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Trisha Yearwood (born September 19 , 1964 ) is a Country Music singer. She was born in Monticello, Georgia , but developed her musical talent in Nashville, Tennessee , where she was a student at Belmont University . Her first number one Single was " She's In Love With The Boy " (released 1991 ).

She married her first husband, Christopher Latham, in 1987 but the two divorced in 1991 . Trisha married Robert Reynolds, the bass player for the Mavericks , on May 21 , 1994 , and they divorced in 1999 .

On May 25 , 2005 , Yearwood became engaged to fellow country superstar and longtime friend Garth Brooks in front of 7,000 fans. On December 10 , 2005 , they were married in a private ceremony at the couples' home in Oklahoma . It was Brooks' second marriage and Yearwood's third. Brooks has three daughters from his first marriage--Taylor, August, and Allie.

Musically, Yearwood cites Linda Ronstadt as her biggest influence, and Ronstadt's sound and vocal stylings are clearly apparent in Yearwood's music. Other influences include Emmylou Harris , Patsy Cline , and Elvis Presley .

Her newest album, ''Jasper County'', released in 2005, returned her to a purer country sound after her previous few albums.

Yearwood has won three Grammy Award s among several nominations. She has also won the Country Music Association and Academy Of Country Music awards for Best Female Performer (CMA: 1997, 1998; ACM: 1997).

Trisha is currently hitting the Country Chart with a duet with Garth Brooks called "Love Will Always Win".


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