Who is Alison Krauss? Age, Net worth, Relationship, Height, Affair

Who is Alison Krauss?

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Alison Krauss is an accomplished American singer, songwriter, and musician best known for the song “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”

Alison Krauss’s Childhood

Alison Krauss was born on July 23, 1971, in Decatur, Illinois, United States of America, as Alison Maria Krauss. Her zodiac sign is Leo. Fred Krauss (father) and Louise Krauss (mother) are her parents (mother). Louise, her mother, is of Italian and German ancestry.

Facts of Alison Krauss
Full Name:	Alison Krauss
Birth Date:	July 23, 1971
Age:	50 years
Gender:	Female
Profession:	Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Country:	United States
Horoscope:	Leo
Height:	5 feet 7 inches (1.70m)
Break Up	John Waite
Divorce	Pat Bergeson (1997-2001)
Net Worth	$16 million
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Blonde
Birth Place	Decatur, Illinois
Status	Single
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Mixed
Education	Champaign Central High School, the University of Illinois
Father	Fred Krauss
Mother	Louise Krauss
Siblings	Viktor Krauss
Kids	Sam Bergeson
Twitter	Alison Krauss Twitter

Brother’s Early Years

Viktor Krauss, her brother, was her childhood companion. Alison began learning classical violin when she was five years old, but she quickly became interested in bluegrass music. Alison was born in the United States and comes from a mixed ethnic background.

She attended Champaign Central High School in Champaign, Illinois, and graduated with honors. Following that, she enrolled at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign to study classical violin. Her height is 5 feet 7 inches, and her weight is roughly 57 kilograms.

Alison Krauss’s Net Worth 2022/2023 and Salary

Alison Krauss has a net worth of approximately $16 million, which she acquired through her singing career. Her releases were consistently among the best-selling albums of the year. She has also made a good living from different concerts, brand endorsements, music videos, and ads.

She has not, however, revealed the sum of her annual income to the press. Alison and her family are currently living a lavish lifestyle.

We can expect that her net worth will improve in the following days as a result of her hard work and attention to her job. There’s little doubt she lives in a luxurious estate and drives costly automobiles, but details about her homes, car collection and other assets have yet to surface in the public.

Who was Alison Krauss’s First Husband?

Alison Krauss is currently unmarried, but she was once married to Pat Bergeson, an American guitarist and harmonica player. Pat, her ex-husband, is an American guitarist, harmonica player, and sometimes songwriter best known for his work with Chet Atkins, Lyle Lovett, Suzy Bogguss, and Les Brers on stage and in the studio. After dating for a few years, they married in a small ceremony in 1997 after dating for a few years.

In July 1999, after two years of marriage, they received their son, Sam Bergeson. However, they were unable to manage their marriage and separated in 2001, citing irreconcilable differences.

Alison was once married to John Waite, but she is now single. Alison is currently enjoying her single status and concentrating on her profession rather than becoming involved in any type of romance.

Albums

At the age of eighteen, Alison Krauss recorded her solo debut album and formed the band Alison Krauss and Union Station (AKUS). The band’s debut album was published in 1989. I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, So Long So Wrong, New Favorite, Lonely Runs Both Ways, Paper Airplane, Windy City, and others are among her best-selling albums.

Films and Television shows

Alison made her theatrical film debut in the animated musical comedy flick Eight Crazy Nights in 2002, contributing her singing voice to the picture. She made her debut television appearance in 1991 on the variety show Hee Haw.

Awards

Alison earned her first Grammy Award for Steel Rails from the album I’ve Got That Old Feeling in 1991, making her the second-youngest winner at the time. Her album Windy City also garnered two Grammy nominations for Best American Roots Performance and Best Country Solo Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

Alison has earned 27 Grammy awards in total from 42 nominations, making her the most awarded living artist and the second most awarded musician in history (Georg Solti has 31 Grammys).

Career

Krauss began competing in singing competitions when she was eight years old, and by the age of fourteen, she had earned a contract with Rounder Records.
On an album produced by her brother Viktor, Jim Holies, and Bruce Weiss, she made her recording debut.
Different Strokes was the title of the album, which was released on the Fiddle Tunes label.