# Jill King

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**Jill Christine King** (born April 2, 1973, in [Arab, Alabama](/source/Arab,_Alabama)[1]) is an American [country music](/source/Country_music) artist. A graduate of [Vanderbilt University](/source/Vanderbilt_University),[1][2] she spent several years in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville,_Tennessee), before being discovered at [Tootsie's Orchid Lounge](/source/Tootsie's_Orchid_Lounge), a popular venue for singer-songwriters in Nashville.[3]

In 2003, she released her debut album, *Jillbilly*, on the independent Blue Diamond label. The album's first and third singles both entered *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now [Hot Country Songs](/source/Hot_Country_Songs)) charts. Several of her singles have also charted on the independent *Music Row* music charts as well.[4] Her 2008 single "[Somebody New](/source/Somebody_New_(Billy_Ray_Cyrus_song))" is a cover of a song previously recorded by [Billy Ray Cyrus](/source/Billy_Ray_Cyrus).

King founded her own label, Foundher Records, in 2010. She released her third album, *Rain on Fire*, that same year.

## Discography

### Albums

Title Album details Jillbilly Release date: March 18, 2003 Label: Blue Diamond Somebody New Release date: June 3, 2008 Label: Blue Diamond Rain On Fire Release date: April 6, 2010 Label: Foundher

### Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 2003 "One Mississippi" 60 Jillbilly "Hand Me Down Heartache" — 2004 "98.6 Degrees and Falling" 56 "Three Months, Two Weeks, One Day" — 2005 "Makes Perfect Sense to Me" — 2008 "Somebody New" — Somebody New "—" denotes releases that did not chart

### Music videos

Year Video Director 2003 "One Mississippi" Tom Bevins

## References

1. Cohoon, Rick. "Jill King biography". *[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)*. Retrieved January 7, 2008.

1. ["Jill King"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061020153353/http://www.countrystarsonline.com/FanFairFeatures/JillKing.htm). *Country Stars Online*. Archived from [the original](http://www.countrystarsonline.com/FanFairFeatures/JillKing.htm) on October 20, 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2008.

1. Teverbaugh, Rick. ["Jill King, another singer from Tootsie's, makes good"](http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=541&t=Jill_King_another_singer_from_Tootsies_makes_good). *Country Standard Time*. Retrieved January 7, 2008.

1. ["Jill King jumps seven spots on Music Row charts and jumps back into the studio"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175530/http://magazine.angrycountry.com/article.php?story=20050119160844666). *Angry Country*. January 1, 2005. Archived from [the original](http://magazine.angrycountry.com/article.php?story=20050119160844666) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2008.

## External links

- [JillKing.com](http://www.jillking.com/)

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