Julianne Hough is an American professional ballroom dancer turned singer and actress. She is most-widely known for her repeated appearances on the ABC version of Dancing with the Stars, where she earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007 for her choreography. She is the lead actress in the remake of Footloose.

Hough signed with Mercury Nashville Records in December 2007. Her self-titled album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Album chart.

Hough's big break was when she appeared in the 4th season of Dancing with the Stars. In her first season, she won with her partner, Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno.

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On November 27, 2007, Hough and her partner, two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio Castroneves, became the winners of Season 5.

She starred in the 2011 film remake of Footloose.

Her self-titled debut album was recorded in Nashville and produced by David Malloy, who has worked with Reba McEntire, Eddie Rabbitt, among others. Hough's album debuted at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart on May 31, and also peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200. Hough's second single, and the first to be released to country radio, "That Song in My Head" debuted on the Country charts in March.

Hough joined Brad Paisley's 2008 Tour, along with Jewel and Chuck Wicks. Hough, Paisley and Willie Nelson appear in the video for the Snoop Dogg song "My Medicine".

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