Jill Christine King (born April 2, 1973, in
Arab, Alabama) is an American
country music
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artist. A graduate of
Vanderbilt University
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,
she spent several years in
Nashville, Tennessee
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, before being discovered at
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, a popular venue for singer-songwriters in Nashville.
In 2003, she released her debut album, ''Jillbilly'', on the independent Blue Diamond label. The album's first and third singles both entered ''
Billboard
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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now
Hot Country Songs
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
) charts. Several of her singles have also charted on the independent ''Music Row'' music charts as well.
Her 2008 single "
Somebody New" is a cover of a song previously recorded by
Billy Ray Cyrus.
King founded her own label, Foundher Records, in 2010. She released her third album, ''Rain on Fire'', that same year.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Music videos
References
External links
JillKing.com
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1975 births
Living people
People from Arab, Alabama
American women country singers
American country singer-songwriters
Vanderbilt University alumni
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers
Country musicians from Alabama
Singer-songwriters from Alabama