Julianne Marie Hough (born July 20, 1988) is an American professional ballroom dancer, and television celebrity.
Julianne Hough moved to London, England at the age of ten during her parents' divorce where she trained with dance coaches and studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Performing Arts. She became the youngest and only American to gain the titles of Junior Blackpool World Latin Champion and International Youth Champion. Hough was also trained in singing. Her brother, Derek, is also a professional dancer.
When she was 15 years old, Hough returned to her hometown in Utah. After graduating from Alta High School, she relocated to Los Angeles in the hopes of building her singing, acting and dancing career. She was an assistant choreographer on Gwen Stefani's "Wind It Up" music video. Hough's single "Will You Dance With Me" is now available on iTunes.
Hough appeared in the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, a televised ballroom dance competition. She won with her partner, Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno. She is now the youngest professional dancer to compete and to have won Dancing with the Stars. She is also the third professional (Alec Mazo and Cheryl Burke were the first two) to win a Dancing with the Stars championship in his/her first season with the show.
She also made an appearance on the ABC game show Show Me the Money. With her partner Apolo Anton Ohno, Hough also appeared on the talk shows Jimmy Kimmel Live and The View.
Julianne released her first country music single "Will You Dance With Me" on iTunes in May 2007. The song rose to #8 on the iTunes "Top Country Songs" chart.(source iTunes) The record was produced by Nashville producer David Malloy, who has worked with Reba McEntire and Eddie Rabbitt.{First In Country, Westwood 1, May 25, 2007}.