Melissa Etheridge



First NameMelissa
Middle NameLOu
Last NameEtheridge
Full Name at BirthMelissa Lou Etheridge
Age50
Date of BirthMay 29, 1961
BirthplaceLeavenworth, Kansas, USA
Height5' 3" (160 cm)
BuildSlim
Hair ColorBlonde
Star SignGemini
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolLeavenworth High School, Kansas, USA
UniversityBerklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
OccupationSinger/Songwriter, Musician
Occupation CategorySinger
Music GenreFolk, Pop/Rock
Music StyleAdult Alternative Pop/ Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Heartland Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Music MoodEarnest, Literate, Earthy, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Reflective, Brooding, Detached, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Rousing, Rollicking, Passionate, Plaintive, Gritty, Intense, Rambunctious, Energetic, Urgent, Lively
InstrumentVocals, Guitar
FatherJohn Etheridge
MotherElizabeth Williamson
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Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations winning two, one Academy Award and has sold twenty-seven million albums worldwide and almost fourteen million in the United States alone.


Lucy Rank
#3,778
to be the LucyWho "Star of the Day"



Discography

2007
The Awakening

2002
Live And Alone

2001
Skin

2001
Skin

1999
Breakdown

1995
Your Little Secret

1993
Yes I Am

1992
Never Enough

1989
Brave And Crazy

1988
Melissa Etheridge

Filmography

Selected Melissa Etheridge film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2010
1 a Minute
Singer Song Writer/Breast Cancer Survivor

1999
The Sissy Duckling
Elmer's mama

1997
King of the Hill
Singing Hippie, Topaz

1996
Saturday Night Special
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1994
Teresa's Tattoo
Hooker

1993
Frasier
Cleo

1990
Arduous Moon
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Composer Credits

1993
It Was a Wonderful Life
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1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
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1987
Weeds
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Soundtrack Credits

2007
The 79th Annual Academy Awards
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2006
CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton
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2006
An Inconvenient Truth
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2005
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards
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2005
So You Think You Can Dance
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2003
Cold Case
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2002
CMT Crossroads
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2001
Night Visions
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2001
Last Party 2000
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1998
Charmed
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1997
The Devil's Own
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1997
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast
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1995
Boys on the Side
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1995
Money Train
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1994
Teresa's Tattoo
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1992
Where the Day Takes You
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1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
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1986
The Oprah Winfrey Show
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A New Thought For Christmas
Angels Would Fall (1999)
Brave & Crazy (1989)
Breakdown (1999)
Bring Me Some Water (1988)
Come to My Window (1993)
Fearless Love
Fearless Love (2010)
Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (2005)
I Need To Wake Up (2007)
I'm The Only One (1993)
Just Stand Up
Like The Way I Do (1988)
Lucky (2004)
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Message To Myself (2007)
Never Enough (1992)
No Souvenirs (1989)
PIECE OF MY HEART (1977)
Scarecrow (1999)
Sing (2007)
Skin (2001)
The Awakening (2007)
Yes I Am (1993)
Your Little Secret (1995)