Julie Roberts
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| Julie Roberts | |
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| Born | February 1, 1979 |
| Origin | Lancaster, South Carolina, USA |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Mercury Nashville |
| Associated acts | Trace Adkins, Saving Jane |
| Website | Julie Roberts Official Site |
Julie Roberts (born February 1, 1979) is an American country music singer. Signed to Mercury Nashville in 2004, Roberts made her debut that year with the single "Break Down Here", a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and the first track from her self-titled debut album. A second album for Mercury, Men & Mascara, followed in 2006. This album produced two non-charting singles in its title track and a cover of Saving Jane's "Girl Next Door".
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[edit] Biography
Julie Roberts was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, in 1979. She began her life performing in pre-school plays. She also was in school choirs and performed in a rendition of "My Fair Lady" at a singing summer camp. Roberts began performing country music as a child. When she was in junior high and high school, she toured with her family, playing at festivals in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. She also performed at area nursing homes (where she developed an appreciation for blues music); and worked at Carowinds (a theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina) and Dollywood. She also worked with 60 and 70 year-old men performing at nursing homes. Her influences include Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell and Tanya Tucker.
She first attended USC Lancaster in her hometown from 1997 to 1999 before graduating from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, with a degree in business administration. Roberts began working for Mercury Nashville Records, later becoming assistant to label head Luke Lewis. During her tenure there, she began perfecting her singing skills and recorded a demo tape.
[edit] Country music career
Roberts was signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's Mercury Nashville division. Her debut single, "Break Down Here", was released on February 24, 2004. The song had previously been recorded by Trace Adkins, however, his version was titled "I'd Sure Hate to Break Down Here", and was not released as a single. Roberts released her self-titled debut album on May 25, 2004. It charted within the Top 10 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, peaking at #9. "Break Down Here" became a Top 20 single on the Hot Country Songs chart, however, she never charted within the Top 40 after that. The two follow-up singles, "The Chance" and "Wake Up Older", peaked at #47 and #46 on the country charts, respectively. The album was then certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 13, 2004.
In 2006, she released her fourth single, "Men & Mascara", which would in-turn be the title track to her second album. Men & Mascara was released on June 27, 2006. Although not charting a single from this album, it managed to chart even higher than her debut album. It reached #4 on the Top Country Albums and #25 on the all-genre Billboard 200. Included on the album is a cover version of Saving Jane's "Girl Next Door", however, it failed to chart along with the albums title track. Roberts and Mercury Records parted ways at the beginning of May 2010. Roberts will release her 3rd cd "Alive" on June 7 as an independent artist,with the first single being "NASCAR Party".
[edit] Charities
Roberts made a donation of $124,250 to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital after she, along with contestant Peter Buccellato, won the $100,000 prize in the bonus round on the game show Wheel of Fortune on an episode that aired in February 2007.[1]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US Country [2] |
US [3] |
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| Julie Roberts |
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9 | 51 | ||||||
| Men & Mascara |
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4 | 25 | ||||||
| Alive |
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— | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
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| US Country [5] |
US [6] |
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| 2004 | "Break Down Here" | 18 | 81 | Julie Roberts | |
| "The Chance" | 47 | — | |||
| 2005 | "Wake Up Older" | 46 | — | ||
| 2006 | "Men & Mascara" | — | — | Men & Mascara | |
| "Girl Next Door" | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "NASCAR Party" | — | — | Alive | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Break Down Here" | Steven Goldmann |
| "The Chance" | Michael McNamara | |
| 2005 | "Wake Up Older" | Steven Goldmann |
| 2006 | "Men & Mascara" | Peter Zavadil |
| 2011 | "NASCAR Party" | Camp Riley |
| 2012 | "Whiskey and You" | Zac Adams |
[edit] References
- ^ "Fortunate "Wheel" Winner". The State. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CS&s_site=thestate&p_multi=CS&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=117506B6F7B830D0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "Julie Roberts Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/julie-roberts/chart-history/163949?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "Julie Roberts Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/julie-roberts/chart-history/163949?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum - August 27, 2010: Julie Roberts certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Julie%20Roberts&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Julie Roberts Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/julie-roberts/chart-history/163949?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ "Julie Roberts Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/julie-roberts/chart-history/163949. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
