Michelle Jacquet Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She won a

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with

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for their 2002 single, " The Game of Love". As a solo recording artist, Branch's first album ''Broken Bracelet'' came out in 2000. After signing to

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's Maverick record label the next year, her second album '' The Spirit Room'' followed and contained the singles "

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" and " All You Wanted". Her third album '' Hotel Paper'' was released in 2003. Two years later, she formed the

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duo

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with Jessica Harp, and produced the

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-nominated single " Leave the Pieces". The Wreckers disbanded in 2007 to pursue their respective solo careers. Since then, she has released extended plays in 2010 and 2011, and a fourth solo album, '' Hopeless Romantic'' in 2017. Her fifth studio album, '' The Trouble with Fever'', was released in 2022.

Early life and education

Branch was born on July 2, 1983, in

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, to David and Peggy Branch. Her father is of partial Irish ancestry, and her mother is of Dutch-Indonesian ("Indo") and French descent. Her maternal grandmother was held in a Japanese internment camp during

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. After the war she moved to

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, where Branch's mother was born. Her mother was five years old when the family moved from the

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. Beginning to sing at the age of three, Branch enrolled in voice lessons at

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when she was eight, and received her first

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for her 14th birthday. After teaching herself chords, she composed her first song "Fallen" within a week of receiving her guitar. She initially attended Sedona Red Rock High School, but finished the last two years of her high school education through

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so that she could focus on her music career.

Career

1983–2000: ''Broken Bracelet''

To support Branch's interests, her parents helped her book local gigs in Sedona, and later financed her independent album ''Broken Bracelet''. Her set list at these gigs included covers of songs by

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, Jewel, and

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. In December 1999, she posted two of her songs on the ''

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'' website, which caught the attention of both

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band Hanson and former ''Rolling Stone'' writer and

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record producer Jeff Rabhan, eventually leading to two gigs opening for Hanson in 2000. In June 2000, Branch self-produced ''Broken Bracelet'', a compilation of songs she wrote starting from when she was 14; the album was released on the

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Twin Dragon Records. Its title was inspired from a bracelet made by pop singer Jewel, given to Branch by musician Steve Poltz at a

concert she attended. Poltz told Branch that "when it breaks, you'll be famous." The ''Broken Bracelet'' recordings were destroyed in the Nashville floods in May 2010.

2001–2005: ''The Spirit Room'' and ''Hotel Paper''

In 2001, Branch signed a recording deal with Maverick Records, where she began working with

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to produce her second album. The album, '' The Spirit Room'', was released in August 2001, producing the hit single "

". The single was a commercial success, winning the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Viewer's Choice Award. "Everywhere" was later followed by singles " All You Wanted" and " Goodbye to You". In August 2001, she appeared on ''

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'' after "Everywhere" reached No. 4 on the show's chart. Due to the mainstream success of those released singles, ''The Spirit Room'' was certified Double Platinum by the

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for selling over two million copies in the United States. Branch also sang on the song "Deeper" from Hanson's 2004 album '' Underneath''.

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also released a Pop-Up Video for her song "All You Wanted". ''The Spirit Room'' has sold 3 million copies worldwide to date. Branch met Justincase before her debut on Maverick Records, becoming friends over the Internet before meeting in

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for a music convention in 2000. Justincase was signed to Maverick Records in late 2001 with the help of Branch. A self-titled album was released on October 29, 2002, and included several collaborations with Branch, including the

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, "Don't Cry for Us". In 2002, Branch teamed up with

, alongside songwriters

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and

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for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. She also earned a Grammy nomination in 2003 for

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, which was won by

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. Branch's third overall album, '' Hotel Paper'', was released in 2003 and debuted at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and has been certified Platinum by the

for selling over one million copies. The album was met with mixed reviews. Its lead single, " Are You Happy Now?", was a chart success, earning Branch a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, though the song lost to

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's " Trouble". The following singles, " Breathe" and "'Til I Get over You", did not match the first single's success. Branching out into television, she appeared in several shows, including ''

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'' (in an uncredited appearance), ''

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'', and ''

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'' (as herself). In June 2004, she appeared on MTV's ''Faking the Video'' alongside

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and

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. She also appeared in the 2002

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film '' The Hot Chick'' as a club DJ.

