Miranda Lambert
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{{Infobox musical artist 2
|Name = Miranda Lambert
|Img = Miranda Lambert.jpg
|Img_capt =
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = Miranda Lambert
|Born = {{birth date and age|1983|11|10}}
|Origin = [[Lindale, Texas]], [[USA]]
|Instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]]<br />[[Acoustic guitar]]
|Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]]
|Years_active = 2001–present
|Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]<br />[[Columbia Records|Columbia Nashville]]
|Associated_acts = [[Blake Shelton]]
}}
'''Miranda Lambert''' (born [[November 10]], [[1983]] in [[Longview, Texas]]) is a two time [[Grammy Award]] nominated American [[country music]] [[singer-songwriter]] who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of ''[[Nashville Star]]'', where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records.<ref>Fabian, Shelly. [http://countrymusic.about.com/od/news/a/blbuddymiranda.htm "'Nashville Star' Gave Buddy Jewell and Miranda Lambert Big Career Boosts"]. ''[[About.com]]''.</ref> Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut album ''[[Kerosene (album)|Kerosene]]''; this album, which was certified [[Platinum album|Platinum]] in the United States, also produced the singles "Bring Me Down", "[[Kerosene (Miranda Lambert song)|Kerosene]]", and "New Strings". All four singles were Top 40 hits on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] charts.
Lambert was transferred to [[Columbia Records]] Nashville<ref>[http://www.columbianashville.com/artists/details.cfm?artistid=1000024 Columbia Nashville - Miranda Lambert Artist Site]</ref> for her second album, ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'', which was released in early 2007. Although its first single (the title track) failed to make top 40, the next two singles ("[[Famous in a Small Town]]" and "[[Gunpowder & Lead]]") became her highest-charting singles, with the latter becoming her first Top Ten country hit in July 2008.
== Biography ==
Lambert grew up in [[Lindale, Texas]]. Her father Rick is a retired cop who in later life became a [[private investigator]] in partnership with her mother Beverly. Miranda was taught to shoot by her father at an early age and later became an avid deer hunter. Her parents took her to a [[Garth Brooks]] concert when she was nine and this started her interest in country music. Her father wrote and performed country music and she soon began singing in talent contests under his tutelage.
At age sixteen, Lambert began appearing on the Johnny High Country Music Review in [[Arlington, Texas]], the same show that helped launch the career of [[LeAnn Rimes]]. Lambert quickly landed a recording session in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], but left the studio after she became frustrated with the "[[pop music|pop]]" sound of music. She then went back to Texas and asked her dad to teach her how to play guitar so she could write her own songs.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401683_2.html Texas Wrangler, Page 3, Washington Post 15 May, 2007]</ref>
While still in high school, Lambert made her professional singing debut. She fronted the house band at the Reo Palm Isle Ballroom in [[Longview, Texas]], a long-running venue that has showcased [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Willie Nelson]].
==Music career==
===''Kerosene''===
In 2003, Lambert auditioned for the talent competition ''Nashville Star'', eventually becoming a third-place finisher on the show. On September 15, 2003, she signed with [[Epic Records]]; her debut single, "Me and Charlie Talking" (co-written by her father and Heather Little), was released in summer of 2004 as the lead-off single to her debut album. Titled ''[[Kerosene (album)|Kerosene]]'', Lambert's first album comprised twelve songs, eleven of which she co-wrote. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' [[Top Country Albums]] charts,<ref>Whitmire, Margo. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000853179 "50 Squeaks Out Another Week At No. 1"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. March 23, 2005.</ref> and eventually gained a Platinum certification by the RIAA for shipments of over one million copies,<ref>Draper, Jimmy. [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/26/PKP2R9I4H.DTL "Miranda Lambert's one tough country singer on 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'"]. ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''. August 26, 2007.</ref> selling more than 850,000 up to March 2007.<ref>Tucker, Ken. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003553144 "Hacker Takes 'Nashville Star' Crown"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. March 2, 2007.</ref> Overall, the album produced four Top 40 singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts. Lambert also toured with [[Keith Urban]]<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000931026 "Billboard Bits: Foos, Montgomery Gentry, Lambert"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. May 24, 2005.</ref> and [[George Strait]]<ref>Fabian, Shelly. [http://countrymusic.about.com/od/concertreviewsm1/a/straittour06.htm "On the Road with George Strait - Well, Kinda..."]. ''[[About.com]]''.</ref> in early 2006. In 2007, she toured with [[Toby Keith]].<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003569582 "Toby Keith Pencils New Album, Tour In For June"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. April 10, 2007.</ref>
===''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''===
Lambert's second album, ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'' was released on [[May 1]], [[2007]]. She wrote eight of the album's eleven tracks,<ref>Cohen, Jonathan. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003534971 "Miranda Lambert Not Withholding On Second CD"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. January 19, 2007.</ref> including its second single, "Famous in a Small Town." Much of the track "Gunpowder & Lead," currently her highest charting single to date, was written while she was taking a concealed handgun class in her home town.<ref>
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/14/AR2007051401683.html Texas Wrangler, Page 1, Washington Post 15 May, 2007]</ref>
In 2005, at the 40th Annual [[Academy of Country Music]] Awards in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], Lambert won the Cover Girl Fresh Face of Country Music Award. She was also nominated for the [[Country Music Association]]'s Horizon Award in 2005; in 2007, Lambert also received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her single "Kerosene". She also won the Top New Female Vocalist award at the 2007 ACM ([[Academy of Country Music]]) Awards. At the 2008 ACM ([[Academy of Country Music]]) Awards, ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'' unexpectedly won Album of the Year.
