Reba McEntire is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actress, widely known as the "Queen of Country" for selling over 75 million records worldwide.[6] Born in 1955 in Oklahoma, she gained early attention singing the national anthem at the 1974 National Finals Rodeo, launching a career that saw her first top-10 country hit, "You Lift Me Up (To Heaven)," in 1980.[3] Her breakthrough came after signing with MCA Records in 1984, releasing *My Kind of Country* with No. 1 singles "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave."[5] She dominated the 1980s with albums like *Whoever’s in New England* (1986), earning her first Grammy for best female country vocal performance and topping the country charts seven times by year's end.[1] McEntire won the CMA Female Vocalist of the Year award for four consecutive years (1984–1987), tying for the most wins, and was named CMA Entertainer of the Year in 1986 after joining the Grand Ole Opry.[2] Expanding beyond music, she debuted in film with *Tremors* (1990) and starred in the sitcom *Reba* (2001–2007), earning a Golden Globe nomination.[3] On Broadway, she portrayed Annie Oakley in *Annie Get Your Gun* (2001), winning a Drama Desk Award.[2] Tragically, a 1991 plane crash killed eight tour members, inspiring her million-selling album *For My Broken Heart*.[1] Her accolades include 3 Grammy Awards (1987, 1994, 2018), 15 American Music Awards, 13 ACM Awards, 7 CMA Awards, Country Music Hall of Fame induction (2011), and the Kennedy Center Honor (2018).[6] Currently, McEntire stars in the NBC sitcom *Happy's Place*, coaches on *The Voice* since 2023, and guest-starred on *Young Sheldon* and *Big Sky*.[6] A savvy entrepreneur, she has built a business empire including apparel lines and remains one of country music's most awarded and enduring figures.[5]