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Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge Biography
- Birth Place: Leavenworth, KS
- Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/29/1961, Gemini
- Profession: Singer; songwriter
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 – Fiancée
- 2006 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) – Winner
- 1992 Grammy: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance – Winner
- 1994 Grammy: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance – Winner
- College:
- Attended Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA (1980)
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