In 2007, Lambert began dating country singer [[Blake Shelton]].<ref>[http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/050907/ent_050907018.shtml Blake Shelton talks about divorce and new girl Miranda Lambert]</ref> Lambert also sang background vocals on Shelton's 2008 single "[[Home (Michael Bublé song)#Blake Shelton version|Home]]".<ref>[http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5832287,00.html Blake Shelton Gets The Hint]</ref>
==Discography==
{{main|Miranda Lambert discography}}
== Awards ==
{| border="3" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
|-
!Year
!Award
!Category
|-
|valign="top"|2005
|valign="top"|[[Country Music Association]]
|Horizon Award — Female (nominated)
|-
|valign="center"|2006
|[[CMT Music Awards]]
|Female Video of the Year — "Kerosene" (nominated)<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002199047 "2006 CMT Music Awards Nominees"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. March 17, 2006.</ref><br>Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Kerosene" (nominated)
|-
|valign="center" rowspan="3"|2007
|[[Grammy Awards]]
|Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Kerosene" (nominated)
|-
|[[Academy of Country Music]]
|Top New Female Vocalist (Won)<ref>Tucker, Ken. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003585632 "Underwood, Brooks & Dunn, Strait Big Winners At ACMs"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. May 16, 2007.</ref><BR>Female Vocalist of the Year (nominated)
|-
|[[Country Music Association]]
|Female Vocalist of the Year (nominated)
|-
|valign="center"|2008
|[[Grammy Awards]]
|Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Famous in a Small Town" (nominated)<ref>Fabian, Shelly. [http://countrymusic.about.com/od/2008grammynomineeprofile/p/MLambert_Gr08.htm "Miranda Lambert - 2008 Grammy Nominee Profile"]. ''[[About.com]]''.</ref>
|-
|valign="center"|2008
|[[CMT Music Awards]]
|Female Video of the Year — "Famous in a Small Town" (nominated)
|-
|valign="center"|2008
|[[Academy of Country Music]]
|Top Female Vocalist (nominated)<BR>Album of the Year — Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Won)<ref>Tucker, Ken. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003805182 "Chesney Wins Again, Lambert Surprises At ACM Awards"]. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. May 19, 2008.</ref><BR>Single Record of the Year — "Famous in a Small Town" (nominated)
|}
==Touring==
Lambert's road band and crew consists of the following<ref>[http://www.mirandalambert.com/gallery/?category=2 Band and Crew gallery]</ref>:
===Band===
*Aden Bubeck — [[bass guitar]]
*Chris Kline — [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[harmonica]], [[jaw harp]], [[percussion]], [[guitar]]
*Alex Weeden — [[lead guitar]]
*Scotty Wray — [[rhythm guitar]], [[lap steel guitar]], [[resonator guitar]], [[Guitjo (six-string)|ganjo]]
*Keith Zebroski — [[drum kit|drums]]
===Touring personnel===
*Jordan Powell — tour manager
*Chris Newsom — monitor engineer, production manager, stage manager, backline tech
*Jason Macalick — front of house engineer, backup bus driver
*Tony Boykin — personal trainer, production assistant, security
*Crysta Lee — merchandise manager
*Sean Semler — lighting director
*Charlie Sherman — bus driver
*David Sherman — bus driver
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons|Miranda Lambert}}
*[http://www.mirandalambert.com Official Website]
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