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Chely Wright (born Rochelle Renee Wright October 25, 1970 in Kansas City, Missouri), is an American Country Music singer, who released her debut album in 1994. Although she received an ACM award for Top New Female Vocalist that same year, none of her initial songs made any impact on the charts. She has also won a BMI award for a song she penned for country artist Clay Walker. In early 2005, she released her sixth album. Her biggest hit was the #1 hit "Single White Female".
Rise to SuccessAfter releasing two unsuccessful albums through Mercury/Polygram (her debut and its follow-up in 1996), Wright had her first Top Twenty country hit in 1997 with the song "Shut Up and Drive," off her third album, Let Me In, which was released by MCA Nashville. In 1999, her fourth album, Single White Female, brought her several hit songs and her first gold album certification. During the three-year gap before her next album, Wright collaborated with fellow country artist Brad Paisley on a duet entitled "Hard to Be a Husband, Hard to Be a Wife," which was written for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry. Paisley and Wright performed the song during a CBS television special and it was released as part of a collection of songs from that special. The duet was later nominated for Vocal Event Of The Year as part of the 35th Annual CMA Awards, but lost. Additionally, Wright joined with Diamond Rio for a song on their One More Day album, as well as Paisley's Part II album. Both were released in 2001. She was ranked #93 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2002.[1] Recording Career
In June of 2002, Wright split with MCA Nashville. A year and a half later, in January of 2004, she signed with a new independent label, Vivaton and began preparation for a new album. Although a music video was released for a song entitled "The Back of the Bottom Drawer," the album never materialized. Wright announced she was splitting with Vivaton in June of 2004. Again without a label, she nevertheless released a single in late 2004, mostly through the Internet and various radio stations. The song, entitled "Bumper of My S.U.V.," was written by Wright in response to an altercation with an irate woman who noticed the United States Marine Corps bumper sticker on the back of Wright's car. The narrator of the song has a bumper sticker on her car for the United States Marines and a woman gives her the finger for what she sees as the narrator's support for the Iraq war. The narrator explains that she has a brother in the Marines, a father who served in the Navy, and a grandfather who was wounded at Normandy in World War II. She says that she does not want war but values the military for their protection of American freedoms. The song is based on Wright's own family; she does have a brother currently in the Marines. Only weeks before the single started getting media attention Wright had signed with Dualtone Music Group, and announced the release of her sixth album in February 2005 (the same album that had earlier been completed for Vivaton).Image:ChelyWright0865-500.JPG Chely Wright performs at the Maverick Saloon & Grill in Santa Maria, California. Even without the support of a label, and lacking most traditional forms of promotion, "Bumper of My S.U.V." became popular with military families and the single sold well. Shortly after the song began gaining momentum, however, controversy broke out over the alleged actions of Wright's fan club president and several others. On December 19, 2004, The Tennessean printed an article stating that Wright had dismissed her fan club president over accusations that he asked his fellow fans to impersonate military families in order to get the song more airplay.
CharityChely Wright is the founder of Reading, Writing, and Rhythm Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to the importance of musical education in America's schools and helps supply musical instruments and equipment. A large fund raiser is held each year in June at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon, (just before CMA Music Festival). Radio appearancesChely has appeared on Q96, Trent FM and 96.9 Viking FM as a guest. DiscographyAlbums
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