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Michelle Branch
Birth nameMichelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch
Also known asMichelle Branch Landau
Michelle Landau
Born (1983-07-02) July 2, 1983 (age 40)
OriginSedona, Arizona, United States
GenresPop rock, Alternative rock, acoustic, country pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, actress
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1998–present
LabelsMaverick Reprise Nashville
Websitewww.MichelleBranch.com

Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an [[GERMAN] #REDIRECT Germany] singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums, The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper, and was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2003. In 2005, she formed the country music duo The Wreckers with friend and fellow musician Jessica Harp, and produced the Grammy-nominated single "Leave the Pieces". The Wreckers disbanded in 2007 to pursue their respective solo careers. She has had several commercially successful songs, most notably winning a Grammy with Santana for "The Game of Love".

Life and career[edit]

1983–2000: Early life & Broken Bracelet[edit]

Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch was born on July 2, 1983, in Phoenix, Arizona,[1][2] to David and Peggy Branch, six months after they were married.[3] Her father is Irish, and her mother is of Dutch-Indonesian and French descent.[3][4] Her siblings include an older half-brother named David and a younger sister named Nicole.

Beginning to sing at the age of three, Branch enrolled in voice lessons at Northern Arizona University when she was eight,[3][5][6] and received her first guitar for her fourteenth birthday.[1][2][6] After teaching herself chords, she composed her first song "Fallen" within a week of receiving her guitar.[7] She initially attended Sedona Red Rock High School,[5] but finished the last two years of her high school education through home schooling so that she could focus on her music career.[6] To support Branch's interests, her parents helped her book local gigs in Sedona, AZ, and later financed her independent album Broken Bracelet.[6] Her set list at these gigs included covers of songs by Sheryl Crow, Lisa Loeb, Jewel, and Fleetwood Mac.[7]

In June 1998, Branch self-produced Broken Bracelet,[3] a compilation of songs she wrote when she was 14 and 15;[4] the album was later released on the independent record label Twin Dragon Records in June 2000.[3][4] Its title was inspired from a bracelet made by pop singer Jewel, given to Branch by musician Steve Poltz at a Lisa Loeb concert she attended. Poltz told Branch that "when it breaks, you'll be famous."[3] The Broken Bracelet recordings were destroyed in the Nashville floods in May 2010.[8]

In December 1999, she posted two of her songs on the Rolling Stone website, which caught the attention of both pop rock band Hanson and former Rolling Stone writer and Los Angeles record producer Jeff Rabhan, eventually leading to two gigs opening for Hanson in 2000.[3]

2001–04: The Spirit Room[edit]

In 2001, Branch signed a recording deal with Maverick Records,[3][4][6] where she began working with John Shanks to produce her first album and major-label debut.[9] The album, The Spirit Room, was released in August 2001,[4][9] producing the hit single "Everywhere." The single was a commercial success, winning the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Viewer's Choice Award.[10] "Everywhere" was later followed by singles "All You Wanted" and "Goodbye to You." In August 2001, she appeared on Total Request Live after "Everywhere" reached No. 4 on their charts. Due to the mainstream success of those released singles, The Spirit Room was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for selling over two million copies in the United States. Michelle also sang in Hanson's 2004 album, Underneath in the song, "Deeper". VH1 released Branch's Pop-Up Video for her song "All You Wanted".

Branch met Justincase before her debut on Maverick Records, becoming friends over the Internet before meeting in Las Vegas for a music convention in 2000.[11] Justincase was signed to Maverick Records in late 2001 with the help of Branch.[12][13][14] A self-titled debut album on October 29, 2002 which included several collaborations with Michelle Branch—including the lead single, "Don't Cry for Us"—who promoted the album on MTV's Total Request Live.[15] In 2002, she teamed up with Santana, alongside songwriters Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels to produce the song "The Game of Love,"[2][4][16] which went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.[1][10] She also earned a Grammy nomination in 2003 for Best New Artist,[10] which was won by Norah Jones.

2005–07: The Wreckers[edit]

Michelle Branch (center) during a June 2007 concert with Jessica Harp (right) as The Wreckers.

In July 2005, Branch began collaborating with her backup singer and longtime friend Jessica Harp.[2][17][18][19] They were initially known as "The Cass County Homewreckers" as a joke by Branch's husband,[20] but they trimmed it down to The Wreckers.[17] Their album attempted to combine their respective genres—pop rock and country. It was originally slated for release in June 2005 but was delayed because of reasons surrounding Branch's pregnancy.[2] The duo's first single "Leave the Pieces" was released in February, 2006, while their album Stand Still, Look Pretty was released in May.[17]

During this period, they contributed to Santana's album All That I Am, with the song "I'm Feeling You,"[17] appearing on the American teen television drama One Tree Hill,[2] and joined country music stars Rascal Flatts on a U.S. tour.[18][19] They initially toured with Gavin DeGraw, Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Galeotti which was also written into the show during the second season.[17] The group was nominated for the 2006 CMA Awards Vocal Duo of the Year and for a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal[1][10] for the song "Leave the Pieces" in December, 2006. Stand Still, Look Pretty was certified Gold by the RIAA with sales of 851,000 copies as of March 2009. The Wreckers split in 2007.[1]

Branch sold her Calabasas home and moved to Nashville.[21][22]

2008–10: Everything Comes and Goes [edit]

Immediately thereafter, Branch wrote an unreleased song for Mandy Moore's 2007 album Wild Hope,[23] and also wrote "Together" for the soundtrack of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2; it was also featured as the final song ever played on the CBS TV soap opera, Guiding Light. In October 2007, she announced that she was working on a new solo album and later reported the title would be Everything Comes and Goes.[1] In June 2008, she played several live shows in preparation for the album's release with her sister Nicole singing backing vocals.

