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Hailee Ross
Hailee Annalee Hanson-Ross (Born December 13, 1971) is an American Singer and Reality show star. She is twins with singer Ryan Hanson, whom she was in the band PARADE with for 9 years, which they won 3 Grammys for. In 1993 Hailee married singer Tommy Ross, and the two had 5 children together before divorcing in 2013. Hailee has released 4 albums, and in all has won 17 Grammys. She has also starred on Broadway in Rent and in 3 Films. In 2010 her family was featured on award winning comedic reality show The Ross'. Hailee has been recognized as Best Dressed, Most Beautiful, and Most Paid Female throughout her career.

Full Biography
Hailee Annalee Hanson-Ross (Born December 13, 1971) is an American Singer and Reality show star. Born into a poor family in Denver, Colorado as the first child to parents Kim Hanson and Harold Hanson. She was born twins with Ryan Hanson. 1976 her first sibling was born, sister Blake Hanson. In 1979 Hailee's father died in a car accident while driving home from Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1980, to cope with sadness, her and Ryan began singing and writing songs, getting more serious around 1983 naming themselves PARADE. In 1983 two other singers joined the band, close family friends Peyton Langton (Layton) and Janie Berkeley, playing instruments. In 1985 the band auditioned for season 1 of the new singing show, The Voice with their own song We. The made it onto the show and advanced to the final 2. After losing against Jordan Clark in the season finale of the show, the band went into releasing their first album, OF MONSTERS in 1987. In 1986 Ryan and Hailee had Blake audition for a television show, Full House, as she was feeling forgotten. She ended up getting the role starting her own, separate career. In 1993 Hailee married NSYNC singer Tommy Ross. The band went onto releasing two more albums, and before the band's breakup in 1996 they had won 3 Grammys. In 1997, Hailee starred in the Oscar winning and office box office phenomenon Mean Girls as the dumb blond, Karen Smith, quoting one of the most famous movie lines in history “On Wednesdays we wear pink”. On July 6, 1997 Hailee gave birth to her second child, Kylie Ramsey Ross. In 1997 Hailee also released her first solo album Now Is Time, selling over 10 Million Copies, the fifth most at the time, number one being her ex-band's “LAST FLOAT” and the second being Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”. At the 1997 Grammys Hailee won with Best Cover. In late 1997 Hailee went on Now Is Time World Tour while pregnant with her 3rd child, who was born on January 12, 2000 named Eleanor Driscoll Ross. In 2001 at the World Awards, Hailee won Most Beautiful Woman. On March 2, 2002 Hailee welcomed her last 2 children, twins Brie Kimberly Ross and William Cork Ross. In 2003 Hailee released her second album, titled Mama. The album had the world famous song Chandelier. The song won Record of the Year at the 2004 Grammys. In Summer of 2003 her family (Blake, Kate, Ryan) starred in reality show The Hansons. In early 2004, Hailee voiced Boo in Monsters Inc. In early 2005, Hailee acted alongside Brad Pitt in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. In July of 2004 the family moved to New York City to be close to Randy’s family. While in New York Hailee acted on Broadway in Rent, and then in the movie production which came out Christmas Day of 2005. Rent: Broadway won a Tony in 2004. In 2007 Hailee announced she would be releasing her third, long awaited, album, Born Again. The song had Titanium on it which won Record of the Year at the 2007 Grammys. In 2008 Hailee announced she would be hosting on the hit show that made her famous years prior, The Voice alongside 3 other singers. Hailee stayed well know for The Hansons with her family until 2010 when her second reality show, based around her family, The Ross’, was released, taking over from the conclusion of the Hansons. In early 2012 at the Grammys Hailee honored Amy Winehouse in a beautiful tribute. In 2012 Hailee released album Hardship written about going through the on going split between her and her husband. Hardship won Best Album, and song Elastic Heart won Best Song in 2013 at the Grammys. n 2013, Hailee voiced the main character, Elsa, in the newest Disney Princess movie, Frozen. The film not only do incredible at the Box Office, but won an Oscar and Grammy. In late 2013 Hailee and husband of 20 years Randy Ross announced their split. The two finalized divorce in 2014. Sources say they had been having troubles for years. In the Summer of 2014 Hailee moved into a beautiful home in Beverly Hills with her children. In January of 2015 Hailee was involved in a car accident that nearly killed her. It left her in a coma for over a week and with a broken neck, 12 broke ribs and both knees severely injured. Doctors said she would not be able to walk again, but by that summer she was walking. In the summer of 2015, Hailee announced she would be releasing her 4th album, titled Alive, on The Voice. In March of 2016, Hailee was released and was about the heartbreak between her and Tommy and her new sparked love between her and a “mystery” man. It stayed #1 for 2 months, the second longest #1 in history. On her album she wrote about her car accident in her song, Reaper. Hailee was recognized personally at the January 2016 World Awards winning the Person of the Year (2015) award. At the 2016 Grammy Awards Hailee won Best Ballad and Best Song and Best Ballad Album. Hailee has performed at The 2016 Grammys, Emmys, Brit Awards and The Oscars, the only person to ever do so. In early March 2016 Hailee and actor Matt Damon announced their relationship, which many had been suspecting for months. In all, Hailee was won 18 Grammys, the 7qp th most in history. Hailee was listed as the 2nd most paid women in Music, and was 1st from 2003-2012 until Taylor Swift took her place. Hailee is also widely known for her fashion, named Most Fashionable Person (1999), Most Beautiful Women of 2000 (2001), Best Dressed (2015), and Person of the Year (2016).

