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McBride was born in [[Sharon, Kansas]], and relocated to [[Nashville, Tennessee]] in 1989. She signed to [[RCA Records]] in 1991, and made her debut the following year as a neo-traditionalist country singer with the single, "[[The Time Has Come (Martina McBride song)|The Time Has Come]]".<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p30168/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Martina McBride – biography|last=Huey|first=Steve|website=[[AllMusic|allmusic]]|access-date=November 22, 2008}}</ref> Over time, she developed a pop-styled [[crossover music|crossover]] sound, similar to [[Shania Twain]] and [[Faith Hill]], and had a string of major hit singles on the ''Billboard'' country chart and occasionally on the adult contemporary chart. Five of these singles went to No. 1 on the country chart between 1995 and 2001, and one peaked at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart in 2003.
McBride has fourteen studio albums, two [[Greatest hits album|greatest hits]] compilations, one "live" album, as well as two additional compilation albums. Eight of her studio albums and two of her compilations have an [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] [[Music recording certification|Gold certification]], or higher. In the U.S., she has sold over 14 million albums. In addition, McBride has won the [[Country Music Association
==Early life==
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