Michelle Branch’s birth name is Michelle Jacquet Branch-Landau. Born on 2nd July 1983, she is a renowned singer, guitarist and songwriter of America. Her songs belong to the genre pop rock and country. Instruments like piano, guitar, mandolin, harmonica and accordion are used in most of Michelle Branch’s creations.
Personal life of Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch’s father is an Irish and mother a Netherlander. Since the age of 8 she started taking voice lessons. At the age of fourteen Michelle Branch composed her first song. For chasing her dreams and making them come true she started taking school lessons from home, with full support from her family.
On 23rd May 2004 she married her bass player, Teddy Landau. He is 19 years older than Michelle Branch. They had a baby girl born on 3rd August 2005 and named her Owen Isabelle.
Career of Michelle Branch
It was in the year 2000 that Michelle Branch came out with her first independent album, named Broken Bracelet. In the same year she got the opportunity to sign a record deal with Maverick, Madonna’s record company. Her album with Maverick, The Spirit Room was immensely liked by listeners. In Carlos Santana’s song ‘The Game of Love’ Michelle Branch was the lead vocalist.
This song won a Grammy Award for ‘Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals’. Michelle Branch’s second album, Hotel Paper, was released in 2003. Another milestone in her career was in 2004, when she hosted Faking the Video for MTV, with JC Chasez and Nick Lachey. |
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July 2005 witnessed Michelle Branch’s new album with singer Jessica Harp, named The Wreckers. Michelle Branch has also been involved in writing songs for several other artists.
Musical style of Michelle Branch
The best part of Michelle Branch is that she writes or co-writes her songs and acquires the musical inspirations from Cat Stevens, Beatles, Aerosmith, Joni Mitchell and Patsy Cline. She has special admiration for contemporary singers and songwriters as well. For her performances she generally uses the Gibson Hummingbird guitar.
of Michelle Branch in films
She acted as a DJ in the movie The Hot Chick. Her song ‘Breathe’ was a part of Sex and the City’s episode 82. Some of the other movies and TV shows where Michelle Branch appeared are Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, One Tree Hill and American Dreams.
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