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Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch performing in Toronto, October 2003.
Michelle Branch performing in Toronto, October 2003.
Background information
Born July 2, 1983 (1983-07-02) (age 24)
Origin Sedona, Arizona, USA
Genre(s) Pop rock, country, girly-pop
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, cello, accordion, harmonica, kazoo, piano, mandolin
Years active 2000–present
Label(s) Maverick
Associated acts The Wreckers, Carlos Santana
Website http://www.michellebranch.com/

Michelle Jacquet Branch-Landau (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) For the Kia Motors Sedona automobile see Kia Carnival Sedona (sɨˈdoʊnə is a city and community that straddles The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The kazoo is a simple Musical instrument ( Membranophone) that adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when one vocalizes into it The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Maverick Recording Company, is an American Record label and the record company division of entertainment company Maverick. The Wreckers is an American Country pop duo formed in 2004 by Singer-songwriters Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, both of whom had For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The United States is an urbanized nation with 808 percent of its population of 305186613 residing in cities and suburbs as of mid-year 2005 A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles She made her debut in 2000, and released the platinum-selling albums The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper in August 2001 and June 2003 respectively. Broken Bracelet is the independent Album by American Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by the Independent record label The Spirit Room is the debut Album on a major label by singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by Maverick Records in the United Hotel Paper is the second studio album by American singer Michelle Branch which was released on April 30 2003 During this period, she collaborated with Santana on the single "The Game of Love", which won a Grammy Award. For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. " The Game of Love " is a song composed by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels, and is on the album Shaman by Carlos Santana The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences In 2004, she formed the musical duo The Wreckers with fellow musician Jessica Harp. The Wreckers is an American Country pop duo formed in 2004 by Singer-songwriters Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, both of whom had Jessica Leigh Harp (born on February 3, 1982 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch will release her fourth solo album, Everything Comes and Goes, in the summer of 2008.

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Biography

Early life and solo career

Michelle was born seven weeks premature in Phoenix, Arizona on July 2, 1983, and was named after the Beatles' song "Michelle". Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Michelle " is a Grammy Award –winning love Ballad by The Beatles, mainly written by Paul McCartney, which is featured on their Though the surname Branch is French, her father is of Irish ancestry while her mother was born in the Netherlands; her maternal grandmother was a Dutch Indonesian and was held by the Japanese in an internment camp during World War II, while her maternal grandfather was French and Indonesian. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Indo or Indo-European or Eurasian people is a term used to describe people of mixed European and Indonesian and/or Chinese Indonesian ancestry This is a list of Internment and Concentration camps, organized by country World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including [1] She has an older half-brother, David, and a younger sister, Nicole.

Branch started taking voice lessons at a local university when she was 8 years old. She received a guitar for her fourteenth birthday from her uncle. She locked herself in her room and taught herself chords; within a few days she had composed her first song. She focused on the arts during high school, and was writing songs extensively. She attended Sedona Red Rock High School in Sedona but with the support of her parents, decided to continue her high school education through homeschooling, which allowed her to follow her dreams of becoming a singer-songwriter. For the Kia Motors Sedona automobile see Kia Carnival Sedona (sɨˈdoʊnə is a city and community that straddles She had begged her parents to allow her to leave regular high school, and one night at dinner she asked why she had to go back to school, and to her surprise, her father replied with, "Yeah, why does she?" She played at clubs for years and released her debut album Broken Bracelet independently in 2000. Broken Bracelet is the independent Album by American Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by the Independent record label

She signed a record deal with Maverick Records while opening for Hanson in December 2000. Maverick Recording Company, is an American Record label and the record company division of entertainment company Maverick. Hanson is an American Pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson. Her first album under Maverick, The Spirit Room, was released in August 2001 and went on to sell over one million copies in the U. The Spirit Room is the debut Album on a major label by singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by Maverick Records in the United S. The single "Everywhere" became a worldwide top-twenty hit, and was followed by the U. S. top-ten hit "All You Wanted" and the top-forty single "Goodbye to You". Branch was frequently compared (both positively and negatively) to other singer-songwriters like Norah Jones, Avril Lavigne, and Vanessa Carlton who rose to prominence at around the same time as she. Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979) is an American Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16 1980 is an American Soft rock / Piano pop Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist best In 2002 Branch was the lead vocalist on Carlos Santana's song "The Game of Love", which became her first single to reach the U. For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. S. top five; it went on to win a Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals has been awarded since 1995

In 2003, she released her second full-length album, Hotel Paper, which became her second RIAA-certified platinum album but was met with mixed reviews. Hotel Paper is the second studio album by American singer Michelle Branch which was released on April 30 2003 The lead single "Are You Happy Now?" became another top-twenty hit for Branch in the U. S. , but follow-up singles "Breathe" and "'Til I Get over You" failed to achieve substantial success. In June 2004 she hosted MTV's Faking the Video alongside Nick Lachey and JC Chasez. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Nicholas Scott Lachey (ləˈʃeɪ phonetically "la-SHAY" (born November 9 1973 is an American pop Singer and Actor who rose to Joshua Scott Chasez, better known as JC Chasez, is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record producer, and occasional Actor [2]

Branch married her bass player, Teddy Landau, 19 years her senior, in Mexico on May 23, 2004. Bass Player is an album by New Zealand reggae band Rhombus. It was released in 2003 Teddy Landau (born August 31, 1964) is a Bass guitarist for singer/songwriter Michelle Branch (who is also his wife The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " On August 3, 2005, Branch gave birth to a 7lb, 12oz (3. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 5 kg) baby girl named Owen Isabelle.

