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Ani DiFranco - History

In a day and age where musicians are constantly changing their sound to fit in with the mainstream, Ani DiFranco has always stayed strong to her ideals. While she has never had a hit record or number one single, Ani DiFranco rigorously tours the country. She had built a huge fan base that buy tickets to hear her empowering words and sounds.

Ani DiFranco was born on September 23, 1970 in Buffalo, New York. At the young age of nine years old, she was already playing Beatles cover songs and performing with her guitar teacher. As Ani DiFranco moved through her teen years, she continued to play music and in 1989 she established her own record label, "Righteous Babe Records". To this day she continues to release albums under that label, including her first album the self titled Ani DiFranco. Since then she has released nearly twenty more studio albums, with plenty more to come.

Along with her powerful and influential music, Ani DiFranco has also taken home her share of accolades. On July 21, 2006 received the "Woman of Courage Award" at that year's National Organization for Woman conference. The award is given to a woman who has set herself apart in her help in the progress to the feminist movement. She was nominated four consecutive years for the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package from 2004 to 2007. She took home the Grammy in 2004 for her work on the album Evolve.

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Ani DiFranco - Facts

• Since beginning Righteous Babe Records, Ani DiFranco has signed similar artists to herself to be part of the label. Artists including That 1 Guy, Utah Phillips and her former guitar teacher Michael Meldrum.
• On the College Music Journal's 25th anniversary they named Ani DiFranco as one of the 25 most influential artists of the past 25 years.
• Other winners of the "Woman of Courage Award", for which Ani DiFranco won in 2006, include Barbara Streisand and California Senator Barbara Boxer.

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