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Deana Carter
Background information
Birth name	Deana Kay Carter
Born	January 4, 1966 (1966-01-04) (age 42) Nashville, Tennessee United States
Genre(s)	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals Rhythm guitar Mandolin
Years active	1995-present
Label(s)	Capitol Nashville Arista Nashville Vanguard
Associated acts	Fred Carter, Jr.
Website	http://www.deanacarter.net

Deana Kay Carter (born January 4, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.) is an American country music singer-songwriter who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut single "Strawberry Wine", which reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. It was followed by the release of her debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This, which produced two additional Number One singles and was certified 5x Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million. To date, Deana has recorded six studio albums, one greatest hits album, and charted eleven singles on the country charts.

Biography

She is the daughter of Fred Carter, Jr. Despite her contact with many of the musicians she knew through her father, her efforts to begin a musical career took several years to begin showing any results. Her first attempt was at age 17, going around with her father in the attempt to get a record deal. When she was initially unsuccessful, she entered the University of Tennessee, majoring in Rehabilitation Therapy and becoming a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and a Sigma Alpha Epsilon Little Sister. While attending, she sang at various campus locations, performing for the enjoyment of singing, rather than with the intent of pursuing a musical career. After she graduated, she worked with recovering stroke and head injury patients. Although she found the work rewarding and worthwhile, she eventually realized that her first love was music, and decided to pursue the music career she left earlier.

Her first big break came when one of her demo tapes caught the attention of Willie Nelson, who invited her to take part in the 1994 Farm Aid VII concert as the show's only female soloist. That same tape led to a contract with Capitol Records that year.

In 1996, her debut album, Did I Shave My Legs for This?, was released.

Carter's next album Everything's Gonna Be Alright did not do as well, and she discontinued her relationship with Capitol a few years later over differences over creative direction. After a Christmas album and a divorce from husband Chris DiCroce, she relocated to Los Angeles, then released the album I'm Just a Girl on Arista Nashville in 2003, followed by The Story Of My Life on Vanguard Records in 2005. The Chain was released in October 2007.

Carter also has been a national spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation, her father being a kidney transplant recipient.

Carter and her boyfriend Chris Hicky have a son, Gray Hayes Hicky, born in September of 2004. ^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

• ^AFailed to chart.

Awards

• 1997 CMA Award for Single of the Year for "Strawberry Wine"
• 1997 CMT Female Video artisian.

References

• Everett, Todd (1998). "Deana Carter". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press.

External links

• Deana Carter's official website