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Chely Wright

American singer

PersonAge 55humanQ438355

Also known as Richell Rene "Chely" Wright

Born: October 25, 1970
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-08-12
2.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Kansas City
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: singer-songwriter
, musician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, activist
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Education: Middle Tennessee State University
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Chely Wright is an American country music artist, activist, author, and corporate executive. She initially rose to fame as a commercial country recording artist with several charting singles, including the number one hit, "Single White Female". She later became known for her role in LGBTQ activism after publicly coming out as a gay woman in 2010. She has sold over 1,500,000 copies and 10,000,000 digital impressions to date in the United States.

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Appears in

1 linked to Chely Wright in Wikidata

MMax Keeble's Big Move2001 · 2001 film by Tim Hill

Author of

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LLike Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singerbook

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90 statements · 27% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Website: chely.com language: English
Genre: country music
Family name: Wright
Label: Polydor Records
Dualtone Records
Discography: Chely Wright discography
Field of work: music composing
Name in native language: Chely Wright
Start of work period: 1994
Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-19
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Instrument: voice
Given name: Richelle
Renee
Sexual orientation: homosexuality
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1.people.com/celebrity/country-music-artist-chely-wright-comes-out/
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Different from: Michelle Wright
Social media followers: 13,800(March 10, 2025) youtube channel id: UCSZr4y1EDmoKjdz1bJdSk1Q
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-03-10
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61,012(February 9, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20866038
13,100(March 9, 2024) youtube channel id: UCSZr4y1EDmoKjdz1bJdSk1Q
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-03-09
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12,300(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCSZr4y1EDmoKjdz1bJdSk1Q
59,533(February 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20866038
11,100(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UCSZr4y1EDmoKjdz1bJdSk1Q
58,312(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20866038
54,633(May 10, 2018) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20866038
Awards: Kansas Music Hall of Fame(2011)
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1.ksmhof.org/alphabetical-list/
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