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abstract	American musician, singer and songwriter, born 29 May 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas, USA.
dbo:abstract	Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground hit. The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, %22Bring Me Some Water%22, garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female. In 1993, Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single %22Ain't It Heavy%22 from her third album, Never Enough. Later that year, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, Yes I Am. The album featured three Top 40 hits, including %22I'm the Only One%22 (No. 8) and %22Come to My Window%22 (No. 25), the latter which scored Etheridge her second Grammy award. Yes I Am peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, and spent 138 weeks on the chart, earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum, her largest to date.In October 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. At the 2005 Grammy Awards, she made a return to the stage and, although bald from chemotherapy, performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song %22Piece of My Heart%22. Etheridge's performance was widely lauded, with India.Arie writing %22I Am Not My Hair%22 about Etheridge. Later that year, Etheridge released her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled. The album was a huge success, peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard 200, and going Gold almost immediately. Her latest studio album is This Is M.E..Etheridge is known for her mixture of %22confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals.%22 She has also been an iconic gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993. She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations throughout her career, winning two, in 1993 and 1995, respectively. In 2007, she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for %22I Need to Wake Up%22 from the film An Inconvenient Truth. In September 2011, Etheridge received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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