Miranda Lambert.

1983: November 10th, Miranda Leigh Lambert was born in Longview Texas.

1993: Miranda entered her first country music talent show.

2000: Aged 17, she started her own band 'Texas Pride' whilst still in education. However, focused on a career in music, Miranda graduated early.

2001: Another talent contest led to some acting work, appearing in the teen comedy 'Slap Her She's French'.

Her family helped her to finance her first recording.

2003: She passed the auditions for the reality TV show 'Nashville Star' and was the second runner-up landing her with the opportunity of a record label with Sony Music.

Commercial Success.

Debuting at the top of the country music charts, 'Kerosene' surprised some listeners with its fiery lyrics. Her songs struck a chord with the public as the album sold more than 900,000 copies. 'Kerosene' earned several positive reviews from a variety of sources including 'Rolling Stone' and the 'New Yorker' magazine. Miranda Lambert had several award nominations from the Academy of Country Music, including top new vocalist, which she won the following year.

In 2007, Miranda Lambert had another hit album 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'. This album started out at the top of the country album charts and reached number six on the Billboard 200 charts. The album became a popular hit as it reached to a wide audience due to the diversity of songs within. At the 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards, 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' won album of the year.

She now has her own website in which she advertises tours, links to her social media accounts and uploads music videos and photos: http://www.mirandalambert.com