Reba McEntire American Country Singer and Actress

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FEMUSINDO.com - Reba Nell McEntire, with her famous name Reba McEntire, or simply Reba, is an American country singer and actress.

Nicknamed the "Queen of Country", this artist born in McAlester, Oklahoma, USA, March 28, 1955, has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.

Since the 1970s, she has placed more than 100 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 25 of which reached the number one position.

An actress in film and television, McEntire starred in the television series Reba, which aired for six seasons. She also owns several businesses, including a restaurant and a clothing line.

Forming Singing McEntires

McEntire is one of four siblings who were born and raised in Oklahoma. With the help of her mother, she and her siblings formed Singing McEntires.

In her career, the Singing McEntires played local shows and recorded for a small label.

McEntire then enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and studied to become a public school teacher.

In between her studies, she also occasionally performed and was heard singing at a rodeo by country musician Red Steagall.

Attracted by her singing voice, Steagall helped McEntire get a country music recording contract with PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1975.

That year, Reba McEntire and her sister moved with their mother to Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

Releases a Series of McEntire Albums and Singles

Over the next few years, PolyGram/Mercury released a series of McEntire albums and singles, none of which were particularly successful.

In the early 1980s, McEntire's music grew in popularity with several top-ten country hits, including "(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven", "I'm Not That Lonely Yet", and her first number-one song "Can't Even Get the Blues".

However, McEntire grew dissatisfied with her career and signed with MCA Records in 1984.

Produces Billboard Number-One Country Singles

Her second MCA album, My Kind of Country (1984), was her breakthrough release, producing two Billboard number-one country singles and moving toward a more traditional style of music.

During the 1980s, McEntire released seven more studio albums and had ten more number-one country hits.

Her number-one singles included "One Promise Too Late", "The Last One to Know", and the Grammy Award-winning "Whoever's in New England".

Losing Eight Band Members

In 1991, McEntire lost eight members of her band in a plane crash in San Diego, California.

The experience resulted in McEntire's critically acclaimed album For My Broken Heart, which is her best-selling album to date.

McEntire's acting career began in January 1990 when she made her film debut in Tremors. In 2001, she played Annie Oakley in the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun.

That same year, The WB launched the TV series Reba, in which she starred. She also guest-starred on Young Sheldon as June Ballard.

Since 2023, McEntire has appeared as a coach on The Voice, a singing talent show television series that airs in various countries. (*)