• Sheryl Crow is a nine-time Grammy-winning blues and pop-rock singer, guitarist, bassist and songwriter. She got her start singing commercial jingles in the 1980s and later emerged as one of the bestselling female artists of the '90s and '00s.

  Former boyfriend, cyclist Lance Armstrong, reveals for the first time why he decided to break off the engagement to Crow. In the book, titled Lance: The Making of the World's Greatest Champion, Armstrong states, "She wanted marriage, she wanted children; and not that I didn't want that, but I didn't want that at that time because I had just gotten out of a marriage, I'd just had kids."E!Online: [1] Lance Armstrong: Sheryl Crow's...] (May 8, 2009)

• 1. Full name: Sheryl Suzanne Crow
  2. Born: February 11, 1962
  3. Birthplace: Kennett, Missouri
  4. Years Active: 1993-Present
  5. Record Label: A&M Records
  6. Nine Grammy Awards
  7. Three American Music Awards
  8. Attended: University of Missouri
  9. Blogs for: The Huffington Post
  10. Romantically linked to Lance Armstrong

• Career

  Crow toured as a backup singer for Michael Jackson on tour from 1987-1989. She soon started recording her solo material and came out with Tuesday Night Music Club in 1994. Behind hit singles like "All I Wanna Do" and "Strong Enough," the album was a success, selling over seven million copies and earning Crow her first Grammy's. This launched a successful solo career for Crow who continued to find success with subsequent releases and collaborated with other well-known artists such as The Rolling Stones. In February, 2008, Crow released Detours, her sixth studio album.

• Health and Personal Life

  In 2003 Crow began dating champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, and the pair were briefly engaged before splitting in 2006. Around this time, Crow was diagnosed with breast cancer, from which she was expected to have a full recovery.

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