Explore Michelle Wright net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Canadian country singer who became popular in the 1990s with songs like “Take it Like a Man.” With singles that reached the Billboard Hot Country Songs, she enjoyed success in the U.S. In this article, we will discover how old is Michelle Wright? Who is Michelle Wright dating now & how much money does Michelle Wright have?
Name | Michelle Wright |
First Name | Michelle |
Last Name | Wright |
Occupation | Country Singer |
Birthday | July 1 |
Birth Year | 1961 |
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Birth Country | Canada |
Birth Sign | Cancer |
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Father | Not Available |
Mother | Not Available |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Marco Convertino |
Children(s) | Not Available |
Michelle Wright Biography
Michelle Wright is one of the most popular and richest Country Singer who was born on July 1, 1961 in Canada. On his 1991 tour, she opened for She opened for Kenny Rogers on his 1991 tour..
Michelle Wright (born July 1, 1961) is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country’s most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association’s Fans’ Choice Award twice (1993 and 1995). In 2011, Wright was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
Wright’s debut album, Do Right by Me, was issued in 1988 and produced seven more singles, including Wright’s cover of the 1974 Andy Kim hit, “Rock Me Gently”, which reached No. 7 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The album’s success in Canada led to a record contract with Arista Nashville. Wright became one of the label’s flagship artists.
Her father was a performer with a country band and her mother was a singer for the Reflections.
In 2011, she was inducted into Canada’s Country Music Hall of Fame.
Michelle Wright was born on July 1, 1961 in Chatham, Ontario. Wright grew up in the small nearby town of Merlin where her parents were both local music performers. By 1980, when Wright was in college studying counseling for the mentally disadvantaged, she joined a local band with whom she performed until 1983.
Michelle Wright Net Worth
Michelle is one of the richest Country Singer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michelle Wright's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
During college, she studied how to assist the mentally handicapped. In 1983, she started her own band.
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Country Singer |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
In April 1990, Wright’s first American single, “New Kind of Love”, was issued and became her first “Top Five” hit in Canada, in addition to peaking at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in the United States. Her second album, Michelle Wright, was released in July 1990. To support the album, Wright was added as an opening act to Kenny Rogers 1991 tour. The album became a success in Canada.
Wright’s primary success has been in her native Canada, where she has charted more than twenty-five singles, including six Number One hits: “Take It Like a Man”, “One Time Around”, “Guitar Talk”, “One Good Man”, “Nobody’s Girl” and “Crank My Tractor”. She also had chart success in the United States in the 1990s, landing in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with “Take It Like a Man” at No. 10, “He Would Be Sixteen” at No. 31 and “New Kind of Love” at No. 32.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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That year, 1990, Wright was awarded Female Artist of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association. The following year she was awarded Album of the Year for Michelle Wright, Single of the Year for “New Kind of Love”, and Female Artist of the Year again by the Canadian Country Music Association.
Who is Michelle Wright Dating?
According to our records, Michelle Wright married to Marco Convertino . As of January 13, 2024, Michelle Wright’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Michelle Wright. You may help us to build the dating records for Michelle Wright!Due to the success of her album Michelle Wright and single “New Kind of Love,” Wright relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1991 to spend more time advancing her career. When in Nashville, Wright began to record her third album, Now and Then, released in May 1992. The album’s first single, “Take It Like a Man”, became an instant hit, reaching No. 1 in Canada on the RPM Country Tracks chart and No. 10 in the United States on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In Canada, the song also crossed over to the adult contemporary charts, peaking at No. 18. The song received the Single of the Year award from the Canadian Country Music Association in late 1992.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Height | Unknown |
Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
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That year Wright started her own band. She performed with her own band until 1988. In 1985, while performing with her band, Wright signed a record deal with Savannah Records. The next year she released her debut single, “I Want to Count on You”, which peaked at No. 48 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
In 1993, the album earned Wright the award for Top New Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music. She appeared on the CBS television special, Women of Country, where she performed “Take It Like a Man” and the Mary Chapin Carpenter song, “The Hard Way,” with several other artists including Carpenter. Now and Then went on to produce six more singles, including the Canadian number one hits “One Time Around” and “Guitar Talk”. The album also contained the single, “He Would Be Sixteen”, which reached No. 31 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and No. 3 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was awarded Single of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association in 1993. Also in 1993, Wright won the Fans’ Choice Award from Canadian Country Music Association, which she would also win in 1995.
Facts & Trivia
Michelle Ranked on the list of most popular Country Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Michelle Wright celebrates birthday on July 1 of every year.
In 1994, Wright released the first single from her upcoming album, “One Good Man”, which became her fourth number one single in Canada; but it didn’t reach the top 40 in the United States. Wright’s fourth album, The Reasons Why, was released in September 1994 in Canada. Plans for the album to be released in the United States were delayed and eventually cancelled. The album was also released in Europe after a Wright completed a successful tour in mid-1994. In early 1995, Wright embarked on a 40-city tour in Canada, which at that time was the most extensive tour in the history of country music in Canada.
Is Michelle Wright still singing?
Website | michelle-wright.com |
Where is Michelle Wright from?
Chatham-Kent, Canada
When was Michelle Wright born?
July 1, 1961 (age 60 years)
Is Michelle Wright WTAE?
Michelle Wright is an award winning news anchor for WTAE TV in Pittsburgh.
Is singer Michelle Wright married?
Marco Convertino
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