Trisha Yearwood Biography

Fast Facts

• Has sold more than 15 million albums internationally and released 19 Top 10 singles
• Has participated in a number of Habitat for Humanity projects in the United States
• Recorded a version of the song "My Favorite Things" for the Sears' Heroes at Home program
• Studied at Young Harris College, The University of Georgia and Belmont University
• Developed an interest in country music as a child, listening to artists like Patsy Kline, Kitty Wells and Hank Williams
• Turned her hobby, cooking, into a profession with the publishing of the cook book "Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen․"
• Worked as a tour guide for the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
• Known for her ballads centering around confident, yet vulnerable women
• Was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by her classmates during high school