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Friday Five: Songs About Answering Machines

The 9513 - Found Mar. 5, 2010
Julie Roberts This one?s from Roberts? gem of a debut album. If only you?d picked up the phone and left a message 24 hours earlier, Julie...

Posted on March 5, 2010, 6:11 am

Fear of a fat planet

Brisbane Times - Found Mar. 16, 2010
She's no Julie Roberts in Erin Brockovich. So Sandra won't be drawing me in against my judgement. {Hired Goon.
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Posted on March 16, 2010, 9:28 am

Monday's poisonous Italians news

The Medium is Not Enough TV blog - Found Mar. 15, 2010
... as a regular Guy Pearce , Evan Rachel Wood and Melissa Leo join Kate Winslet on Mildred Pierce Julie Roberts to guest on Glee...

Posted on March 15, 2010, 4:15 am

Country stars' show benefits National Guard

Albany Democrat Herald - Found Mar. 14, 2010
ALBANY ? Country music stars Julie Roberts and Buddy Jewell and Northwest country band Coyote Creek will lend their talents to the 2010 Stars for

Posted on March 14, 2010, 4:41 am

Carolina Chocolate Drops: Tradition From Jug To Kazoo

NPR - Found Mar. 1, 2010
Enlarge Julie Roberts Two of the three members of Carolina Chocolate Drops are classically trained: Rhiannon Giddens (left) studied opera at...

Posted on March 1, 2010, 3:17 am

Six schools handed honours for GCSE performance

Coventry Telegraph - Found Mar. 12, 2010
Dr Julie Roberts, headteacher at Blue Coat School, made the trip to the capital for the glitzy event and was extremely honoured to receive the...

Posted on March 12, 2010, 1:36 pm

Country stars' show benefits National Guard

Corvallis Gazette-Times - Found Mar. 12, 2010
ALBANY ? Country music stars Julie Roberts and Buddy Jewell and Northwest country band Coyote Creek will lend their talents to the 2010 Stars for

Posted on March 12, 2010, 9:52 am

Coventry News: Six schools handed honours for GCSE performance

Coventry Telegraph - Found Mar. 12, 2010
Dr Julie Roberts, headteacher at Blue Coat School, made the trip to the capital for the glitzy event and was extremely honoured to receive the...

Posted on March 12, 2010, 7:37 am

? Maximum Artist Group Garners 14 GMA Dove Award Nom...

Breathecast - Found Feb. 27, 2010
And celebrities: Sara Evans, Eva Longoria, Elisha Cuthbert, Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich, Julie Roberts, Steven Curtis Chapman, Krystal Meyers...

Posted on February 27, 2010, 4:37 am

Some job seekers don't have to disclose record

Las Cruces Sun-News - Found Feb. 27, 2010
The Drug Policy Alliance in New Mexico views the bill as a public safety measure, said alliance acting director Julie Roberts.

Posted on February 27, 2010, 6:24 am

Julie Roberts Biography

Julie Roberts
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Julie Roberts
Born February 1, 1979 (1979-02-01) (age 31)
Origin Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Genres Country
Occupations Singer
Years active 2004–Present
Labels Mercury Nashville
Associated acts Trace Adkins, Saving Jane
Website Julie Roberts Official Site

Julie Roberts (born February 1, 1979) is an American country music singer. Signed to Mercury Nashville in 2004, Roberts made her debut that year with the single "Break Down Here", a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and the first track from her self-titled debut album. A second album for Mercury, Men & Mascara, followed in 2006. This album produced two non-charting singles in its title track and a cover of Saving Jane's "Girl Next Door".

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Biography

Early life and rise to fame

Julie Roberts was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, in 1979. She began her life performing in pre-school plays. She also was in school choirs and performed in a rendition of "My Fair Lady" at a singing summer camp. Roberts began performing country music as a child. When she was in junior high and high school, she toured with her family, playing at festivals in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. She also performed at area nursing homes (where she developed an appreciation for blues music); and worked at Carowinds (a theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina) and Dollywood. She also worked with 60 and 70 year-old men performing at nursing homes. Her influences include Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell and Tanya Tucker.

She first attended USC Lancaster in her hometown from 1997 to 1999 before graduating from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, with a degree in business administration. Roberts began working for Mercury Nashville Records, later becoming assistant to label head Luke Lewis. During her tenure there, she began perfecting her singing skills and recorded a demo tape. Producer Brent Rowan liked what he heard and invited Lewis to hear the tape.

Country music career

Lewis liked what he heard, but it was only after he asked for the singer's identity that he learned it was Roberts. Roberts was signed to Mercury Records and began work on her debut album. Her debut album Julie Roberts was released May 25, 2004. She released her first single "Break Down Here" that same year. "Break Down Here" was a success for Roberts, going to #18 on the Country charts, breaking the Top 20, making the song a Country hit for Roberts. The song also reached #1 on the Country Music Single Sales Chart when it was released. Her followup singles, however, both failed to make Top 40.

On June 27, 2006, Roberts released a second album, Men & Mascara. She released two more singles: first the title track, then a cover of Saving Jane's hit "Girl Next Door". Neither single charted.

At Roberts' annual fan club party in Nashville on June 13, 2009, she announced that she will be filming a movie that features her life story. She also is working on recording songs for a new album that will be released around the time of the movie's debut. Roberts is currently residing in Los Angeles where she has been taking acting classes.

In November 2009, Roberts was selected as one of the hottest women in Country Music by Maxim. 1

Charities

Roberts made a donation of $124,250 to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital after she, along with contestant Peter Buccellato, won the $100,000 prize in the bonus round on the game show Wheel of Fortune in February 2007.2

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak positions Certifications/Sales
(sales threshold)
US Country US
2004 Julie Roberts 9 51
2006 Men & Mascara
  • Released: June 27, 2006
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
4 25

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions Album
US Country US CAN Country
2004 "Break Down Here" 18 81 25 Julie Roberts
"The Chance" 47
2005 "Wake Up Older" 46
2006 "Men & Mascara" Men & Mascara
"Girl Next Door"
"—" denotes the release did not chart.

Music videos

Year Song title Director
2004 "Break Down Here" Steven Goldmann
"The Chance" Michael McNamara
2005 "Wake Up Older" Steven Goldmann
2006 "Men & Mascara" Peter Zavadil

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