Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party. Wilson followed this album one year later with All Jacked Up, the title track of which became the highest-debuting single for a female country artist upon its 2005 release. A third album, One of the Boys, was released in 2007. Overall, Wilson has charted 13 singles on the Billboard country charts, of which five have reached... Top Ten: the Number One "Redneck Woman", as well as "Here for the Party" , "When I Think About Cheatin'" , "Homewrecker" , and "All Jacked Up" . The album Here for the Party was certified 5× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for sales of five million copies, while All Jacked Up was certified platinum. She has sold over 6 million records worldwide. Gretchen Wilson was born in Pocahontas, Illinois, to a sixteen-year-old mother. Her father left before she was two years old, and she and her mother lived in trailer parks and relative poverty.
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| Birthdate: | June 26, 1973 |
| Birthplace: | Pocahontas |
| Age: | 38 |
| Height: | 5' 4" |
| Also known as: | Gretchen Renee Wilson, Wilson, Gretchen |