, 1998),
Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me (No. 3, 1998, with Tim McGraw),
Let Me Let Go (No. 2, 1999),
The Secret of Life (No. 4, 1999),
Breathe (No. 1, 1999),
The Way You Love Me (No. 1, 2000),
Let's Make Love (No. 6, 2000, with Tim McGraw),
If My Heart Had Wings (No. 3, 2001),
Mississippi Girl (No. 1, 2005),
Like We Never Loved At All (No. 9, 2005).



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