Reba McEntire
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About
Multi-platinum singer, musician, and actress who released more than three dozen #1 singles and more than a dozen #1 albums since the 1990s, including Whoever's in New England.
Before Fame
She was in the family singing group "the Singing McEntires" as a child. Red Steagall discovered her during her performance of the National Anthem at the National Rodeo in Oklahoma City when she was a sophomore in college.
Trivia
Her brother, Pake McEntire, became a popular country singer during the 1980s and her sister, Susie Luchsinger, was a popular Christian singer.
Family Life
She was married to Charlie Battles from 1976 to 1987 and Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015. She and Blackstock had a son named Shelby. She has been in a relationship with actor Rex Linn.
Associated With
She played the role of Nellie Forbush in the Carnegie Hall version of South Pacific alongside Alec Baldwin.