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To learn more about this artist, please visit http://www.wynonna.com/. To hear a sound clip of this artist's music, please visit www.charlottesymphony.org/listeningstation.htm. To download high-resolution images of this artist, please visit www.charlottesymphony.org/highres.htm. To work with this artist's publicity staff directly, please contact Rondal Richardson of Wynonna, Inc. at 615-790-8300 or rondal@wynonna.com. Wynonna first gained fame in 1984 as part of one of the most successful duos of all time, The Judds, and has been critically lauded as one of the finest vocalists of our time. The Judds celebrated amazing success in a short period of time, selling over 20 million albums and collecting over 60 prestigious industry awards. On top of that amazing feat, Wynonna holds multiple gold, platinum and multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA of over 9 million albums sold throughout her solo career. She has released over 43 commercial singles, celebrated 20 #1 hits, 13 additional Top 10 smashes and, in her 20th year in the music business, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart with her most recent studio album, What the World Needs Now is Love. In 2006, Wynonna shares her vocal talents and musical journey with the world on her newly certified gold DVD and double live CD, Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime (Curb Records) as well as her inspiring personal thoughts in her New York Times Best Selling memoir, Coming Home to Myself (Penguin Books). The highly-anticipated, simultaneous releases are a culmination of the rich tapestry of this amazing artist's legacy. The musical journey on two disc live CD and DVD spans twenty years of touring and connecting to the fans of all generations and lifetimes and includes a new song, Attitude, which she wrote with 2005 Songwriter of the Year, John Rich. The powerhouse vocalist and comedic storyteller chronologically narrates the musical journey of her life and sings two decades of amazing hits and those songs which have inspired her. Her legions of fans will also enjoy never-before-seen special bonus features on the DVD that offer insight into this talented icon's creative vision and personal life as well as fun backstage antics with Wynonna. Her autobiography weaves the emotional journey of her life in an unexpected story of survival, strength, hope and forgiveness, all the while filled with an exultant and empowering message certain to resonate with those who have dreamed of finding themselves and who only needed the courage and inspiration to begin their own journey. As a media darling in recent years, Wynonna has performed on the world stage- including everyone from Oprah to a coveted spot on the World Series. She has appeared on countless television shows in the last two years and magazine covers from Good Housekeeping to Ladies Home Journal. Not only a treasured music icon, Wynonna serves the community and those around her. In the last several years she has received the Award of Merit by the USO, the Connie B. Gay Award from the Country Music Association and the Turn for Peace Award in 2005 by the Anasazi Foundation. In 2005, she and Michael McDonald recorded "Heart of America" and in the process helped raise over $90 million for Habit for Humanity's assistance to victims of natural disasters on the Gulf Coast. She has served a three year term as United States Ambassador for YouthAIDS, which has included lobbying for AIDS research and development on Capitol Hill and speaking to college students around the country.