Miranda Lambert is a multi-awarded American country singer-songwriter from Longview, Texas. She took the American country music scene by storm with the released of her music album Kerosene in 2005 which was certified as platinum. To date, Miranda won the prestigious Academy Country Music Awards, four times for the album of the year category starting in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2010. She also won the Grammy’s several times in the Best Female Country Vocal Performance category. If Grammy’s is not enough, Miranda also won several awards in other equally prestigious music award giving bodies in the United States such CMA, CMT, Teen Choice Awards and Billboards Awards. But how well do you know this contemporary country music superstar in the making Miranda Lambert? Let us enjoy this interesting trivia I gathered online and have fun getting to know more about Miranda.
Miranda Lambert’s family were once homeless. When Miranda was young, the family had reached a point where they were kicked out their home due to financial difficulties. Luckily, a father’s relative offered a barn that the Lamberts would call home until they could get out of their economic slump.
Miranda Lambert’s parents are private investigators. Miranda’s parents run a private investigator agency. When she was 3 years old, her parents would sometime bring her along during a stakeout of their object of interest. It was during the period when the business was not doing well that the Lambert’s were left homeless and for a time came to live with a family relative.
Miranda Lambert’s family and the Clinton’s had an odd connection in the past. The Clinton’s and the Lambert’s family had an odd connection because at one point in their business, the legal team representing Paula Jones that sued President Bill Clinton for sexual arrangement hired the Lambert’s private instigation firm to lend their expertise relative to the case.
Miranda Lambert is a certified dog lover. Miranda founded the Mutt Nation Foundation in 2007 to help pups and dogs who are victims of cruelty, abandonment or neglect from their owners. Her mother also co-founded the said organization and helped Miranda in the day to day operations. This foundation for dogs is a statewide organization that accepts donations from dog lovers to support the cause. Last year, Miranda opened another facility called Redemption Ranch in her ranch in Tishomingo, Oklahoma that complements her older organization that deals with pet problems.
Miranda Lambert joined the Nashville Star and grateful she did not win first place. In 2003, the aspiring country singer joined Nashville Star, the American Idol version of country music and landed on the top 3 spot. But during the finale, Miranda hoped deeply in her heart that she won’t win 1st Place because she knew she was not ready yet for the recording. The grand prize winner was required to record the album in a week’s time, according to Miranda and she knew was still raw and winning it at that time would prove fatal for her since she was not ready yet in all aspects like mentally and emotionally for the difficult grind that comes with a recording star. Jump over to this website for more great entertainment.
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