2005–2007: The Wreckers

In July 2005, Branch began collaborating with her

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and longtime friend Jessica Harp. They were initially known as the Cass County Homewreckers as a joke by Branch's husband, but they trimmed it down to

. Their album attempted to combine their respective genres—

and

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. It was originally slated for release in June 2005 but was delayed because of reasons surrounding Branch's pregnancy. The duo's first single " Leave the Pieces" was released in February 2006, while their album '' Stand Still, Look Pretty'' was released in May. During this period, they contributed to

's album '' All That I Am'', with the song " I'm Feeling You", appearing on the American teen television drama '' One Tree Hill'', and joined country music stars

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on a U.S. tour. They initially toured with

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and Bethany Joy Galeotti, which was also written into the show during the second season. The group was nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 2006 Country Music Association Awards and for a

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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. Later that same year, Branch sold her

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2008–2012: Unreleased albums

Immediately thereafter, Branch wrote an unreleased song for

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's 2007 album '' Wild Hope'', 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, ''

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''. 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''. 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

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on his new album '' Mr. Lucky''. 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

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) for the compilation '' Covered, A Revolution in Sound'' which commemorated

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50th anniversary. A video was made for the song "This Way" and uploaded to Branch's official

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account in October 2009, 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.) '' Everything Comes and Goes'' was finally released as a six-track

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on July 16, 2010, via Branch's website and would be available at all retailers one month later. In 2010, Branch and R&B/hip-hop producer

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collaborated on a pop/ R&B song entitled "Getaway" and released a video. In December 2010, Branch announced her return to her pop/

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roots for her album, ''West Coast Time''. 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

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. 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." On April 14, 2011, it was announced that Branch had finished recording the album, she also added that "only mixing/mastering left. Michelle practiced and recorded a few tracks with Tilted Head and FIVE lead singer Joshua Barton, however it is still a work in progress." 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

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writers

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and Julian Emery who collaborated with Branch 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 then-husband Teddy Landau, "For Dear Life". In June 2011, she released the album's first single titled "

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". It has charted on the

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chart. On July 12, 2011, Branch performed "

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" at the

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, in

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. In September, a new song "Another Sun" was featured on

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's TV series ''Terra Nova''. On October 29, 2011, she gave a small concert to approximately 200 fans at the Egyptian Room in downtown

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, 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. In February 2012,

hosted the "100 Greatest Women In Music" special and she was nominated in both the "Pop" category and the "Greatest Female Artist of All Time". On April 3, 2012, Branch performed " Leave the Pieces" with

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in Los Angeles as part of Clarkson's Stronger Tour. On September 5, the singer premiered a new pop-rock track "Mastermind". In September 2012, 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. As with her release, ''Everything Comes and Goes'', ''West Coast Time'' has seen numerous delays for, as yet, unknown reasons. Branch has confirmed on her

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account that she knew as much as the fans did about the delay. In January 2011, Branch confirmed in an interview with Katie Krause from Hollywire.com that the album would be released later that year. On June 1, 2011, Branch announced that the album was called ''West Coast Time'' and slated for a September 2011 release date. On December 25, 2012, Branch confirmed that ''West Coast Time'' was scheduled for release in Spring 2013, but the album has not yet been released.

2013–2017: New record deal and ''Hopeless Romantic''

For much of 2013, Branch wrote songs and moved on from the unreleased ''West Coast Time''. On November 5, 2013, Branch announced that she had started recording a new album in

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with Martin Terefe. On February 2, 2014, she confirmed on Twitter that the rest of the album would be recorded in Nashville for a pop-rock sound. In October 2014, she recorded a cover of

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's " Creep" which was subsequently used in an episode of '' Stalker''. On July 17, 2015, Branch announced that she had signed with

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. In May 2016, she appeared on '' Full Frontal with Samantha Bee'' to sing "Goodbye

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", a reworking of her song "Goodbye to You", as a tongue-in-cheek lament to the suspension of Ted Cruz's US presidential campaign. In December 2016, ''

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'' announced Branch's new album, '' Hopeless Romantic'', which was released on April 7, 2017. Branch announced in September 2017, that she had parted ways with Verve Records. Branch and

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performed a cover of the song " A Horse with No Name" for a season 4 episode of ''

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'' titled "The Old Sugarman Place", where the title character drives through the desert. This version also appears on the soundtrack album of the series.

