Jennifer Hanson
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| Jennifer Hanson | |
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| Birth name | Jennifer Kathleen Hanson |
| Born | August 10, 1973 |
| Origin | La Habra, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Capitol Nashville, Universal South |
| Associated acts | Bucky Covington, Mark Nesler, The Wreckers |
| Website | Official Website |
Jennifer Kathleen Hanson (born August 10, 1973[1]) is an American country music artist, as well as a former Miss California. Married to songwriter Mark Nesler since 1997,[1] Hanson began her own musical career in 2002 with a self-titled debut album being issued on Capitol Records. The album produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the Top 20 hit "Beautiful Goodbye". She switched to Universal South Records in 2007, releasing her second studio album (entitled Thankful) in early 2008.[1]
Hanson has also written singles for other artists, including "Leave the Pieces" for The Wreckers, and "A Different World" for Bucky Covington,[1] a co-write with Nesler, and "Let Me Down Easy" for Billy Currington. She also co-wrote "Country Strong" for Gwyneth Paltrow for the movie of the same name.
She was ranked #93 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2005.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Heat | ||
| Jennifer Hanson |
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20 | 125 | 7 |
| Thankful |
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— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| 2002 | "Beautiful Goodbye" | 16 | 76 | Jennifer Hanson |
| 2003 | "This Far Gone" | 42 | — | |
| "Half a Heart Tattoo" | 40 | — | ||
| 2007 | "Joyride" | 42 | — | Thankful |
| 2008 | "'73 (Everything Changes)" | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Beautiful Goodbye" | Trey Fanjoy |
| 2003 | "This Far Gone"[3] | |
| 2007 | "Joyride" | |
| 2008 | "'73 (Everything Changes)" | David McClister |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Monger, James Christopher. "Jennifer Hanson biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p541632. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "FreeJose.com". FHM Magazine 100 Sexiest Women 2005. http://www.freejose.com/lists/fhm-magazine-100-sexiest-women-2005.php. Retrieved November 11, 2006.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Jennifer Hanson : This Far Gone". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/hanson_jennifer/310734/.jhtml. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Lisa Michelle Duncan |
Miss California 1994 |
Succeeded by Tiffany Stoker |
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