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Chely Wright

1970 - Today

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Chely Wright (born Richell Rene Wright; October 25, 1970) is an American country music artist, activist, author, and corporate executive. She initially rose to fame as a commercial country recording artist with several charting singles, including the number one hit, "Single White Female." She later became known for her role in LGBTQ activism after publicly coming out as a gay woman in 2010. She has sold over 1,500,000 copies and 10,000,000 digital impressions to date in the United States. Raised in Kansas, Wright developed aspirations to become a country singer and songwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Chely Wright is the 4,618th most popular singer (down from 4,140th in 2024), the 20,432nd most popular biography from United States (down from 19,060th in 2019) and the 1,176th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Chely Wright ranks 4,618 out of 4,381. Before her are Tunde Adebimpe, Elephant Man, Bizzy Bone, Kimberley Walsh, Jens Lekman, and Thierry Amiel. After her are Teya, Lisa Andreas, Cashis, Yurina Kumai, Corina Smith, and Joyner Lucas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Chely Wright ranks 1,342. Before her are David May, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Stephen Malcolm, Jonathan Coulton, Adrian Fenty, and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. After her are Dina Katabi, Stephen Kinnock, Amjad Sabri, Martin Johnson, Sarah Dessen, and Shazia Ilmi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chely Wright ranks 20,440 out of 20,380. Before her are Velvet Sky (1981), Quvenzhané Wallis (2003), Beau Hoopman (1980), Robert Covington (1990), Teddy Geiger (1988), and Gretchen Walsh (2003). After her are Jasmin Savoy Brown (1994), Karrueche Tran (1988), Sarah Hildebrandt (1993), Ashley Argota (1993), Bryan Berard (1977), and Jordan Spieth (1993).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Chely Wright ranks 1,176. Before her are Maren Morris (1990), Lauren Daigle (1991), Tessa Violet (1990), John Michael Montgomery (1965), Tunde Adebimpe (1975), and Bizzy Bone (1976). After her are Cashis (1982), Joyner Lucas (1988), Leslie Grace (1995), Desiigner (1997), Diane Birch (1983), and Jon Walker (1985).

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