Julianne Hough

Infobox musical artist
Name = Julianne Hough

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Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date and age|1988|7|20
Orem, Utah
Origin = Provo, Utah, USA
Genre = Country
Occupation = Ballroom dancer
Singer
Years_active = 2007 – present
Label = Mercury Nashville
Associated_acts = Jim Collins
Derek Hough
Chuck Wicks
URL = [http://www.juliannehough.com/ Official webite]

Julianne Hough (born July 20, 1988) is an American professional ballroom dancer turned country music singer. She is most-widely known for her repeated appearances on the ABC version of "Dancing with the Stars", where she earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007 for her choreography. ABC's "20/20" has called her as one of the "very best dancers on the planet.""20/20", November 9, 2007, produced by Marc Dorian and Howie Masters.]

Hough was signed to Mercury Nashville Records in December 2007. Her self-titled debut album was released May 20, 2008, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Country Album chart and #3 on the Billboard 200.

Early life

Hough grew up one of five [http://www.juliannehough.com/#/bio.aspx About] . JulianneHough.com. Accessed 2008-05-19.] Dan Copp (May 25, 2007). [http://c-dh.net/articles/2007/05/25/affiliate/advertisernews/news/02dancing.txt Local woman's sister dances with the stars] Advertiser News. Accessed 2008-05-19.] children, including brother Derek Hough, who is also a professional dancer. All four of her grandparents were dancers, and her parents met while on a ballroom dancing team in college at Idaho.

Her formal training began at the Center Stage Performing Arts Studio in Orem, Utah, where she danced with Justin Murillo, among others, in Latin Ballroom; she began dancing competitively at nine. Her parents sent her and her brother to London a year later to live and study with their coaches, Corky and Shirley Ballas, and to spare them the strife of divorce.Mark Shenton (April 17, 2006) [http://london.broadway.com/story/id/3001901 Derek Hough] . london.broadway.com. Accessed 2008-05-19.] The Ballases helped tutor the two Hough children alongside their own son, Mark, while schooling them at the Italia Conti Academy. They received training in song, theatre, gymnastics and many forms of dance, including jazz, ballet, and tap. [http://www.juliannehough.net/bio.html Bio] JulianneHough.net. Accessed 2008-05-19.] The three children formed their own pop music trio 2B1G ("2 Boys, 1 Girl") when Julianne was twelve, [ [http://www.timepiecefilms.com/expedition4am/page-44.html Expedition 4 a.m. Project] Timepiece Films. Accessed 2008-05-19.] performed at dance competitions in the U.K. and the U.S., and showcased in a UK television show. ["Entertainment Tonight" interview, October 11, 2007] At fifteen, Julianne Hough became the youngest dancer, and only American, to win both Junior World Latin Champion and International Latin Youth Champion at the Blackpool Dance Festival.

After five years in London, Hough returned to the U.S., first living with her mother for a year and attending Las Vegas Academy then returning to Utah to live with her father and graduating from Alta High. [ [http://www.lvrj.com/living/7042667.html Former Las Vegan gets noticed on ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars'] from the "Las Vegas Review-Journal"] She then moved on her own to Los Angeles to begin her career.

Dancing career

One of her earliest professional experiences was as an assistant choreographer on Gwen Stefani's "Wind It Up" music video.fact|date=August 2008 She was also featured in two television commercials and was an extra in an episode of "Cold Case". She was also one of the "Million Dollar Dancers" in the short-lived network television game show "Show Me the Money".

Hough's big break was when she appeared in the fourth season of the U.S. version of "Dancing with the Stars", a televised ballroom dance competition. In her first season, she won with her partner, Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, making Hough the youngest professional dancer to win on the program. On November 27, 2007, Hough and her partner, two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio Castroneves, became the winners of Season 5. Hough returned for season 6 with radio host/comedian Adam Carolla, and were eliminated in the fourth week. In July 2008, Hough was nominated at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of "Outstanding Choreography" for her Mambo "Para Los Rumberos" on "Dancing with the Stars". [cite web|url=http://www.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php|title=60th Annual Emmy Nominations|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|accessdate=2008-08-25]

On August 25, 2008, the cast of Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7) was announced, and Hough was partnered with "Hannah Montana" actor Cody Linley. [http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=announcement]

Music career

Hough's first country music single "Will You Dance With Me" was released to iTunes and Wal-Mart in May 2007 to raise money for the American Red Cross. The song peaked at #100 on the Billboard Pop 100 chart. [Christopher Rocchio (November 30, 2007). [http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/dancing-with-stars-pro-julianne-hough-signs-country-record-deal-6193.php 'Dancing with the Stars' pro Julianne Hough signs country record deal] "RealityTVWorld". Accessed 2008-03-09.] She later signed with Universal Music Group Nashville.

Her self-titled debut album was recorded in Nashville and produced by David Malloy, who has worked with Reba McEntire, Eddie Rabbitt, among others. Hough's album, which met with mixed reviews, [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wnfuxzejldae Review] from Allmusic] [ [http://www.countryweekly.com/julianne_hough/reviews/521 Review] from "Country Weekly"] debuted at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart on May 31, and also peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200. ["Country Music Television" [http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1588399/julianne-hough-dances-to-top-of-country-album-chart.jhtml Julianne Hough dances to the top of the Top Country Albums chart] ] Hough's second single, and the first to be released to country radio, "That Song in My Head" debuted on the Country charts in March.

Hough joined Brad Paisley's 2008 Tour, along with Jewel and Chuck Wicks. Hough, Paisley and Willie Nelson appear in the video for the Snoop Dogg song "My Medicine". [ [http://wzzk.com/inside/countryheadlines.html Paisley, Hough, & Nelson join Snoop Dogg on his video for "My Medicine"] ]

She is currently in a commercial singing and dancing for Wrigley's Juicyfruit.

Personal life

Hough was previously engaged to dancer Zach Wilson; they ended their engagement in May 2007. [ [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20038347,00.html Dancing's Julianne Hough Postpones Her Wedding] . (May 9, 2007) "People". Accessed 2008-10-06.] Despite various rumors linking her romantically with various "Dancing With the Stars" partners, [ [http://www.usmagazine.com/helio_castroneves_and_julianne_hough_deny_romance_rumors Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough deny romance rumors] (November 28, 2007) US magazine. Accessed 2008-03-06.] and public courting by Kevin Connolly of "Entourage" fame, [Monica Rizzo and Eunice Oh (November 14, 2007). [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20160007,00.html Kevin Connolly Gives a Ring to Julianne Hough] . "People". Accessed 2007-11-21.] Hough's first public relationship after Wilson was with country singer Chuck Wicks. [Eileen Finan (August 20, 2008). [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220297,00.html Julianne Hough: I'm Dating an 'Awesome' Guy] . "People". Accessed 2008-10-06.]

"Dancing with the Stars" performances

With Apolo Anton Ohno

With Cody Linley

*^A Current single.

References

External links

* [http://www.umgnashville.com/juliannehough/ Julianne Hough] at Universal Music Group Nashville
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* [http://www.purejuliannehough.com/ Julianne Hough] - Mom's Blog about Julianne

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NAME= Hough, Julianne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Hough, Julianne Marie
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Professional dancer, singer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1988-7-20
PLACE OF BIRTH= Provo, Utah, United States
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=