Martina McBride
Birth Name:
Martina Mariea Schiff
Birth Place:
Sharon, Kansas, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress
Fast Facts
- Was honored with the Minnie Pearl Humanitarian Award in 2003
- Became the spokeswoman for the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the National Network to End Domestic Violence
- Won an American Music Award for favorite country female artist in 2003
- Started singing with her father's band when she was a child
- Quote: "I think we should all be tolerant of each other and embrace each others' strengths and differences and uniqueness and beauty․"
- Debuted as a neotraditionalist country singer, but eventually leaned toward a pop-styled crossover sound
- A soprano country singer, she is known for her strong voice and her ballads
- Idolized Linda Ronstadt and Pat Benatar when she was a teen
- Prefers red wine to white wine and released a signature series with Napa Valley's Blackbird Vineyards that coincided with the release of her album "Shine․"
- Dale Earnhardt kept one of her autographs in his car during his winning race in Talladega in 2000 and claimed that she was good luck