Jo Dee Messina

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Biography

Jo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970), known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. She has charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week Number One songs from the same album. To date, she has two Platinum and three Gold-certified albums by the RIAA. Messina debuted in 1996 with the single “Heads Carolina, Tails California”. Her album was certified Gold by the RIAA. Her second album, “I'm Alright” produced five Top 10 Country hits between 1998 in 1999 and sold over a million copies in America. Since her debut, six of her singles have peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Country singles chart and five of her albums have received a certification by the RIAA or the CRIA. She has sold 5 million records worldwide.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1970
Number of Albums 19
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Website www.jodeemessina.com
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Trivia

How many Number One singles did she chart on the Billboard country music charts?

six

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How many Platinum and three Goldcertified albums by the RIAA?

two

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How many Top 10 Country hits did I'm Alright produce between 1998 and 1999?

five

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Where was she raised?

Holliston, Massachusetts

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Who raised her in Holliston, Massachusetts?

Vincent and Mary Messina

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What was Messina's brother named?

Vincent

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What country music influences did she have?

Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire, and The Judds

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At what age was she playing local clubs?

16

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How many number one singles has Tim McGrraw had on the Billboard charts?

nine

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What is the name of the second album that produced five songs?

I'm Alright

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How many records has she sold worldwide?

over 5 million

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In what city was she born in 1970?

Framingham, Massachusetts

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What is Vincent's father's ethnicity?

Italian

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At what age did Jo Dee Messina start singing in musical plays?

eight

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What group did Jo dee messina get hooked on?

the Judds

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At what age did she move to Nashville?

19

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Where did she move to in search of greater exposure?

Nashville

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What radio show did she play regularly for prize money?

Live at Libby's

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Who helped her assemble a demo tape?

Byron Gallimore

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What label did Messinia meet backstage at one of his concerts?

Curb

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In what year was her self-titled debut album released?

1996

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On what date was Jo Dee Messina born?

August 25, 1970

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What was the name of the daughter of Vincent and Mary Messin?

Jo Dee Marie Messina

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Who was the mother of Jodee Messia?

Mary Messina

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In what year was I'm Alright released?

1998

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What band did she play every weekend?

Jo Dee Messina Band

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What instrument was Dee messina's brother on?

drums

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Which instrument did one of Dee's sisters play?<extra_id_51> What was the name of the band that Dee was part of?

bass guitar

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What was Jo Dee Messina's second album called?

Im Alright

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When did the Billboard country album chart debut?

1964

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What are the names of the two sisters?

Terese and Marianne

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What was Jo Dee Messina's breakout song?

Heads Carolina, Tails California

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What number have six of her singles peaked at since her debut?

number one

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What is her mother's race?

Irish

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