Jo Dee Messina

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Jo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970) is an American country music performer.

She has topped six of the Billboard country music charts as the top-one single.

Both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music have given her two Grammy Awards, and she has been nominated for two Grammy Awards.

She was the first female country artist to have three multi-week number-one songs from the same album.

The RIAA has two platinum and three gold-certified albums to date. Messina debuted in 1996 with the single Heads Carolina, Tails California.

The RIAA awarded her album gold.

I'm Alright, her sophomore album, had five top-ten hits between 1998 and 1999, with over a million copies in America.

Six of her singles have reached number one on the Billboard country singles chart, and five of her albums have been awarded RIAA or CRIA recognition since her debut, and five of her albums have peaked at number one on the Billboard country singles chart.

She has sold over 5 million copies around the world.

Early life

Jo Dee Marie Messina was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, on August 25, 1970, to Vincent and Mary Messina. Her father, who is of Italian descent and mother of Irish descent, raised her in Holliston, Massachusetts, alongside sisters Terese and Marianne and Vincent. Messina's passion for music began early in childhood. Patsy Cline, Reba McEntire, and The Judds all had influence on her. She was playing local clubs and performing, while her brother and sister provided back up on drums and guitar by age 16. The group continued to perform until Jo Dee graduated from high school.

Messina, who knew that living in the Northeast would reduce her chances of achieving country music stardom, moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age 19. When competing in talent competitions around Nashville, she competed in various temporary careers, including computer programming and accounting.

One win resulted in a regular appearance on the radio show Live at Libby's, which captured producer Byron Gallimore's curiosity and helped her to compile a demonstration tape. Gallimore was also working with young Tim McGraw at the same time, and Messina befriended him. McGraw jokingly claimed that they needed a redhead backstage at one of his shows. Messina was signed to the record label shortly after with the support of fellow Curb producer James Stroud. Gallimore and McGraw joined Messina's studio albums for Curb later.

Personal life

Messina became involved in the Special Olympics after stumbled over an event while jogging. She has been a diplomat and appears at Special Olympics events in order to raise attendance.

Messina was employed by road manager Don Muzquiz in 2004, but the relationship was shelved. However, the two companies were still in a business relationship. Messina revealed her love to businessman Chris Deffenbaugh of New Mexico on June 22, 2007. In late 2007, the two were married in Nashville.

Noah Roger Deffenbaugh, his son, was born on January 19, 2009. Jonah Christopher Deffenbaugh, their second son, was born on January 11, 2012.

Jo Dee Messina's staff revealed she had been diagnosed with an unspecified cancer on September 6, 2017. All 2017 tour dates have been postponed since she underwent surgery in the fall. She began touring in March 2018 and continues to add tour dates to her website on a daily basis. In 2022, she recovered from the cancer treatment and resumed touring.

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Music career

Messina debuted her self-titled debut album in 1996. It resulted in two top ten hits, beginning with the lead single, "Heads Carolina, Tails California," which debuted at number two on the country charts, and its sequel, "You're Not in Kansas Anymore," which gained similar success. However, "Do You Want to Make Something of It" and "He'd Never Seen Julie Cry" were two additional singles from the album's top 40 and became minor hits between 1996 and 1997. Messina appeared in 215 shows in 1996 and became one of the country's most popular young female vocalists of the 1990s. The RIAA awarded her debut album gold over 500,000 copies and was rated gold by the Royal Academy of British Architects.

Messina's finances suffered as a result of a string of poor corporate decisions and a change of leadership that resulted in her almost declaring bankruptcy; she almost lost her home and her car; She spent almost a year trying to produce new songs and content for a new album that may have a chance to keep her from bankruptcy. With giving her a "second shot," she credited "Bye, Bye" and "I'm Alright" on radio, she praised her "second chance."

I'm Alright, Messina's second album, was released in 1998. "Bye, Bye"; "I'm Alright"; and "Stand Beside Me" were three hits on the Billboard Country Chart this year, as well as "Bye, Bye"; "I'm Alright"; and "Stand Beside Me," all three of which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100. "Lesson in Leavin," Dottie West's fourth single, was a recreation of the 1980 number-one country's number one hit. For seven weeks, the song topped the charts at number one. "Because You Love Me," her second top-ten hit from the album, debuted at number eight on the Billboard Country Chart in 1999.

Messina received the Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 2000, which is given to young country music artists. She has also been named on "Most Played Female at Country Radio" by Billboard and has received three major awards from the Boston Music Awards, which are based in Massachusetts.