2021–present: ''The Spirit Room'' 20th anniversary album and ''The Trouble with Fever''

During a January 5, 2021,

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performance for Snapple, Branch confirmed that she would be re-recording her album '' The Spirit Room'' in March 2021 to celebrate its anniversary. On September 10, 2021, Branch performed the album in its entirety during a special virtual concert. An afterparty and Q&A session followed. It was released on October 15, 2021. On July 12, 2022, Branch announced on social media that her new single titled " I'm a Man" would be released July 15, 2022. The single was included in her fifth studio album, '' The Trouble with Fever'', which was released on September 16, 2022. The album art for ''The Trouble with Fever'' is a photograph taken by Branch's father-in-law, James Carney.

Musical style and influence

Branch has stated that her music has been influenced by

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, Dolores O'Riordan, Jewel,

and

Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more than two billion st ...

. She also likes

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be #Relationship to other music traditions, distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical mu ...

and older

. Branch mainly uses a Gibson Hummingbird after retiring her blue Taylor 614ce.

Personal life

Branch married her bass player Teddy Landau (b. 1964) in Mexico on May 23, 2004, and gave birth to a child in August 2005. Branch separated from Landau in 2014, and their divorce was finalized in November 2015. In 2015, Branch met

the Black Keys The Black Keys are an American Rock music, rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, Singing, vocals) and Patrick Carney (Drum kit, drums). The duo began as an Independent music, independent act, record ...

at a

party, and the two started dating during the production of '' Hopeless Romantic''. In 2017, Branch and her child moved into Carney's home in

Nashville Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

. Branch and Carney have a son, who was born in August 2018. The couple lived in Nashville with their children and two Irish Wolfhounds. Branch and Carney were married on April 20, 2019. In December 2020, she revealed she suffered a miscarriage. In August 2021, Branch announced she was pregnant, and in February 2022, she gave birth to a daughter, her third child and her second with Carney. On August 11, 2022, Branch announced her separation from Carney after accusing him of infidelity. She was arrested on a domestic assault charge the next day, having allegedly slapped Carney. ''Billboard'' reported that the charges against Branch were dropped at the request of the state on August 24. The following month, Branch and Carney filed to suspend their divorce proceedings.

Discography

Studio albums *''Broken Bracelet'' (2000) * '' The Spirit Room'' (2001) * '' Hotel Paper'' (2003) * '' Hopeless Romantic'' (2017) * '' The Trouble with Fever'' (2022)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The

s are awarded annually by the

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS), doing business as The Recording Academy, is an American Learned society, learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is widely kno ...

. Branch has won one award from four nominations. , - , rowspan="2",

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

, , Michelle Branch ,

, , - , " The Game of Love" (with

) , , Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals , , - , ,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, " Are You Happy Now?" , , Best Female Rock Vocal Performance , , - , ,

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

, " Leave the Pieces" , , Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal ,

MTV Asia Awards

The MTV Asia Awards were first established in 2002 by

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. Branch received one nomination. , - ,

, Michelle Branch , Favorite Female Artist ,

MTV Video Music Awards

The

MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category ...

were established in 1984 by

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Branch received three nominations. , - , rowspan="3",

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

, rowspan="2", " All You Wanted" , Best Female Video , , - , Best Pop Video , , - , "

" , Viewer's Choice ,

Teen Choice Awards

The

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is an annual awards show first aired in 1999 by

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. Branch received four nominations. , - , rowspan="3",

, Michelle Branch , Choice Breakout Artist , , - , rowspan="2", " All You Wanted" , Choice Love Song , , - , Choice Summer Song , , - ,

, " The Game of Love" , Choice Hook Up ,

Other awards

References

External links

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