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Alison Krauss Husband, Age, Height, Net Worth, Children
From when she debuted in 1987 to 2017 when her latest album Windy City Alison Krauss went from child prodigy to established and renowned American singer, with 27 Grammy Awards to her active.
Age
This all-time female entertainer was born on July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois as Alison Maria Krauss. Her father is a German immigrant to the United States and her mother is of German-Italian descent. Krauss was raised in Champaign.
According to her, she first got involved in music because her mother wanted something different to occupy her art and sport, but her mother didn’t know she was launching her daughter into something bigger than just a hobby or something to do at will.
At the age of five she was introduced to classical violin which she soon left for bluegrass. At eight years old, she was already participating in local competitions and contests. By age ten she had her own band, and by thirteen she won the Illinois Violin Championship and was named by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America as the most promising. Fiddler in the Midwest.
This properly launched Alison Krauss in her musical career. In 1985, she made her professional debut, appearing on an album. Different shots which was made by his brother Viktor Krauss, Bruce Weiss and Jim Holies. The album came to independent label Fiddle Tunes and the same year Krauss was signed to Rounder Records.
Her debut album Too Late to Cry, which she did with her band, Union Station was released in 1987 and won them the National American Band Championship competition held by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass . This was followed by a second album within the station, Deux autoroutes, released in 1989 and then another solo album J’ai ce vieux sentiment, which came in 1990.
Her debut album got Krauss her first Grammy Award, while her second album with Union Station – Every Time You Say Goodbye released in 1992 won her a second Grammy Award. Whatever hits she’s already had, it’s Krauss’ 1995 compilation disc Now I’ve Found You: A Collection that brought her remarkable fame and made her a household name. The album not only stayed second on the US country chart for weeks, but also sold over a million copies.
Krauss has so far released fourteen of the albums, the latest, Windy Town arrived in 2017. She has received twenty-seven Grammy Awards. Below is a list of his Grammies.
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Alison Krauss’ Grammy Awards
| Year | Album / Track | Price |
|---|
| 2008 | T | kill the blues | Best Country Collaboration with Voices |
| 2008 | T | Please read the letter | record of the year |
| 2008 | A | sand lift | album of the year |
| 2008 | A | sand lift | Best Folk/Contemporary Americana Album |
| 2008 | T | rich woman | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals |
| 2007 | T | Gone Gone Gone (Completed) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals |
| 2005 | A | Solitaire runs both ways | Best Country Album |
| 2005 | T | Restless | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
| 2005 | T | Unionhouse Branch | Best Country Instrumental Performance |
| 2003 | T | Cluck Old Hen | Best Country Instrumental Performance |
| 2003 | T | how the world treats you | Best Country Collaboration with Voices |
| 2003 | A | To live | Best Bluegrass Album |
| 2002 | A | This side | Best Contemporary Folk Album |
| 2001 | T | Fortunate | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
| 2001 | A | new favorite | Best Bluegrass Album |
| 2001 | A | O brother, where are you? | album of the year |
| 1998 | T | Same old train | Best Country Collaboration with Voices |
| 1997 | T | Little Liza Jane | Best Country Instrumental Performance |
| 1997 | T | Look love in the eyes | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal |
| 1997 | A | So long so bad | Best Bluegrass Album |
| 1996 | T | High Lonesome Sound | Best Country Collaboration with Voices |
| 1995 | T | Baby, now that I found you | Best Female Vocal Performance |
| 1995 | T | Somewhere near the heart | Best Country Collaboration with Voices |
| 1994 | A | I know who holds tomorrow | Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album |
| 1992 | A | Every time you say goodbye | Best Bluegrass Album |
| 1990 | A | I got this old feeling | Best Bluegrass Album |
She has also won other awards like the She has received the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards fourteen times, nine Country Music Association Awards, two Gospel Music Association Awards, Academy of country music (twice), a Canadian country music award and twoCMT Music Awards.
Alison Krauss was ranked 12th on Country Music Television’s “40 Greatest Women in Country Music” list of 2012.
Net value
With such a successful career, you will surely wonder how much this diva is worth? Well, the singer and songwriter is worth $16 million.
Husband, children
Alison Krauss was married to Pat Bergeson from 1997 to 2001. They have a son, Sam, born in 1999. She previously had a relationship with John Waite, but is currently single.
Height: How tall is Alison Krauss?
The music icon stands at 5’7″ or 1.70 meters tall. His body measurements include: 91-66-86 cm (36-26-34 in).
