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Born Audrey Faith Perry on September 21, 1967, Faith Hill is best known for award winning hits that have sold in the millions (with 11 No. 1 hits on the country music charts to date) along with a celebrity marriage to country music hunk and movie star Tim McGraw.

Singing at church and community functions since the age of seven, Faith performed all through her teens when she followed her dream of becoming a country singer to Nashville at age 19.

There she took a job as a music publisher's secretary and eventually became a demo singer for the firm. She also performed backup vocals for a local band — when she was disovered by a Warner Bros. Records executive who signed her on for the debut album, Take Me as I Am (1993), an immediate success helped along with her first monster hit, "Wild One".

Along the way, she married songwriter and Dan Hill in 1988, who provided the surname she would for the rest of her career. However, the marriage soon disolved following her major career breakthrough and the couple were divorced in 1994.

Following the release of her second successful album, "It Matters to Me" Hill embarked on an aptly named "Spontaneous Combustion Tour" with future husband, Tim McGraw with whom she became engaged during the tour. The couple were married in 1996 and today the couple have three daughters - Gracie, Maggie and Audrey.

The couple have since performed and recorded together frequentlly, most notably with a bestselling duet following their marriage entitled "It's Your Love" which later went on to win top honors at both the ACM and CMA Awards.

Faith Hill would later match her rise in country music with equally award-winning hits in the pop music field including the wildly popular albums "Faith" and "Breathe", the latter earning the crossover star three Grammy Awards.

A natural beauty, Faith Hill's first (and to date only) foray into Hollywood films was in the 2004 remake of "The Stepford Wives" starring Nicole Kidman.

Two years later, Hill was back on tour with husband Tim McGraw resulting in the Soul2Soul II Tour becoming the highest grossing country music tour in history.Most recently, an upcoming Christmas album is planned for 2008 release.

Faith Hill on the Web:

Faith Hill.com - The official site offering news, current tour dates & appearances, music videos, photo galleries, fan message boards.

CMT.com - Faith Hill - Complete biography, photo galleries, discography, lyrics, message board, awards list, related links & resources.

People.com - Faith Hill - Current profiles and archived feature stories, biography, fun facts, photos.

Southern Belle - Major fan site with news features, album play lists, photo galleries