In late 2007, Branch sold her home in a Southern California gated community. [3] Branch purchased a home in the elite Belle Meade neighbourhood of Nashville in January 2008. [4]

The Wreckers

Main article: The Wreckers

In July 2005, Branch announced the completion of an album with country singer Jessica Harp. The Wreckers is an American Country pop duo formed in 2004 by Singer-songwriters Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, both of whom had Jessica Leigh Harp (born on February 3, 1982 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter The longtime friends and collaborators were dubbed "The Homewreckers" as a joke by Branch's husband, and they shortened it to The Wreckers. The Wreckers is an American Country pop duo formed in 2004 by Singer-songwriters Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, both of whom had The album combined Branch's pop-rock sensibility with Harp's country-folk style. The album was originally due for release in June 2005 but was delayed because of promotional reasons surrounding Branch's pregnancy.

One of the songs Branch co-wrote with Harp for the album was featured on the original soundtrack to the WB television teen drama One Tree Hill. One Tree Hill is a teen television drama created by Mark Schwahn that premiered on September 23 2003 on The WB Television Network. Branch and Harp made a brief appearance as themselves on One Tree Hill, and then went on a month-long concert tour with Gavin DeGraw. Gavin DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Branch has sung on the television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer (in the episode "Tabula Rasa") and Charmed (in the episode "Centennial Charmed"). Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e " Tabula Rasa " is the eighth episode in season 6 of the Television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The following is an episode list for the WB Television series Charmed.

Branch closed down the message boards for The Wreckers' official website in December 2005 after being displeased by comments posted there.

The Wreckers' first single, "Leave the Pieces", was released in February 2006; the album Stand Still, Look Pretty was released that May. " Leave the Pieces " is a country - pop song written by Jennifer Hanson and Billy Austin and produced by John Shanks and Michelle Branch Stand Still Look Pretty is the debut album by the duo The Wreckers, a Country pop duo consisting of Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp During this period, they joined country music stars Rascal Flatts and Gary Allan on a sold out U. Rascal Flatts is an American Grammy Award -winning Country pop group founded in Nashville Tennessee. Gary Allan (born December 5, 1967) is an American Country music artist S. tour.

In December 2006, the Wreckers were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the song "Leave the Pieces". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was first awarded in 1970 " Leave the Pieces " is a country - pop song written by Jennifer Hanson and Billy Austin and produced by John Shanks and Michelle Branch

Branch has written songs for other artists, including one for Mandy Moore's 2007 album Wild Hope. Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore (born April 10 1984 is an American pop Singer, Songwriter, Actor, and Fashion designer Wild Hope is the fifth studio album by American pop singer Mandy Moore, her first in four years As of 2006, her biggest hits ("Everywhere", "All You Wanted", and "Are You Happy Now?") continue to be played in recurrent rotation on CHR and Hot AC radio stations. Recurrent rotation refers to a group of songs still frequently aired on a Contemporary hit radio station even several months after the initial debut Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40) is a Radio format that is common in the United States and Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in

As of early August 2007, Branch and Jessica Harp announced on the band's official message board that they were putting the band on hold while they went forward with solo albums. Jessica Leigh Harp (born on February 3, 1982 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Branch and Harp have confirmed, however, that they remain good friends.

Everything Comes and Goes

On October 31, 2007, Branch announced that she was working on a new solo album. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. MTV has confirmed that the album will debut in summer 2008, followed by a tour.

On April 10, 2008, at her first solo concert in almost 4 years, Branch announced the title of her fourth studio album to be Everything Comes and Goes.

Musical style

Branch writes or co-writes all of her own material (except "The Game of Love"), and her music influences are the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Aerosmith, Patsy Cline, Cat Stevens, Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell. " The Game of Love " is a song composed by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels, and is on the album Shaman by Carlos Santana The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Led Zeppelin were Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Patsy Cline (b Virginia Patterson Hensley September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American Country Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks (born on May 26 1948 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and While her musical tastes lean more toward older musicians, she also enjoys contemporary bands such as Incubus, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Metallica, and Silverchair and current songwriters including Lisa Loeb, Sheryl Crow, and Patty Griffin. Incubus is a Grammy -nominated Alternative rock band based out of Calabasas, California. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Silverchair is an Australian Alternative rock band. The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1992 Lisa Anne Loeb (born March 11, 1968) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Patty Griffin, born Patricia Jean Griffin March 16, 1964, is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Grammy award She has also expressed her admiration for classical music,[5] as well as older country music. [6][7]

