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Birth Name: Brandi Carlile

Age: 42, born 1 June 1981

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Catherine Shepherd

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Brandi Carlile - The Eye (Official Video)

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Brandi Carlile - Mainstream Kid (Official Video)

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Brandi Carlile - The Story

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Description: Brandi Carlile (born June 1, 1981) is an American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter. She has released several albums including The Story , Give Up the Ghost and Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony which reached number 14 on the Top Rock Albums chart. Early life At age eight, Carlile performed the song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" with her mother and began playing the guitar and writing songs at age fifteen. At sixteen, Carlile became a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator. According to Carlile she was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder as a teen and dropped out of school to pu Brandi Carlile (born June 1, 1981) is an American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter. She has released several albums including The Story , Give Up the Ghost and Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony which reached number 14 on the Top Rock Albums chart.

Early life

At age eight, Carlile performed the song "Tennessee Flat Top Box" with her mother and began playing the guitar and writing songs at age fifteen. At sixteen, Carlile became a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator. According to Carlile she was diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder as a teen and dropped out of school to pursue a career in music.

Career
Brandi Carlile performing in Birmingham, Alabama in 2006.

Carlile began her career performing in Seattle music clubs with twin brothers Tim and Phil Hanseroth. She joined Columbia Records in late 2004 and recorded her album Brandi Carlile the following year.

Her album The Story was produced by T Bone Burnett. The album's the title track was used in a General Motors television. The song was also used in the 2008 commercial for Super Bock and helped the song reach number 1 and the album reach number 4 on the Portuguese charts.

She was featured on Rolling Stone's list of "10 Artists to Watch in 2005" and in 2006, toured as an opening act for Ray LaMontagne, Jonny Lang, Hanson, Indigo Girls, The Fray, Chris Isaak, Tori Amos, and Shawn Colvin.

In 2007 Carlile performed at the Borderline in London and as guest on Newton Faulkner's UK tour. She was the opening act for Maroon 5 and OneRepublic during their Australia tour and in April 2008, she performed on the BBC2 show, Later... with Jools Holland.

Give Up the Ghost was released in 2009 and debuted at #26 on the Billboard 200. Produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Rick Rubin, it featured a collaboration with Elton John on the song "Caroline" as well as Amy Ray, drummer Chad Smith and keyboardist Benmont Tench. In 2010, National Geographic Channel in Latin America chose the song "If There Was No You" from the album as a jingle to promote its series "Grandes Migraciones" (Great Migrations). Also that same year, during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards, Carlile was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding Music Artist" for the album.

In 2011, Carlile's album Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony reached number 14 on the Top Rock Albums chart. Carlile's next album, Bear Creek, released June 5, 2012, was produced by Trina Shoemaker.

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Tags: Female (1), Folk (1), Lesbian (1), Singer-songwriter (1), Lgbt (1), American (1), Singer (1), Songwriter (1), Born 1981 (1), Born June 1 (1)

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Motherhood 2.0 ♥ (3001 person items)

"Brandi Marie Carlile1 June 1981Carlile has 2 children:• Evangeline Ruth Carlile (2014);• Elijah Carlile (2018);"

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"Brandi Marie Carlile 1 June 1981 • 7 Albuns Released;• 16 Singles Released;• 17 Colaborations;• 11 Wins & 18 Nominations;Genres: Americana, Alternative Country, Pop, Rock & Folk Rock;Instruments: Vocals, Guitar, Piano & Banjo;"