Deana Carter - Biography

Last Editor: jon_plessel				Deana Carter Biography -   Name : Deana Carter Profession : Singer/ Lyricist Birth Details : born January 4, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA Birth name : Deana Melinda Carter Height : 5' 6" (1.68 m) Spouse : Christopher Di Croce (11 November 1995 - September 2001) (divorced) Trade mark : Goes barefoot in concert

Deana Carter Trivia -

Popular country music singer. In 1996 and 1997 had 3 straight number one hits and began the whirlwind of a lifetime. Her song-writing father named her after Dean Martin following Martin's recording of one of his songs. On Sept 15, 2004, Deana and her boyfriend, filmmaker Christopher Hicky, welcomed their first child, a boy. The baby's name is Gray Hayes and he weighed in at 7 pounds. Member of Alpha Delta Pi

Deana Carter Detailed Biography -

Deana Kay Carter (born January 4, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA) is an American singer-songwriter who records country music. Deana Carter She is the daughter of Fred Carter Jr.. She is known for performing barefoot, saying that it helps her relax enough to sing. 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. 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. Capitol released Did I Shave My Legs for This? in 1996. Strawberry Wine, the first single, balanced nostalgia with the loss of innocence. It shot to No. 1 and won the CMA single of the year in 1997. Two more singles from the album topped the charts, and the album sold 5 million copies. Deana was named amongst People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People In The World in 1997. She contributed to the commercially and critically successful Hope Floats soundtrack and to the animated film Anastasia, a project which yielded a Grammy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for the song she performed, Once Upon a December. Deana's following 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. Deana also has been a national spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation, her father being a kidney transplant receipient. Deana and her boyfriend Chris Hicky had a son, Gray Hayes Hicky, in March of 2005. Studio albums 1995: Did I Shave My Legs For This?, Capitol Nashville Records. US Certification: Platinum 1998: Everything's Gonna Be Alright, Capitol Nashville Records. US Certification: Gold 2001: Father Christmas, Rounder Records 2002: The Deana Carter Collection, Capitol/EMI 2003: I'm Just A Girl, Arista Nashville 2005: The Story Of My Life, Vanguard