33 Facts About Jennifer Nettles

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Jennifer Odessa Nettles was born on September 12,1974 and is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer.

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Jennifer Nettles charted as a duet partner on the country version of rock band Bon Jovi's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", a number-one hit on the Billboard country chart.

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Jennifer Nettles married Todd Van Sickle in 1998, but the couple divorced in 2007.

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On November 26,2011, Jennifer Nettles married her boyfriend of two years, Justin Miller, in a sunset ceremony at Blackberry Farm in East Tennessee.

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Jennifer Nettles began performing at school assemblies, her Southern Baptist church, and in community theater.

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Jennifer Nettles studied Spanish and Anthropology at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, and graduated in 1997.

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The band, which in addition to Jennifer Nettles included Brad Sikes, Scott Nicholson, Wesley Lupold, and Mike Cebulski, was selected the grand prize winner from more than 2000 bands in "The Big Deal $100,000 Music Search" presented by Mars Music.

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In 2003, Jennifer Nettles teamed up with Kristen Hall and Kristian Bush to form Sugarland.

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On January 18,2009, Jennifer Nettles performed at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, singing James Taylor's "Shower the People" with James Taylor and John Legend.

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Jennifer Nettles received a Milestone award, presented to her by Reba McEntire.

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Until 2016, Jennifer Nettles was the sole host of Country Christmas but was replaced by Reba McEntire for the 2017 show.

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In 2009, Jennifer Nettles performed at the Kennedy Center Honors for Bruce Springsteen and a second time in 2011 for Neil Diamond.

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In 2012, Jennifer Nettles appeared as a judge on the ABC singing competition series Duets alongside Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Robin Thicke.

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Jennifer Nettles announced in May 2013 that she would begin working on a solo album.

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Jennifer Nettles co-wrote the song with Butch Walker, and Rick Rubin produced it.

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On June 4,2014, Jennifer Nettles performed "All of Me" with John Legend and Hunter Hayes at the CMT Music Awards.

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Jennifer Nettles announced that she would be going on the "Playing With Fire Tour" with Ryan Kindler and Brandy Clark as her opening acts.

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Jennifer Nettles then released a music video for her song "Sugar", she would be performing this song, which is off her upcoming album, at the 89th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the Domino Sugar float.

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In March 2017, Jennifer Nettles made her international solo debut at the C2C: Country to Country festival.

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In December 2019 Jennifer Nettles ended her solo deal with Big Machine Records but her duo Sugarland signed an exclusive deal with Big Machine.

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Jennifer Nettles made her acting debut in the NBC television movie, Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors portraying Dolly Parton's mother.

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Jennifer Nettles reprised her role in the sequel Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love which premiered on November 30,2016.

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In February 2015, Jennifer Nettles joined the Broadway cast of Chicago, where she played the role of Roxie Hart for a limited engagement.

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Jennifer Nettles's role was as a wife and mother who became a mental patient.

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In 2019, Jennifer Nettles portrayed Aimee-Leigh Gemstone, the deceased matriarch of a fictional Southern evangelical family in HBO's dark comedy The Righteous Gemstones.

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Jennifer Nettles co-starred in the drama Harriet, about abolitionist Harriet Tubman, playing Eliza Brodess.

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Jennifer Nettles played the lead role of Jenna in the musical Waitress on Broadway from October 19 to November 25,2021.

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Jennifer Nettles has lent her time and talent to support various non-profit organizations.

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Jennifer Nettles has been a longtime supporter of the Shalom foundation.

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Jennifer Nettles raised more than $120,000 for the foundation in 2007.

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In February 2012, Jennifer Nettles was one of a group of celebrities who walked down a catwalk in red dresses for the 'Heart Truth Red Dress Collection' show, part of New York Fashion Week.

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In November 2019, Jennifer Nettles attended the CMA Awards wearing a Christian Siriano design with a hot-pink train.

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Jennifer Nettles' outfit was in protest of country music radio stations not giving equal play time to female artists.