Jo Dee Messina

About

Country singer whose album Delicious Surprise was released in 2005 and who has released #1 hits like "Stand Beside Me." In 2014, she released her fifth studio album, titled Me. In 1999, she won three Billboard Magazine awards. 

Before Fame

She started a band in high school with her siblings. She moved to Nashville when she was nineteen to pursue a career in country music. 

Trivia

She was featured on the reality show The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Her song "Heads Coralina, Tails California" has accumulated more than 80 million streams on Spotify. 

Family Life

She was previously engaged to Don Muzquiz. In 2007, she married Chris Deffenbaugh and together they had two sons, Noah Roger, and Jonah Christopher. 

Associated With

She has performed with Tim McGraw.