Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow is a singer-songwriter, musician and actress best known for hit songs including “All I Wanna Do,” “If It Makes You Happy” and “Soak Up the Sun.” Crow was raised in Kennett, Missouri, in a musical family. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Missouri, briefly working as an elementary school music teacher after graduating. She later began recording advertisement jingles for local companies before pursuing a career in music full-time.

Crow began her career singing backup for artists including Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Don Henley. She broke through in 1993 with her debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club , which featured the hit “All I Wanna Do” and earned three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist. She followed with a string of successful albums that established her as one of the biggest singer-songwriters of the 1990s and 2000s.

Throughout her career, Crow has released hit albums including Sheryl Crow (1996), The Globe Sessions (1998) and C’mon, C’mon (2002). She has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2023, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She has also ventured into acting, appearing in television series including 30 Rock, One Tree Hill and Cougar Town.

Crow was previously engaged to Lance Armstrong, but the pair broke things off in 2003. She has also been linked to Eric Clapton and Owen Wilson. She adopted her first son, Wyatt, in 2007 and adopted her second son, Levi, in 2010.