Miranda Lambert Biography

Fast Facts

• Named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association multiple times
• Received the inaugural Merle Haggard Spirit Award from the Academy of Country Music in 2016
• Got her first recording contract with Sony Music and released her first album, "Kerosene," in 2005
• Started her own band, Texas Pride, at the age of 17
• Entered her first country music talent show at the age of 16
• Quote: "I don't write about angels, Jesus, happy days, kids․ I grew up on drinkin', cheatin', love gone bad․"
• Quote: "[on her anti-domestic abuse song "Gunpowder and Lead"] "You know, women have come up to me and said, 'You gave me the courage to leave after 10 years of him hitting me․' That's the best compliment I could get․""
• Founded the Mutt Nation Foundation in 2009 to support rescue animals and shelters
• Worked as a guest editor on the June 2015 edition of the magazine "Country Living․"
• Refused to speak at school until she reached the fifth grade due to her shyness
• Voted "Most Likely to Be a Famous Singer" by her classmates during high school
• Made her acting debut on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" in 2012