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Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer-songwriter and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987. She was invited to join the band with which she still performs, Alison Krauss and Union Station (AKUS), and later released her first album with them as a group in 1989. She has released fourteen albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and helped renew interest in bluegrass music in the United States. Her soundtrack performances have led to further popularity, including the ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' soundtrack, an album also credited with raising American interest in bluegrass, and the ''Cold Mountain'' soundtrack, which led to her performance at the 2004 Academy Awards. As of 2012, she has won 27 Grammy Awards from 41 nominations, tying her with Quincy Jones as the most awarded living recipient, second only to the late classical conductor Sir Georg Solti who holds the record for most wins of all time with 31. She is the most awarded singer and the most awarded female artist in Grammy history. At the time of her first, the 1991 Grammy Awards, she was the second youngest winner (currently tied as the ninth youngest).〔Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won〕 ==Biography== Alison Maria Krauss〔("Songwriter/Composer: Krauss, Alison Maria" ). BMI Repertoire Search.〕 was born in Champaign, Illinois to Fred and Louise Krauss. Her father was a German immigrant who came to the United States in 1952 and taught his native language. Her mother, of German and Italian descent, is the daughter of artists. Alison grew up in the college town of Champaign, home to the University of Illinois. She began studying classical violin at age five but soon switched to bluegrass. Krauss said she first became involved with music because "() mother tried to find interesting things for me to do" and "wanted to get me involved in music, in addition to art and sports".〔("Alison Krauss Keeps Her Pace After Quick Start" ) by Ronna Rubin for ''GAC Music Beat'', Great American Country, June 19, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-28.〕 At the age of eight she started entering local talent contests, and at ten had her own band. At 13 she won the Walnut Valley Festival Fiddle Championship,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Walnut Valley Festival official website )〕 and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America named her the "Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alison-krauss/bio/197694 )〕 She was also called "Virtuoso" by ''Vanity Fair'' Magazine. Krauss first met Dan Tyminski around 1984 at a festival held by the Society. Every current member of her band, Union Station, first met her at these festivals.〔"Interview with Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski" for ''The Collection'' on Great American Country, originally broadcast June 28, 2006; retrieved June 28, 2006.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alison Krauss」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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