Alison Krauss Husband, Age, Height, Net Worth, Children

May 2024 · 4 minute read

From when she debuted in 1987 to 2017 when her latest album Windy City Alison Krauss went from child prodigy to established and renowned American singer, with 27 Grammy Awards to her active.

Age

This all-time female entertainer was born on July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois as Alison Maria Krauss. Her father is a German immigrant to the United States and her mother is of German-Italian descent. Krauss was raised in Champaign.

According to her, she first got involved in music because her mother wanted something different to occupy her art and sport, but her mother didn’t know she was launching her daughter into something bigger than just a hobby or something to do at will.

At the age of five she was introduced to classical violin which she soon left for bluegrass. At eight years old, she was already participating in local competitions and contests. By age ten she had her own band, and by thirteen she won the Illinois Violin Championship and was named by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America as the most promising. Fiddler in the Midwest.

This properly launched Alison Krauss in her musical career. In 1985, she made her professional debut, appearing on an album. Different shots which was made by his brother Viktor Krauss, Bruce Weiss and Jim Holies. The album came to independent label Fiddle Tunes and the same year Krauss was signed to Rounder Records.

Her debut album Too Late to Cry, which she did with her band, Union Station was released in 1987 and won them the National American Band Championship competition held by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass . This was followed by a second album within the station, Deux autoroutes, released in 1989 and then another solo album J’ai ce vieux sentiment, which came in 1990.

Her debut album got Krauss her first Grammy Award, while her second album with Union Station – Every Time You Say Goodbye released in 1992 won her a second Grammy Award. Whatever hits she’s already had, it’s Krauss’ 1995 compilation disc Now I’ve Found You: A Collection that brought her remarkable fame and made her a household name. The album not only stayed second on the US country chart for weeks, but also sold over a million copies.

Krauss has so far released fourteen of the albums, the latest, Windy Town arrived in 2017. She has received twenty-seven Grammy Awards. Below is a list of his Grammies.

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Alison Krauss’ Grammy Awards

YearAlbum / TrackPrice
2008Tkill the bluesBest Country Collaboration with Voices
2008TPlease read the letterrecord of the year
2008Asand liftalbum of the year
2008Asand liftBest Folk/Contemporary Americana Album
2008Trich womanBest Pop Collaboration with Vocals
2007TGone Gone Gone (Completed)Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
2005ASolitaire runs both waysBest Country Album
2005TRestlessBest Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
2005TUnionhouse BranchBest Country Instrumental Performance
2003TCluck Old HenBest Country Instrumental Performance
2003Thow the world treats youBest Country Collaboration with Voices
2003ATo liveBest Bluegrass Album
2002AThis sideBest Contemporary Folk Album
2001TFortunateBest Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
2001Anew favoriteBest Bluegrass Album
2001AO brother, where are you?album of the year
1998TSame old trainBest Country Collaboration with Voices
1997TLittle Liza JaneBest Country Instrumental Performance
1997TLook love in the eyesBest Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
1997ASo long so badBest Bluegrass Album
1996THigh Lonesome SoundBest Country Collaboration with Voices
1995TBaby, now that I found youBest Female Vocal Performance
1995TSomewhere near the heartBest Country Collaboration with Voices
1994AI know who holds tomorrowBest Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
1992AEvery time you say goodbyeBest Bluegrass Album
1990AI got this old feelingBest Bluegrass Album

She has also won other awards like the She has received the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards fourteen times, nine Country Music Association Awards, two Gospel Music Association Awards, Academy of country music (twice), a Canadian country music award and twoCMT Music Awards.

Alison Krauss was ranked 12th on Country Music Television’s “40 Greatest Women in Country Music” list of 2012.

Net value

With such a successful career, you will surely wonder how much this diva is worth? Well, the singer and songwriter is worth $16 million.

Husband, children

Alison Krauss was married to Pat Bergeson from 1997 to 2001. They have a son, Sam, born in 1999. She previously had a relationship with John Waite, but is currently single.

Height: How tall is Alison Krauss?

The music icon stands at 5’7″ or 1.70 meters tall. His body measurements include: 91-66-86 cm (36-26-34 in).

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