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Reba McEntire
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American country singer and actress (born 1955)
Reba McEntire is an American country music singer and actress who has been performing since the 1970s. She is significant in country music history as one of the genre's most successful and influential artists.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- McAlester
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Oklahoma State University
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Christianity
- Notable work
- Reba
- Eye colour
- blue
- Hair colour
- red hair
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Big Machine Records
- Official website
- www.reba.com
- Image
- Reba McEntire by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Reba McEntire
- date of birth
- 1955-03-28
- pseudonym
- Reba
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- name in native language
- Reba McEntire
- birth name
- Reba Nell McEntire
- social media followers
- 945000
- writing language
- English language
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- sexual orientation
- heterosexuality
- ethnic group
- White Americans
- nickname
- The Queen of Country
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Encyclopedic overview
Reba Nell McEntire (/ˈriːbə ˈmækɪntaɪər/ REE-bə MAK-in-tire; born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country singer and actress. Dubbed "The Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, she has placed over 100 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 25 of which reached the number-one spot. An actress in both film and television, McEntire starred in the television series Reba, which aired for six seasons. She also owns several businesses, including a restaurant and a clothing line.
One of four children, McEntire was born and raised in Oklahoma. With her mother's help, she and her siblings formed the Singing McEntires, who played at local events and recorded for a small label. McEntire later enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and studied to become a public-school teacher. She also continued to occasionally perform and was heard singing at a rodeo event by country performer Red Steagall. Drawn to her singing voice, Steagall helped McEntire secure a country music recording contract with PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1975.
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