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Julie Roberts
Born	February 1, 1979 (1979-02-01) (age 31)
Origin	Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer
Years active	2004–Present
Labels	Mercury Nashville
Associated acts	Trace Adkins, Saving Jane
Website	Julie Roberts Official Site

Julie Roberts (born February 1, 1979) is an American country music singer. Signed to Mercury Nashville in 2004, Roberts made her debut that year with the single "Break Down Here", a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and the first track from her self-titled debut album. A second album for Mercury, Men & Mascara, followed in 2006. This album produced two non-charting singles in its title track and a cover of Saving Jane's "Girl Next Door".

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and rise to fame 1.2 Country music career 1.3 Charities 2 Discography 2.1 Studio albums 2.2 Singles 2.3 Music videos 3 References 4 External links

Biography

Early life and rise to fame

Julie Roberts was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, in 1979. She began her life performing in pre-school plays. She also was in school choirs and performed in a rendition of "My Fair Lady" at a singing summer camp. Roberts began performing country music as a child. When she was in junior high and high school, she toured with her family, playing at festivals in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. She also performed at area nursing homes (where she developed an appreciation for blues music); and worked at Carowinds (a theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina) and Dollywood. She also worked with 60 and 70 year-old men performing at nursing homes. Her influences include Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell and Tanya Tucker.

She first attended USC Lancaster in her hometown from 1997 to 1999 before graduating from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, with a degree in business administration. Roberts began working for Mercury Nashville Records, later becoming assistant to label head Luke Lewis. During her tenure there, she began perfecting her singing skills and recorded a demo tape. Producer Brent Rowan liked what he heard and invited Lewis to hear the tape.

Country music career

Lewis liked what he heard, but it was only after he asked for the singer's identity that he learned it was Roberts. Roberts was signed to Mercury Records and began work on her debut album. Her debut album Julie Roberts was released May 25, 2004. She released her first single "Break Down Here" that same year. "Break Down Here" was a success for Roberts, going to #18 on the Country charts, breaking the Top 20, making the song a Country hit for Roberts. The song also reached #1 on the Country Music Single Sales Chart when it was released. Her followup singles, however, both failed to make Top 40.

On June 27, 2006, Roberts released a second album, Men & Mascara. She released two more singles: first the title track, then a cover of Saving Jane's hit "Girl Next Door". Neither single charted.

At Roberts' annual fan club party in Nashville on June 13, 2009, she announced that she will be filming a movie that features her life story. She also is working on recording songs for a new album that will be released around the time of the movie's debut. Roberts is currently residing in Los Angeles where she has been taking acting classes.

In November 2009, Roberts was selected as one of the hottest women in Country Music by Maxim. ¹

Charities

Roberts made a donation of $124,250 to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital after she, along with contestant Peter Buccellato, won the $100,000 prize in the bonus round on the game show Wheel of Fortune in February 2007.²

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak positions		Certifications/Sales (sales threshold)
		US Country	US
2004	Julie Roberts Released: May 25, 2004 Label: Mercury Nashville	9	51	US: Gold3
2006	Men & Mascara Released: June 27, 2006 Label: Mercury Nashville	4	25

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions			Album
		US Country	US	CAN Country
2004	"Break Down Here"	18	81	25	Julie Roberts
	"The Chance"	47	—	—
2005	"Wake Up Older"	46	—	—
2006	"Men & Mascara"	—	—	—	Men & Mascara
	"Girl Next Door"	—	—	—
"—" denotes the release did not chart.

Music videos

Year	Song title	Director
2004	"Break Down Here"	Steven Goldmann
	"The Chance"	Michael McNamara
2005	"Wake Up Older"	Steven Goldmann
2006	"Men & Mascara"	Peter Zavadil

References

External links

• Julie Roberts Web site
• Official Julie Roberts UMG Nashville Artist Page