Alison Krauss

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"I don't look for bliss, just contentment."
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	<li>Born Alison&nbsp;Maria&nbsp;Krauss on&nbsp;July 23, 1971, in Decatur, Illinois 
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	<li>Alison Krauss achieved mainstream recognition with her contributions to the hit 2000 film soundtrack for&nbsp;O Brother, Where Art Thou?,&nbsp;and she extended her artistic and commercial reach in 2007 when she recorded the album&nbsp;Raising Sand&nbsp;with Robert Plant, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.&nbsp; 
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	<li>Krauss earned her first award at the&nbsp;<a data-mce-href="https://www.grammy.com/awards/33rd-annual-grammy-awards" href="https://www.grammy.com/awards/33rd-annual-grammy-awards">33rd GRAMMYs</a>&nbsp;for 1990 for Best Bluegrass Recording for "I've Got That Old Feeling." 
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	<li>She debuted as a GRAMMY telecast performer at the&nbsp;<a data-mce-href="https://www.grammy.com/awards/39th-annual-grammy-awards" href="https://www.grammy.com/awards/39th-annual-grammy-awards">39th&nbsp;GRAMMYs</a>, performing with Union Station and GRAMMY winner&nbsp;<a data-mce-href="http://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/vince-gill" href="http://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/vince-gill">Vince Gill</a>&nbsp;on "High Lonesome Sound" as well as participating in a tribute to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe.&nbsp; 
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	<li>Krauss is a&nbsp;<a data-mce-href="https://www.grammy.com/news/who-are-the-top-grammy-winners-of-all-time" href="https://www.grammy.com/news/who-are-the-top-grammy-winners-of-all-time">top GRAMMY winner</a>&nbsp;of all time with 27 wins, making her the female artist with the most GRAMMY wins. 
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	<li>Did you know? At age 13, Krauss won the Walnut Valley Festival Fiddle Championship. As a result of that win, she was named "Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest" by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America. 
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	<li>Krauss and Union Station performed "No More Lonely Nights" at the 2012&nbsp;<a data-mce-href="http://www.musicares.org" href="http://www.musicares.org/" target="_blank">MusiCares</a>&nbsp;Person of the Year tribute gala honoring&nbsp;<a data-mce-href="http://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/paul-mccartney" href="http://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/paul-mccartney">Paul McCartney</a>. The annual Person of the Year gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people. 
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	<li>In 2016 Krauss performed as part of a telethon organized by&nbsp;<a data-mce-href="https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/dolly-parton" href="https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/dolly-parton">Dolly Parton</a>&nbsp;to assist victims of the Gatlinburg, Tennessee, wildfires.</li>
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Krauss, Alison

Among her&nbsp;27 GRAMMYs, Alison Krauss has won Album Of The Year twice: &nbsp;the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2001) and&nbsp;Raising Sand&nbsp;(2008) with Robert Plant.

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Alison Krauss

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