Discography
Songs Chandelier (Mama 2003) Little Talk (OUR PARADE 1994) PARADE

Titanium (Born Again 2007)

Elastic Heart (Hardship 2012)

Let it Go (Frozen 2013)

Bird Set Free (Alive 2016)

Alive (Alive 2016)

Mountain Song (LAST FLOAT 1996) PARADE

Cheap Thrills (Alive 2016)

Reaper (Alive 2016)

The Girl You Lost to Cocaine (Now is Time 1997)

Paws (OF MONSTERS 1987) PARADE

The Dirty (OUR PARADE 1994) PARADE

Death of Chocolate Cover (Now Is Time 1997)

Rent (Rent: Soundtrack 2004)

Albums

Alive 2016

Frozen: Soundtrack 2013

Hardship 2012

The Voice Seasons 1-20 Top Hits 2009

Born Again 2007

Mama 2003

Now Is Time 1997

LAST FLOAT (1996) PARADE

OUR PARADE (1994) PARADE

OF MONSTERS 1987 PARADE

The Voice: PARADE 1989 PARADE

Filmography
Shows

The Voice (Contestant Season 1, 1985-1986) Reality: Herself

The Voice (Host Since 2009) Reality: Herself

The Ross’ (Since 2010) Reality: Herself

Films

Mean Girls (1997): Karen Smith

Monsters, Inc. (2004): Boo (Voice)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005): Jane Ronson-Smith

Rent: Broadway (2004-2007): Maureen

Rent (2005): Maureen

Frozen (2013): Elsa

Awards
3 Oscars

Mean Girls; Best Comedic Film; 1998

Monsters Inc.; Best Animated Film; 2004

Frozen; Best Actress in an Animated Film; 2014

16 Grammys

PARADE; Best New Artist; 1987

OUR PARADE; Best Rock Album; 1991

Mountain Song; Best Rock Song; 1996

Death of Chocolate Cover; Best Cover; 1997

Chandelier; Record of the Year; 2004

Rent; Best Musical Ensemble; 2005

Renting; Best Theatre Song; 2005

Titanium; Record of the Year; 2007

Elastic Heart; Best Song; 2012

Hardship; Best Ballad Album; 2012

Frozen; Best Musical; 2013

Frozen; Best Musical Film; 2013

Let it Go; Best Theatrical Song; 2013

Alive; Best Ballad Song; 2016

Reaper; Best Song; 2016

Alive; Best Ballad Album; 2016

5 Billboard Music Awards

Little Talk; Best Song; 1994

Chandelier; Best Song; 2003

Titanium; Best Song; 2007

Elastic Heart; Best Ballad; 2012

Frozen; Best Musical; 2013

2 Teen Choice Awards

Favorite Singer; Hailee Ross; 2003

Favorite Singer; Hailee Ross; 2016

3 Brit Awards

Chandelier; Best Song; 2003

Titanium; Best Song; 2007

Alive; Best Ballad; 2016

2 Met Gala Awards:

Best Dressed this Year; 1999

Best Dressed Tonight; 2015

2 World Awards

Most Beautiful Person; 2001

Person of the Year; 2016

1 Tony Award

Rent; Best Musical of 2004; 2004

Family
Parents:

Kimberly Hanson

Harold Hanson

Siblings:

Ryan Hanson

Blake Hanson

Partners:

Tommy Ross (1993-2013)

Children

Georgie Ross

Kylie Ross

Ellie Ross

Will Ross

Brei Ross