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Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948 in
Houston, Texas|Houston, Texas) is an United
States|American country music singer.

From a musical family, Barbara Mandrell began
singing and playing a variety of musical
instruments in early childhood and by age ten was
performing on television. By the early 1970s she
had begun to make a name for herself and for
nearly a decade she was one of the most prominent
personalities in country music with a string of
No. 1 hits and multimillion record sales
worldwide.

In 1979 and 1981, she was voted the Country Music
Association|Country Music Association's "Female
Vocalist of the Year." In 1980 and 81, Mandrell
became the first artist to ever win the
Association's most prestigious award as
"Entertainer of the Year Award" two years running.
From 1980 to 1982 she hosted her own television
variety show called Barbara Mandrell and the
Mandrell Sisters. In 1983, she won the Grammy
Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her
album He Set My Life to Music and the following
year earned another Grammy Award for Best Soul
Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or
Chorus for her recording with Bobby Jones
(singer)|Bobby Jones of "I'm So Glad I'm Standing
Here Today".

A serious automobile accident in 1984 almost cost
Mandrell her life and she required nearly a year
and a half to heal from the injuries. She returned
to live performing in 1986 and in 1990 published
her autobiography, Get to the Heart: My Story. In
the late 1990s, she appeared in a few motion
pictures.

==External link==
*imdb name|id=0005178|name=Barbara Mandrell


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	Web Quotableonline.com Frasescelebres.org Greatbookscollection.org

Barbara Ann Mandrell (born December 25, 1948 in
Houston, Texas|Houston, Texas) is an United
States|American country music singer.

From a musical family, Barbara Mandrell began
singing and playing a variety of musical
instruments in early childhood and by age ten was
performing on television. By the early 1970s she
had begun to make a name for herself and for
nearly a decade she was one of the most prominent
personalities in country music with a string of
No. 1 hits and multimillion record sales
worldwide.

In 1979 and 1981, she was voted the Country Music
Association|Country Music Association's "Female
Vocalist of the Year." In 1980 and 81, Mandrell
became the first artist to ever win the
Association's most prestigious award as
"Entertainer of the Year Award" two years running.
From 1980 to 1982 she hosted her own television
variety show called Barbara Mandrell and the
Mandrell Sisters. In 1983, she won the Grammy
Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her
album He Set My Life to Music and the following
year earned another Grammy Award for Best Soul
Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or
Chorus for her recording with Bobby Jones
(singer)|Bobby Jones of "I'm So Glad I'm Standing
Here Today".

A serious automobile accident in 1984 almost cost
Mandrell her life and she required nearly a year
and a half to heal from the injuries. She returned
to live performing in 1986 and in 1990 published
her autobiography, Get to the Heart: My Story. In
the late 1990s, she appeared in a few motion
pictures.

==External link==
*imdb name|id=0005178|name=Barbara Mandrell

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