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Melissa Etheridge: Biography

Melissa Etheridge
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  • Birth Place: Leavenworth, KS
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/29/1961, Gemini
  • Profession: Singer; songwriter
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Melissa Etheridge Fast Facts:
  • Began playing guitar at age 8.
  • At age 11, she sang a song that she had written, "Lonely as a Child," in a talent contest.
  • Island Records founder Chris Blackwell was so taken with Etheridge that, after seeing her in concert for the first time at a Long Island, Cal., bar in 1986, he signed her on the spot.
  • Publically came out at the Triangle Ball, the first gay-and-lesbian inauguration party (for President Bill Clinton) in 1993.
  • Achieved a personal dream when her musical hero, Bruce Springsteen, joined her to sing "Thunder Road" on her MTV Unplugged appearance in 1995.
  • Was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and underwent chemotherapy for two months.
  • While still bald from the chemo, she appeared in a Janis Joplin tribute during the 2005 Grammy Awards and performed a mesmerizing rendition of "Piece of My Heart."
  • Melissa Etheridge Relationships:
  • Bailey Jean Cypher - Daughter
  • Beckett - Son
  • Elizabeth Etheridge - Mother
  • Jennifer Etheridge - Sister
  • John Etheridge - Father
  • Johnnie Rose - Daughter
  • Julie Cypher - Ex-significant Other
  • Miller Steven - Son
  • Tammy Lynn Michaels - FiancĂ©e
  • Melissa Etheridge Awards:
  • 1992 Grammy: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1994 Grammy: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 2006 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA (1980)

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