Melissa Etheridge

 

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Melissa Lou Etheridge is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Her self-titled debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground hit. The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single "Ain't It Heavy" from her third album, Never Enough. Later that year, she released what would become her breakthrough album, Yes I Am. The album featured the mainstream rock hits "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window", the latter which scored Etheridge her second Grammy award. Yes I Am peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200, and spent 138 weeks on the chart, earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum, her largest to date. In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy

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Melissa Etheridge

Born 1961-05-29 (64 years ago) in Leavenworth.
Height 158 centimeters.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film (An Inconvenient Truth) 2007 En obekväm sanning
GLAAD Media Stephen F. Kolzak Award 17th GLAAD Media Awards 2006
Academy Award for Best Original Song (I Need to Wake Up) 79th Academy Awards 2006 I Need to Wake Up
GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist (Greatest Hits - The Road I Traveled) 17th GLAAD Media Awards 2006 Greatest Hits - The Road I Traveled
GLAAD Media Stephen F. Kolzak Award 10th GLAAD Media Awards 1999
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (Come To My Window) 37th Annual Grammy Awards 1994 Come To My Window
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (Ain't It Heavy) 35th Annual Grammy Awards 1992 Ain't It Heavy
Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year Juno Awards of 1990 1990
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (I Want to Be in Love) 44th Annual Grammy Awards 2001 I Want to Be in Love
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (Enough of Me) 43rd Annual Grammy Awards 2000 Enough of Me
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (Angels Would Fall) 42nd Annual Grammy Awards 1999 Angels Would Fall
Grammy Award for Best Rock Album (Breakdown) 42nd Annual Grammy Awards 1999 Breakdown
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (Angels Would Fall) 42nd Annual Grammy Awards 1999 Angels Would Fall
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (I'm the Only One) 37th Annual Grammy Awards 1994 I'm the Only One
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (Come to My Window) 37th Annual Grammy Awards 1994 Come to My Window
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (The Angels) 33rd Annual Grammy Awards 1990 Les anges
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (Brave and Crazy) 32nd Annual Grammy Awards 1989 Brave and Crazy
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance (Bring Me Some Water) 31st Annual Grammy Awards 1988 Bring Me Some Water
Relationships
Name From To Relationship type
Linda Wallem(Gifta: 2014-05-31–) 2014-05-31 Gifta
Linda Wallem(Sambo: 2011–2014-05-31) 2011 2014-05-31 Sambo
Tammy Lynn Michaels(Sambo: 2003-09-20–2010-04-15) 2003-09-20 2010-04-15 Sambo
Julie Cypher(Sambo: 1990–2000-09-19) 1990 2000-09-19 Sambo
Children

Johnnie Rose Etheridge, Miller Steven Etheridge, Bailey Jean Cypher, Beckett Cypher

Parents

Elizabeth Williamson, John Etheridge

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Melissa Lou Etheridge is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Her self-titled debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground hit. The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single "Ain't It Heavy" from her third album, Never Enough. Later that year, she released what would become her breakthrough album, Yes I Am. The album featured the mainstream rock hits "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window", the latter which scored Etheridge her second Grammy award. Yes I Am peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200, and spent 138 weeks on the chart, earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum, her largest to date.

In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage and, although bald from chemotherapy, performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song "Piece of My Heart". Etheridge's performance was widely lauded, with India.

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