Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch was born on July 2,1983 and is an American singer, songwriter, actress and guitarist.
38 Facts About Michelle Branch
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Michelle Branch won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals with Santana for their 2002 single, "The Game of Love".
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Michelle Branch's father is of partial Irish ancestry, and her mother is of Dutch-Indonesian and French descent.
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Michelle Branch's mother was five years old when the family moved from the Netherlands to Arizona.
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Michelle Branch's siblings include an older half-brother named David and a younger sister named Nicole.
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Michelle Branch initially attended Sedona Red Rock High School, but finished the last two years of her high school education through home schooling so that she could focus on her music career.
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Michelle Branch has a port-wine stain birthmark under her right eye.
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Michelle Branch's set list at these gigs included covers of songs by Sheryl Crow, Lisa Loeb, Jewel, and Fleetwood Mac.
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In June 2000, Michelle Branch self-produced Broken Bracelet, a compilation of songs she wrote starting from when she was 14; the album was released on the independent record label Twin Dragon Records.
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In 2001, Michelle Branch signed a recording deal with Maverick Records, where she began working with John Shanks to produce her first album and major-label debut.
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Michelle Branch sang on the song "Deeper" from Hanson's 2004 album Underneath.
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Michelle 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.
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In 2002, Michelle Branch teamed up with Santana, alongside songwriters Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels, to produce the song "The Game of Love", which went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.
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Michelle Branch earned a Grammy nomination in 2003 for Best New Artist, which was won by Norah Jones.
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Michelle Branch appeared in the 2002 Rob Schneider film The Hot Chick as a club DJ.
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In July 2005, Michelle Branch began collaborating with her backup singer and longtime friend Jessica Harp.
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Michelle Branch sold her Calabasas, California home and moved to Nashville, Tennessee.
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Immediately thereafter, Michelle Branch wrote an unreleased song for Mandy Moore's 2007 album Wild Hope, and wrote "Together" for the soundtrack of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2; it was featured as the final song ever played on the CBS TV soap opera, Guiding Light.
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Michelle Branch practiced and recorded a few tracks with Tilted Head and FIVE lead singer Joshua Barton, however it is still a work in progress.
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On July 12,2011, Michelle Branch performed "God Bless America" at the MLB All-Star Game, in Phoenix, Arizona.
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On December 12,2011, Michelle Branch released a song titled "If You Happen to Call" for free download on the official website.
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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.
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Michelle Branch has confirmed on her Twitter account that she knows as much as the fans do about this.
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In January 2011, Michelle Branch confirmed in an interview with Katie Krause from Hollywire.
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On June 1,2011, Michelle Branch announced that the album is called West Coast Time and slated for a September 2011 release date.
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On December 25,2012, Michelle Branch confirmed that West Coast Time was scheduled for release in Spring 2013, but the album has not yet been released.
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For much of 2013, Michelle Branch wrote songs and moved on from the unreleased West Coast Time.
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On November 5,2013, Michelle Branch announced that she had started recording a new album in London with Martin Terefe.
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On July 17,2015, Michelle Branch announced that she had signed with Verve Records.
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Michelle Branch announced in September 2017, that she had parted ways with Verve Records.
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On September 10,2021, Michelle Branch performed the album in its entirety during a special virtual concert.
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On July 12,2022, Michelle Branch announced on social media that her new single titled "I'm a Man" would be released July 15,2022.
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Michelle Branch has stated that her music has been influenced by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Aerosmith, Lisa Loeb, Joni Mitchell, Queen, Alanis Morissette, Dolores O'Riordan, Jewel, Fleetwood Mac and Cat Stevens.
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Michelle Branch mainly uses a Gibson Hummingbird after retiring her blue Taylor 614ce.
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Michelle Branch separated from Landau in 2014, and their divorce was finalized in November 2015.
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In 2015, Michelle Branch met Patrick Carney of the Black Keys at a Grammy party, and the two started dating during the production of Hopeless Romantic.
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Michelle Branch and Carney have a son, who was born in August 2018.
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Michelle Branch was arrested on a domestic assault charge the next day, having allegedly slapped Carney.