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Alison Krauss Biography

Alison Krauss is one of the most popular and richest Country Singer who was born on July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. American fiddler, singer and guitarist. She has won 27 Grammy Awards. Songs like “Down to the River to Praise” and “When You Say No at All” were some of her songs.

She and LeAnn Kymes were two of the youngest recipients of a Grammy Award.

Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of 10 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987. She was invited to join the band with which she still performs, Alison Krauss and Union Station, and later released her first album with them as a group in 1989.

Krauss first met Dan Tyminski around 1984 at a festival held by the Society. Every current member of her band, Union Station, first met her at these festivals.

From 1997 to 2001, she was married to She was married to Pat Bergeson from 1997-2001; they had one son together.; they had one child together.

NameAlison Krauss
First NameAlison
Last NameKrauss
OccupationCountry Singer
BirthdayJuly 23
Birth Year1971
Place of BirthDecatur
Home TownIllinois
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignCancer
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MotherNot Available
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SpousePat Bergeson
Children(s)Sam Bergeson

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Krauss has made guest appearances on other records on lead vocals, harmony vocals, and fiddle. In 1987, at the age of 15, she played fiddle on the album The Western Illinois Rag by Americana musician Chris Vallillo. In 1993 she recorded vocals for the Phish song “If I Could” in Los Angeles. In 1997 she sang harmony vocals in both English and Irish on the album Runaway Sunday by Irish traditional band Altan.

Alison Krauss Net Worth

Alison Krauss is one of the richest Country Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alison Krauss's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 12, she began playing in the band Silver Rail. She won the Walnut Valley Festival Fiddle Championship a year later.

She has won more than 25 Grammy Awards, and been nominated for over 40.

Alison Maria Krauss was born in Decatur, Illinois, to Fred and Louise Krauss. Her father was a German immigrant who came to the United States in 1952 and taught his native language. Her mother, of German and Italian descent, is the daughter of artists. Her older brother, Viktor, is also a musician. Krauss grew up in the college town of Champaign, home to the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where she lived from 1971 to around 1990. She began studying classical violin at age 5 but soon switched to bluegrass. Krauss said she first became involved with music because “[my] mother tried to find interesting things for me to do” and “wanted to get me involved in music, in addition to art and sports”.

Net Worth$16 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeCountry Singer
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Later that year, she signed to Rounder Records, and in 1987, at 16, she released her debut album Too Late to Cry with Union Station as her backup band.

Krauss’ debut solo album was quickly followed by her first group album with Union Station in 1989, Two Highways. The album includes the traditional tunes “Wild Bill Jones” and “Beaumont Rag”, along with a bluegrass interpretation of The Allman Brothers’ “Midnight Rider”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Alison Krauss height 5 ft 8 in Alison weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

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Krauss made her recording debut in 1985 on the independent album, Different Strokes, featuring her brother Viktor Krauss, Swamp Weiss and Jim Hoiles. From the age of 12 she performed with bassist and songwriter John Pennell in a band called “Silver Rail”, replacing their previous fiddler Andrea Zonn. Pennell later changed the band’s name to Union Station after another band was discovered with the name Silver Rail. Pennell remains one of her favorite songwriters and wrote some of her early work including the popular “Every Time You Say Goodbye”.

Krauss’ second Union Station album Every Time You Say Goodbye was released in 1992, and she went on to win her second Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album of the year. She then joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1993 at the age of 21. She was the youngest cast member at the time, and the first bluegrass artist to join the Opry in twenty-nine years. She also collaborated on a project with the Cox Family in 1994, a bluegrass album called I Know Who Holds Tomorrow. Mandolin and guitar player Dan Tyminski replaced Tim Stafford in Union Station in 1994. Late in the year, Krauss recorded with the band Shenandoah on its single “Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart”, which brought her to the country music Top Ten for the first time and it won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. Also in 1994, Krauss collaborated with Suzy Bogguss, Kathy Mattea, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash to contribute “Teach Your Children” to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. In 1997, she recorded vocals and violin for “Half a Mind”, on Tommy Shaw’s 7 Deadly Zens album.

Who is Alison Krauss Dating?

According to our records, Alison Krauss married to Pat Bergeson . As of December 1, 2023, Alison Krauss’s is not dating anyone.

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Krauss’ contract with Rounder required her to alternate between releasing a solo album and an album with Union Station, and she released the solo album I’ve Got That Old Feeling in 1990. It was her first album to rise onto the Billboard charts, peaking in the top seventy-five on the country chart. The album also was a notable point in her career as she earned her first Grammy Award, the single “Steel Rails” was her first single tracked by Billboard, and the title single “I’ve Got That Old Feeling” was the first song for which she recorded a music video.

Facts & Trivia

Alison Ranked on the list of most popular Country Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alison Krauss celebrates birthday on July 23 of every year.

Now That I’ve Found You: A Collection, a compilation of older releases and some covers of her favorite works by other artists, was released in 1995. Some of these covers include Bad Company’s “Oh Atlanta”, The Foundations’ & Dan Schafer’s “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You”, which was used in the Australian hit comedy movie The Castle, and The Beatles’ “I Will”. A cover of Keith Whitley’s “When You Say Nothing at All” reached number three on the Billboard country chart; the album peaked in the top fifteen on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, and sold two million copies to become Krauss’ first double-platinum album. Krauss also was nominated for four Country Music Association Awards and won all of them.

Are Alison Kraus and Robert Plant a couple?

Despite the rumors, it seems Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are not romantically interested in each other. Instead, their relationship is work-related, and they are just focused on making musical efforts together.

What has happened to Alison Krauss?

Fans started to worry about Krauss’ absence, and she finally explained the reason behind it during an interview with USA Today. As it turns out, Krauss had been diagnosed with dysphonia, a condition that causes the vocal chords to spasm and therefore interferes with speech and voice quality.

What is Alison Krauss most famous song?

When You Say Nothing at All” Arguably Krauss’ most iconic hit, this cover of a formidable Keith Whitley classic is one of those that somehow manages to be as good as the original.

Was Alison Krauss a backup singer for Shania Twain?

When conceptualizing the show, Twain desired to make the setting intimate and perform the songs acoustically, so she turned to bluegrass band Alison Krauss and Union Station to perform backup during the concert.

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