1. Lainey Denay Wilson was born on May 19,1992 and is an American country singer-songwriter.
26 Facts About Lainey Wilson
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Lainey Wilson performed at an early age, before going to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career as a country performer.
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Lainey Wilson has received seven Country Music Association Awards, including winning their top honor Entertainer of the Year in 2023.
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Lainey Wilson has received a Grammy Award and six Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Lainey Wilson was raised in Baskin, Louisiana, a town of 250 people.
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Lainey Wilson's father, Brian, was a farmer while her mother, Michelle, was a schoolteacher.
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Lainey Wilson became interested in music at a young age.
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Lainey Wilson's father taught her a couple of chords and she was writing songs by her pre-teen years.
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In high school, Lainey Wilson took a job impersonating Hannah Montana.
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Lainey Wilson finished high school and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in August 2011.
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Lainey Wilson first lived in a camper trailer outside of a recording studio in Nashville.
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In 2014, Lainey Wilson released a self-titled album on the Cupit label.
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In 2018, Lainey Wilson signed a major-label recording contract with the BBR Music Group.
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Lainey Wilson appeared as a supporting act on Jason Aldean's "Back in the Saddle Tour" in 2021.
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Lainey Wilson received a leading six nominations at the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards, becoming the fourth artist to receive six or more nominations as a first-time nominee.
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Lainey Wilson joined the cast of Yellowstone in 2022, with some of her songs being featured in the series.
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Lainey Wilson was a co-writer on the 2023 single "Chasing Tornadoes" by fellow country artist MacKenzie Porter.
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Lainey Wilson received a leading nine nominations at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2023, winning five including the top honor Entertainer of the Year.
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Lainey Wilson was the first woman to win Entertainer of the Year since Taylor Swift in 2009.
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On May 9,2024, Lainey Wilson announced that her fifth album Whirlwind was released on August 23,2024.
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Lainey Wilson eventually recovered and was seen accompanying her on the red carpet at the 56th CMA Awards.
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In late 2022, Lainey Wilson became the subject of a viral trend that occurred on social media, predominately on TikTok.
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Lainey Wilson made several jokes about it and expressed hope that many people who had only heard of her because of the posts would be inspired to listen to her music and become fans.
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In May 2023, Lainey Wilson was confirmed to be in a relationship with ex-NFL quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges.
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Lainey Wilson later revealed in an interview with The Bobby Bones Show that she and Hodges had been dating for over two years prior to the public revelation.
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On May 31,2024, Lainey Wilson opened Bell Bottoms Up, a three-storey bar, Cajun restaurant and music venue, in downtown Nashville.