Michelle Branch

this is getting very old, i did NOT COPY THIS INFORMATION FROM THAT SITE!! i got it from another source with permission!! :What's the other site? And please see NPOV -- Branch can not be neutrally described as "A ravishing beauty and gifted songstress". User:TUF-KAT i posted the info on michelle branch several days ago. i do not have the site link in front of my but i can sure find it ---- What's this "Freedom Weekend" thing? I've heard of/listened to all the others, but a google search for "Michelle Branch" "Freedom Weekend" yields only 7 results... Would appreciate more info on it, since it judging by the google search it seems pretty obscure... i'm guessing its a recording of her performance at Freedom Weekend Aloft (the Memorial Day event?), but who was it released by? (Random bootlegs shouldn't count in discographies...) == Can it be done? == Does anyone out there think this article needs to be re-done? It seems to be both lacking in neutrality and seemingly poorly written; no offense meant to author, I just think it needs to be written to conform to a higher standard of writing. Just a thought. --User:AdunaicLayman 04:29, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC) == Indonesian descent == So Michelle is partly of Indonesian descent. Does anybody know from which ethnical group? User:Meursault2004 08:35, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Michelle Branch

Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an United States singer, songwriter and guitar.

She was born 7 weeks premature in Phoenix, Arizona and was named after The Beatles' song "Michelle". She is of Irish ethnicity, French people, The Netherlands, and Indonesia descent. She has an older half-brother, David, and a younger sister, Nicole. She attended Red Rock High School.

She first wanted to write songs as soon as she hit her teens, beginning to write shortly after that. She asked for—and got—a guitar on her 14th birthday, and later signed up for vocal classes. In high school, she made arts her focus, choosing classes that augmented and enhanced her creativity. All throughout high school Michelle was writing extensively—in fact, she claims she wrote "Sweet Misery" during an algebra class. She never finished high school, opting instead to follow her dreams and become a singer/songwriter. She played clubs for years, releasing ''Broken Bracelet'' independently.

She was signed to Madonna (entertainer)'s record company Maverick Records while opening for Hanson, signing a record deal in December 2000. Her first major hit, "Everywhere," hit radio in 2001, and was followed by another hit, "All You Wanted", both from her album ''The Spirit Room'' which was released August 14, 2001. In 2002, she appeared as lead vocalist on Carlos Santana's song "The Game of Love" (not to be confused with the The Mindbenders song of the same name). The song went on to win a Grammy Award for best pop collaboration. In 2003 she released her second full-length album ''Hotel Paper''. The first single "Are You Happy Now" again jumped on the top 20 of the Billboard magazine single chart.

She gained acclaim alongside such artists as Avril Lavigne and Vanessa Carlton as a young woman performing pop music that was not "bubblegum," or marketed based on the artist's sexy image rather than musical integrity. However, recent steamy photoshoots with magazines like Maxim (magazine) and Blender have put her previous clean cut, less sexualized image into question, in a fashion broadly reminiscent of fellow American pop stars Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

Branch is also noted for writing or co-writing all of her songs on her albums. Critics have commended her thoughtful lyrics and interesting guitar chords. Michelle's music influences are The Beatles, Led Zepplin, Queen (band), Aerosmith, Cat Stevens and Joni Mitchell. She plays several instruments like the cello, the guitar, the accordion, the drums and the piano. Her nicknames are ''Meech'' and ''Chelle''. Her height is 5'6" (1.68m). She has nine tattoos. She mainly uses Taylor and Gibson guitars. Her favorite is a Taylor 614ce, and she currently uses a Gibson Hummingbird. She owns 14 guitars and is currently working on a project with her friend and backup singer Jessica Harp called The Wreckers. Their album was due in June 2005 but now delayed to early January 2006 due to promotion reasons. She has now recorded a song under the name of The Wreckers with her backup vocalist Jessica Harp featured in the original soundtrack of ''One Tree Hill (television program)'' called "The Good Kind".

Michelle Branch made notable guest apperances on the hit television shows ''Buffy The Vampire Slayer'' and ''American Dreams''.

On May 23 2004, she married her band's bass player, Teddy Landau, who is 19 years older than her, in Mexico and is expecting her first child in August 2005.

Michelle Branch's biggest hits "Everywhere", "All You Wanted", and "Are You Happy Now?" continue to be played in recurrent rotation on CHR and Hot AC playlists today.

==Discography== * ''Hotel Paper'' (2003) * ''The Spirit Room'' (2001) * ''Broken Bracelet'' (2000) ==Quotes== “I have a pirate fetish—I just always thought eye patches were sexy. If you want to get my attention, wear a pirate outfit.” - Maxim ==External links== * [http://www.michellebranch.com/ Official Site] * [http://www.michellebranch.net/ Self Sponsored Site] 1983 births Female singers American singers Pop singers Hapas People from Arizona

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