Patricia Lynn Yearwood, born on September 19, 1964, is a renowned American country singer who rose to fame with her debut single "She's in Love with the Boy" in 1991, which reached number one on the Billboard country singles chart and sold over two million copies.
Yearwood's subsequent albums and singles, including "Walkaway Joe", "The Song Remembers When", "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)", and "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)", solidified her position as a major country music star during the early to mid-1990s.
Her 1997 single "How Do I Live" reached number two on the U.S. country singles chart and was internationally successful, appearing on her first compilation album (Songbook) A Collection of Hits. The album certified quadruple-platinum in the United States and featured the hits "In Another's Eyes" and "Perfect Love".
Yearwood continued to experience commercial success with hits like "There Goes My Baby" and "I Would've Loved You Anyway". Her tenth studio album, Jasper County, released in 2005, debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the top ten of the Billboard 200, becoming her fastest-selling album in the United States.
After signing with Big Machine Records in 2007, Yearwood released the critically acclaimed Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love the same year.
In addition to her music career, Yearwood has also pursued other projects, including publishing three successful cookbooks, which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. She also starred in a culinary television series on the Food Network called Trisha's Southern Kitchen, which won a Daytime Emmy Award.
Throughout her career, Yearwood has sold over 15 million records worldwide, earning her several awards and nominations, including three Grammy Awards, three awards from the Academy of Country Music, and three awards from the Country Music Association. She has also been a cast member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1999 and has been married to country singer Garth Brooks since 2005.
