Biography
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 and its lead single, "Bring Me Some Water", garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female in 1989. Her second album, Brave and Crazy, appeared that same year and earned Etheridge two more Grammy nominations. In 1992, Etheridge released her third album, Never Enough, and its lead single, "Ain't It Heavy", won Etheridge her first Grammy Award.In 1993, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album: Yes I Am. Its tracks "I'm the Only One", "If I Wanted To", and "Come to My Window" all reached the Top 40 in the United States, while the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy Award. Yes I Am spent 138 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 15, and earned a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum, her largest selling album to date. Her fifth album, Your Little Secret, was released in 1995 and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, her highest charting album to date. Its tracks "Nowhere to Go" and "I Want to Come Over" both reached the Top 40 in the United States.
Etheridge achieved further success with her albums Breakdown (1999), Skin (2001), and Lucky (2004). In October 2004, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage, performing a tribute to Janis Joplin with Joss Stone. Stone began the performance with "Cry Baby" and Etheridge, bald from chemotherapy, joined her to perform the song "Piece of My Heart". Their performance was widely acclaimed, and India.Arie later wrote "I Am Not My Hair" about Etheridge. Later that year, Etheridge released her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled. A great commercial success, it peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard 200, and went Gold almost immediately. Etheridge has released 16 studio albums to date, the most recent being One Way Out (2021).Etheridge is known for music with a mixture of "confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals". She has been a gay and lesbian rights activist since her public coming out in January 1993. Among her various accolades, Etheridge has received two Grammy Awards (from 15 nominations), and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I Need to Wake Up" from the film An Inconvenient Truth (2006). She received the Berklee College of Music Honorary Doctor of Music Degree in 2006. The following year, she was honored with the ASCAP Founders Award. In September 2011, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
all 64
self 41
Movies 33
TV Shows 31
Voice 3
Narrator 1
Runaway Radio (2024)
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll (2023)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
No Place Like Home (2022)
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts (2021)
Ahead of the Curve (2021)
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone (2020)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018)
The Legend of 420 (2017)
Mary Janes: The Women of Weed (2017)
Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (2017)
Bryan Adams - Wembley Live 1996 (2016)
Out Here in Kansas (2016)
For Which We Stand (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Melissa Etheridge - A Little Bit Of Me - Live In L.A. (2015)
The Big Interview With Dan Rather (2013)
Infinity Hall Live (2012)
Marijuana: A Chronic History (2010)
America: The Story of Us (2010)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)
Bruce Springsteen - 32nd Annual of Kennedy Center Honors (2009)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Sweet Emotion (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008)
The Tyra Banks Show (2005)
Hogan Knows Best (2005)
Melissa Etheridge - Lucky Live (2004)
Anderson Cooper 360° (2003)
Totally Gay! (2003)
Melissa Etheridge Live... and Alone (2002)
Sucré salé (2002)
CMT Crossroads (2002)
The Concert for New York City (2001)
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
The Sissy Duckling (1999)
Beyond Chance (1999)
Jackie's Back! (1999)
After Stonewall (1999)
King of the Hill (1997)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Saturday Night Special (1996)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1995)
Teresa's Tattoo (1994)
Camp Christmas (1993)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Frasier (1993)
It Was a Wonderful Life (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
MTV Unplugged (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Weeds (1987)
Scenes From the Goldmine (1987)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
III nach neun (1974)
Tony Awards (1956)
Eminem: Behind the Mask
100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Message of Love
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GenderFemale
Birthday1961-05-29 (62 years old)
Birth NameMelissa Lou Etheridge
Birth PlaceLeavenworth, United States of America
RelationshipsTammy Lynn Michaels (2003-01-01 - 2010-01-01)
SpouseLinda Wallem
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsWorld Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film, GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award, Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Academy Award for Best Original Song, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year
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