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Life's A Beach For Julianne Hough

Posted Wed Apr 9, 2008 4:38pm PDT by Lyndsey Parker in Reality Rocks

Don't hate Julianne Hough because she's beautiful. Or because she has the endless legs and seamless moves to win two back-to-back Dancing With The Stars championships. Or because she got to log hours upon hours of rehearsal time practicing the samba in the rugged arms of hot athletes like Apolo Ohno and Helio Castroneves. Or because she's so hot herself that (untrue) rumors ran rampant about her alleged affairs with Apolo and Helio.

Man, come to think of it, there are a lot of reasons to hold a jealous grudge against Julianne. The latest reason is the fact that along with her many other talents and assets, the girl can SING.

Yes, just when you'd thought she'd suffered a setback after her left-/lead-footed partner Adam Carolla got her voted off Dancing With The Stars this week, thus ruining her chances of a DWTS threepeat...Julianne is already bouncing back with a country music career. And UNLIKE other reality-TV starlets like Heidi Montag and Paris Hilton, this girl actually deserves her record deal.

Sure, it would be easy to hate Julianne Hough...if she wasn't so damn nice. In her first music video, "That Song In My Head"--a sunshine-soaked affair that will probably never be mistaken for a video by, say, the Cure or Evanescence--this America's sweetheart comes across as almost cavity-inducingly sweet. She's all smiles and legs and sugar and spice and everything nice, skipping like a shiny happy schoolgirl down a beach boardwalk. And why shouldn't she be happy? Her life is pretty awesome right now, despite her DWTS defeat.

And it's admittedly hard not to smile along as you watch her enjoy her day at the beach. So kick up your heels with Julianne and view her now:

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21. Yahoo! Music User -
Thanks LP! I am so happy to see her on her way in this genre too. Though Julianne has been winning world dance titles since her early teens, her ultimate goal has always been a career in country music. Her newly signed deal with Universal Music Group Nashville (UMGN) is providing her the vehicle to realize that dream. “I’ve always wanted to sing country music,” says the 19 year-old blonde. “I’ve grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but the fans.”

22. Yahoo! Music User -
Talent, discipline and determination are a potent combination that generally prove skeptics wrong, and that’s exactly what Julianne did.

23. Yahoo! Music User -
Julianne landed a deal with UMGN and a spot on the Mercury Nashville roster, a fitting home for a newcomer who cites McEntire and Shania Twain as her chief influences, both of which fall under UMGN.

24. Yahoo! Music User -
She has a warm, textured voice that is equally suited to feisty up-tempo tunes and contemplative ballads, both of which can be found on her debut.

25. Yahoo! Music User -
The debut single, “That Song In My Head,” is a buoyant effort that is incredibly infectious. The song captures the rapturous joy of a burgeoning relationship and celebrates the way a song can become the soundtrack for those emotions. Julianne’s voice perfectly conveys the sense of delicious expectation in the lyric.

26. Yahoo! Music User -
Though she loves songs that evoke a smile, a sigh or an occasional dance step, Julianne doesn’t shy away from making music that says something profound. Among the favorites on her debut is a song called “Help Me, Help You.” “That’s a message song and it’s pretty intense,” she says. “It’s about a girl who is trying to help her friend who is an alcoholic. It says what I’d want to say to a friend in trouble.”

27. Yahoo! Music User -
Julianne Hough is living her hallelujah song.

28. Yahoo! Music User -
One of the songs on her new record speaks directly to young women. “’Jimmy Ray McGee’ is a really great song,” Julianne relates. “It talks about peer pressure and tells young girls ‘If you don’t want to do something, if you don’t feel right about it, then don’t do it!’”

29. Yahoo! Music User -
‘“My Hallelujah Song’ is a Craig Wiseman tune,” says Julianne, “and I just feel like everybody needs a hallelujah song. No matter what you’re doing in life---whether you are working at your dad’s company, playing soccer or being a little ballerina---that’s your hallelujah song. It’s when you feel like you’re right where you’re supposed to be and I’m happy right where I am.”

30. Yahoo! Music User -
Julianne Hough’s debut is a compelling collection of songs about the joys and challenges of everyday life delivered by an evocative young voice. It’s the perfect vehicle to carry her from her successful day job to the realization of a dream come true.

