Gretchen Wilson, whose career began in the early 2000s, is an American country singer-songwriter from Pocahontas, Illinois, who burst onto the scene with her unapologetic, working-class attitude and gravelly vocals.

She debuted in 2004 with Here for the Party, anchored by the smash single “Redneck Woman,” which earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The album went 5× platinum, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and resonated for its straight-talk lyrics and honky-tonk energy.