Messina's album became the country's most best-selling album to date, with over two million copies selling in the United States, receiving an RIAA certificate of double platinum. Burn, her third studio album, targeted at country pop-styled music, was released in 2000. "That's the Way" was the album's top-charting single on the Billboard Country Chart and also became the top-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 25. She had two more top-10 hits with "Burn" and "Downtime" after that success.

Messina had another top-one hit from the album in 2001 with "Bring On the Rain," a duet with Tim McGraw that also became a top-ten hit on the Adult Contemporary Chart, peaking at number six. She has also performed with Vince Gill, George Strait, and The Judds' reunion tour in addition to headlining concerts.

Messina's first holiday album, A Joyful Noise, debuted in 2002. In 2003, the title track was unveiled as a single and peaked at number 16 on the adult contemporary charts. The album was made up of remakes of well-known holiday songs. Messina had intended to release a new album in 2003, but instead, a Greatest Hits album was released due to delays. The album featured the majority of Messina's hits from 1996 to 2003, as well as four new songs, two of which were not available as singles. The first, "Was That My Life," reached the top 25 and "I Wish," the second, a top-five hit, became a top-five hit. The album was also awarded gold by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIAA).

Messina released Delicious Surprise, her first country music studio album since 2000. It debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at number 9 on Billboard 200. It was her fourth album to be awarded an RIAA gold medal. "My Give a Damn's Busted" (co-written by country music star Joe Diffie) debuted at number one on the Billboard Country Chart and became Messina's first number-one single since 2001. The three follow-up singles, "Delicious Surprise (I Believe It)" and "It's Too Late To Worry," were minor top-40 hits on the Billboard country chart between 2005 and 2006.

Messina's fifth studio album, Unmistakable, dropped "Biker Chick" in July 2007. It was written by Kelly Archer and Max T. Barnes in Nashville in the fall of 2006. Despite the album's debut on November 6, 2007, it was postponed, and the single was pulled from country radio after spending 9 weeks on the charts, bringing the number to a record high of 48.

Messina's second single, "I'm Done," was released on March 22, 2008. The single peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Country Chart, at number 34. Messina, a co-wrote the song, explained that the album's release was "truly dictated by the single's success." Messina and Phil Vassar opened the 2008 CMA Music Festival in Los Angeles, where she performed her two number one hits, "Bye, Bye" and "I'm Alright," both co-written by Vassar.

The audience responded enthusiastically to her latest single, "I'm Done." She appeared in early 2009, and the album was delayed again because her record label refused to disclose it at the last minute.

Messina's single, "That's God," debuted in January 2010, but it fell short of charting. Messina debuted the single on her Music Room Series tour in late 2009. "My heart is exploding with excitement." This song is actually what I want to say. I believe in it and its message." Messina had written the song after spending time with her son on a trip to Jasper, Canada, where she saw mountains with glacier lakes. At Engine 145, where critic Sam Gadzidak thought it was a direct descendant of Lee Ann Womack's "There Is a God."

The album would be released in a trilogy of extended plays, beginning with Unmistakable: Love, which was published on April 27, 2010. On November 9, 2010, two new extended plays, Drive and Inspiration, were published.

Messina also created a campaign in 2011 to advertise the WD-40 range of cleaners. With the purchase of a specially marked Spot Shot, Carpet Fresh, 2000 Flushes, or X-14, a collection of her songs is available for free download.

Messina appeared on Bravo's hit reality show The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2012. Messina and cast member Kandi Burruss co-created a song on the program, Burruss' first attempt at playing country music. She completed her 17-year relationship with Curb Records in December 2012.

Messina launched a Kickstarter campaign in May 2013 to help fund her next album. Dreambound Records' lead single, "Peace Sign," was released on August 23, 2013. Me, the full-length album, was released on March 18, 2014, with 12 new songs included. "A Woman's Rant" and "He's Messed Up" were released on album in 2014 as the second and third singles from the album, respectively, and Messina launched the Me Tour in October 2014.

Messina has appeared at shows since 2015, including "Will You Love Me" and "Masquerade." Messina's anticipation that they would be a part of a new EP titled Masquerade, she has since reassessed her music and begun to write new content, mainly faith-based in an attempt to broadcast God's word for a future project.

Messina performed "Better Than This" on Trinity Broadcasting Network in April 2018. Messina's album attracted the attention of both country music and Christian music industries, giving Messina the opportunity to reach new audiences while also inserting herself into a completely new space. Messina performed her own version of Cory Asbury's award-winning "Reckless Love" to country and Christian radio, building on her faith-based, original song.

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