Branch owns over fourteen guitars but mainly uses a Gibson Hummingbird after retiring her famous blue Taylor 614ce in 2002. The Gibson Hummingbird is an Acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Taylor Guitars is an El Cajon California ‐based Luthier, widely known for their quality Acoustic guitars. In addition to the guitar, Branch plays instruments such as the piano, drums and mandolin. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed

Branch enjoys playing the Hummingbird more for live performances and recordings due to the fact that the sound quality is better than the Taylor. The Gibson Hummingbird is an Acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Taylor Guitars is an El Cajon California ‐based Luthier, widely known for their quality Acoustic guitars. As of 2006, she has also been using an electric guitar during live performances of songs such as "Tennessee" and "Cigarettes. "

Discography

Main article: Michelle Branch discography

Albums

Singles

from The Spirit Room
from Santana's Shaman
from Hotel Paper
from Santana's All That I Am

Filmography

She also appeared in the episode "Tabula Rasa" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as a guest singer. This is a discography of Michelle Branch 's albums and singles Broken Bracelet is the independent Album by American Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by the Independent record label The Spirit Room is the debut Album on a major label by singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released by Maverick Records in the United Hotel Paper is the second studio album by American singer Michelle Branch which was released on April 30 2003 " Everywhere " is the debut single by Pop rock singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released from the album The Spirit Room (2001 " All You Wanted " is a song by Michelle Branch, released as the second single from her debut album The Spirit Room. " Goodbye to You " is a song by Michelle Branch, and was the third and the final single from her second album The Spirit Room (2001 For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales. Shaman is the follow-up Album to Santana 's 1999 studio release Supernatural. " The Game of Love " is a song composed by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels, and is on the album Shaman by Carlos Santana "Are You Happy Now?" is a song by the singer Michelle Branch which was released as the first out of two singles released from her 2003 album Hotel Paper " Breathe " is a song by Michelle Branch, released as the second single from her 2003 album Hotel Paper. All That I Am is the follow-up Album to Santana 's 2002 studio release Shaman. " I'm Feeling You " is a song recorded by Santana with Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp for Santana's 2005 album All That I Am The Wreckers is an American Country pop duo formed in 2004 by Singer-songwriters Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, both of whom had The Hot Chick is a 2002 Comedy film starring Rob Schneider as the title character &mdash a Criminal who mysteriously switches bodies with " Tabula Rasa " is the eighth episode in season 6 of the Television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e

In the episode "Centennial Charmed" of the show Charmed, she appeared as a guest singer for Piper's club, P3. The following is an episode list for the WB Television series Charmed. She has also made appearances on One Tree Hill with friend Jessica Harp as The Wreckers. One Tree Hill is a teen television drama created by Mark Schwahn that premiered on September 23 2003 on The WB Television Network.

She appeared as Lesley Gore on the NBC television show American Dreams. Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American Singer-songwriter of the " Girl group era" American Dreams is an American Television Drama program broadcast on the NBC Television network.

Her song "Breathe" appears in Sex and the City, episode 82 "The Catch", where Carrie tries a catch on the trapeze but falls. Sex and the City was an American Cable television program The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004 for a

Branch has many music videos of her own songs. She often plays on a guitar or holds other objects during these videos, because of her tendency to (as her director described it) "have no clue what to do with her hands. "

Her hit "Everywhere" is also in American Pie 2, while "You Set Me Free" was featured in Just Married. " Everywhere " is the debut single by Pop rock singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released from the album The Spirit Room (2001 American Pie 2 is the 2001 Sequel to the Comedy film American Pie, making it the second in the American Pie franchise For the Charlton Comics series of the same name see Just Married (comics.

References

  1. ^ Mike Kai (November 25, 2003). A Conversation with Michelle Branch. asianconnections. com.
  2. ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/stars%20team%20up%20for%20new%20prank%20show Contactmusic. com Retrieved on 04-13-07
  3. ^ "Singer, songwriter and guitarist Michelle Branch sells her five-bedroom, 5,296-square-foot (492.0 m²) house in Calabasas, CA for $2.94M; now lives in Nashville, TN", Big Time Listings, 2007-11-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.  
  4. ^ Wood, E. Thomas. E Thomas Wood (born October 9, 1963) is an American Journalist, Historian, and freelance writer "Headline homes: Nashville's top 10 sales, January 2008", NashvillePost.com accessdate=2008-02-05, 2008-02-05. NashvillePostcom is an online news service covering business and politics in the Nashville Tennessee metropolitan area 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.  
  5. ^ [1] Rolling Stone magazine, 6/17/03 Retrieved on 02-24-08
  6. ^ SingerUniverse Magazine - The Wreckers article
  7. ^ CMT.com : Marty Robbins : The Wreckers Won't Stand Still

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