In early 2009, she sang the song "I Lose My Heart" in a duet with Chris Isaak on his new album Mr. Lucky.[24] A video for the first single from the album "Sooner Or Later" was released on July 28, 2009. Also in 2009, she recorded "A Case of You" (originally by Joni Mitchell) for the compilation Covered, A Revolution in Sound which commemorated Warner Bros. Records 50th anniversary.[25] A video was made for the song "This Way" and uploaded to Branch's official YouTube account in October 2009,[26] but it was not released as a single and did not chart. (The video was included on a limited edition DVD entitled The Video Anthology available on michellebranch.com.)[27] Everything Comes and Goes was finally released as a six-track extended play on July 16, 2010, via Branch's website and would be available at all retailers one month later.[28] In 2010, Branch and R&B/hip-hop producer Timbaland collaborated on a pop/R&B song entitled "Getaway" and released a video.[29]

2011–present: West Coast Time[edit]

In December 2010, Branch announced her return to her pop/rock roots for her new album,[30] which is titled West Coast Time.[31] In early 2011, Branch released three previously unreleased songs from Everything Comes and Goes including, "Texas In the Mirror", "Take a Chance on Me", and "Long Goodbye", the latter a duet with Dwight Yoakam. On March 22, 2011 in a video regarding updates on the third studio album uploaded via Branch's YouTube account, Branch confirmed that half the album is finished and added that "it's sounding really really good....it's all going well and it's all on time."[32] On April 14, 2011 it was announced that Branch had finished recording the album, she also added that "only mixing/mastering left."[33] On May 26, 2011, Branch hosted a live webchat with fans in which she previewed her new single "Loud Music", which was released to the iTunes Store on June 14, 2011, The song was co-written and produced by British writers Jim Irvin and Julian Emery who collaborated with Michelle on several songs on the album. In the webcast, Branch also mentioned songs on the album called "Mastermind" and "The Story Of Us" and also added that "Through The Radio" would be a hidden track on the CD. In a previous webcast, she premiered a song from the album called "Spark". During a live outdoor performance at the Warner Brothers building she performed another new song, dedicated to her husband Teddy Landau, "For Dear Life". In June 2011, she released the album's first single titled "Loud Music". It has charted on the Adult Pop Songs chart. On July 12, 2011, Branch performed "God Bless America" at the MLB All-Star Game, in Phoenix, Arizona. In September, a new song "Another Sun" was featured on Fox's TV series Terra Nova.[34] On October 29, 2011, she gave a small concert to approximately 200 fans at the Egyptian Room in downtown Indianapolis, as part of the Gravedigger's Ball. On December 12, 2011, Branch released a song titled "If You Happen to Call" for free download on the official website.[35] In February 2012, VH1 is hosting the "100 Greatest Women In Music" special and she is nominated in both the "Pop" category and the "Greatest Female Artist of All Time." On April 3, 2012, Michelle Branch performed "Leave the Pieces" with Kelly Clarkson in Los Angeles as part of Clarkson's "Stronger Tour". On September 5, the singer premiered new pop-rock track "Mastermind" [36] In September 2012, Michelle Branch joined Chef Michael Mina as a co-host of Cook Taste Eat, an online cooking show that aims to teach viewers how to cook quality food at home.[37] In April 2013, the track "Spark" was leaked online due to fan enthusiasm. By May, the studio version of "For Dear Life" was leaked on the internet. It was confirmed that a pop rock ballad from the album, "What Don't Kill You", would be featured on the "Tiger Eyes" soundtrack.

Musical style and influence[edit]

She states that her music has been influenced by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith, Lisa Loeb, Joni Mitchell, Queen, Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Fleetwood Mac and Cat Stevens.[3][38][39] classical music and older country music.[16][19] Branch mainly uses a Gibson Hummingbird after retiring her blue Taylor 614ce.[40][41]

Discography[edit]

Main article: Michelle Branch discography
See also: The Wreckers discography

Studio albums


References[edit]

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  12. ^ McCartney, Kelly. "Justincase: Review", Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-07-29.
  13. ^ (November 26, 2002). "Early family lifestyle influences rock band: Although the teen group justincase can cite many musical influences on their career, one of the strongest is from their tight family and the music they heard at home", Charlottetown Guardian, p. C6.
  14. ^ Campbell, Chuck (November 15, 2002). "justincase: justincase", Knoxville News Sentinel, p. 18.
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  21. ^ "Singer, songwriter and guitarist Michelle Branch sells her five-bedroom, 5,296-square-foot (492.0 m2) house in Calabasas, CA for $2.94M; now lives in Nashville, TN". Big Time Listings. November 7, 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2008.
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  25. ^ "Warner Acts Go Covers Crazy For Compilation". Billboard. September 14, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
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  28. ^ Millegan, Lisa (July 2, 2010). "Singer-songwriter Michelle Branch has spread her musical wings to country – Life". Modbee.com. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  29. ^ Timbaland & Michelle Branch (June 8, 2010). "Getaway". YouTube. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
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  31. ^ Billboard: Michelle Branch, The Making of New Album 'West Coast Time'
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  35. ^ "Happy Holidays - Download "Happen To Call"". December 12, 2011.
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  37. ^ Katz, Lena (December 7, 2012). "Cook Taste Eat | Cooking Lessons From Celebrity Chef Michael Mina". JustLuxe. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
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