31. Yahoo! Music User -
Growing up one of five Utah-born siblings, Julianne says her family was sometimes referred to as the “blonde Osmonds,” earning a reputation for their talent and professionalism.

32. Yahoo! Music User -
FYI:

“I Sacrificed A Lot” - Country Weekly
Julianne Hough of Dancing with the Stars finishes her debut album, recalls being without her family and sets the record straight on her romantic life.
Here are some excerpts from an interview Julianne did with CW Senior Editor David Scarlett during a break in a Nashville recording session not long ago. You may be watching her on Dancing with the Stars again in the coming months, but there’s a good chance you’ll also be hearing her music climbing the charts later this year. Here’s part of what she has to say about that . . . and more. CW: I’m impressed with what I’ve heard so far.

JH: Oh! Thank you! Thank you so much! I'm extremely happy with everything that's happened . . . extremely happy with everything we've recorded so far.

CW: Is there a timetable for a single, album release?

JH: We’re gonna be releasing the single early spring . . . we’re not sure which one yet . . . and the whole album will be released May—June, late spring. Not that far away at all.

Read More at http://www.juliannehough.com/#/news_d.aspx?nid=3209

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FYI:

AOL.com - mention
Julianne Hough Says Music Is True Passion
by Christina Lang

Julianne Hough may be best known as a two-time champion on 'Dancing with the Stars,' but she says her true passion is music. Hough will release her self-titled debut country album next month. The ballroom-dancer- turned-country singer is already celebrating chart success with the CD's first single,'That Song in My Head.' "There's never been a moment in my life that I had to decide that I wanted to do country music," says the 19-year-old beauty. "For me, it was more about just the right opportunity at the right time. I had the opportunity to go on the show and I had already been working on my music."Hough and her celebrity partner, comedian Adam Carolla, were just recently eliminated from this season of 'Dancing With the Stars.' When the show wraps up, she'll hit the road as an opening act on Brad Paisley's summer tour, set to begin June 11.

34. Yahoo! Music User -
FYI:

'Dancing' star Hough is finishing first country album - The Tennessean

Julianne Hough, the popular two-time champion of Dancing with the Stars, is in Nashville finishing her debut country album for Universal Music Group.

Let me state the obvious: This 19-year-old is going to be a huge country star. She has a powerful voice, irresistible beauty and a warmth and enthusiasm that are contagious. Oh, yes, and she has quite the following from a show that attracts 20 million viewers weekly.

Read More at http://www.juliannehough.com/#/news_d.aspx?nid=3208

35. Yahoo! Music User -
Thanks for giving her attention LP!

Julianne Hough Debut album coming May 20th! Pre-order now at Amazon.com!
Release Date 5/20/2008

Tracks

1. That Song In My Head
2. You, You, You
3. Hide Your Matches
4. My Hallelujah Song
5. Jimmy Rae McGee
6. Dreaming Under The Same Moon (featuring Derek Hough)
7. About Life
8. Hello
9. Help Me, Help You
10. Love Yourself
11. I'd Just Be With You

36. Mel -
I'm going to have to disagree with their Paso Doble being the most memorable: the one that Karina did with Mario Lopez ROCKED!! It embodied the true spirit of the dance!

Julianne is very talented indeed...and also very young. Let's hope it's not all coming at her too fast - she may end up like Paris or Britney!

37. Yahoo! Music User -
WELL DONE...GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR ALBUM AND UP AND COMING BRAD PAISLEY CONCERT TOUR AS ANNOUNCED ON "LIVE"SHOW......WILLIE

38. TRAVIS -
I love Julian's personality: joyful and live life to the fullest.Not only she is a very talented dancer, now I know that she will make it big as a Singer with the Right Manager and Promoter. ROCK ON, Julian...I hope that I will win the lottery so that I can take some dance lessons from you...MASTER Julian because of your patience, your dedication to your students. LOVE YOU as The Person that you Represent: Charming, Beautiful, Sweet, Fun, and Youthful..muah, muah!

39. Dale M -
so when is julianne going to be the musical guest? SHE ROCKS!!!!! great country song...so fun. made me smile..

40. Ebony -
Love this girl, she is great!
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