Faith Hill Biography

Audrey Faith Perry McGraw, best known as Faith Hill, is an American country singer, known for her commercial success as well as her marriage to country singer Tim McGraw. Hill was born Audrey Faith Perry in Jackson, Mississippi, but raised in the nearby town of Star. She began singing at a very early age and, after briefly attending college, moved to Nashville to attempt a singing career. Her parents were discouraging Faith to go, but she knew if she wanted to pursue her singing dream, she would have to start somewhere. In her early days in Nashville, Hill first found a small apartment, and went literally from door to door looking for a job. Finally she found a job as a secretary that sold merchandise for famous country stars. She also traveled and sang with a Southern Gospel group called The Steeles.Hill is adopted and met her biological mother in the early 1990s. She was married to a music executive named Dan Hill from 1988 to 1994.Faith Hill's voice caught the attention of Warner Bros. Records executives, who eagerly gave her a record deal. Shortly after being signed to Warner Bros., Hill was given the opportunity to open for fellow country superstar Tim McGraw. They married in 1996 and currently have three daughters together.Hill was also interested in branching out into acting. She had the role of Mel Gibson's wife in We Were Soldiers, which was released in 2002, but left the film and was replaced by Madeleine Stowe. Then in the summer of 2004, Hill co-starred with Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick and Glenn Close in director Frank Oz's remake of the 1975 thriller The Stepford Wives.