Michelle Branch, born on July 2, 1983, is a pop-rock American singer and songwriter from Sedona, Arizona, U.S.

On June 1, 2000, Branch released her debut album, Broken Bracelet, which was self produced and released independently.

In 2001, she signed a record deal with Maverick Records. The same year, she released her second studio album, The Spirit Room, on August 14th. The album peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200, making it her first album to appear on the chart at the time. The album produced three singles: “Everywhere”, “All You Wanted”, and “Goodbye To You”. All singles peaked within the top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, at #12, #6, and #21, respectively.

On June 21, 2003, she released her third studio album, Hotel Paper. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200, making it her highest peaking album on the chart at the time. Two singles were released from the album: “Are You Happy Now?” and “Breathe”, both peaking within the top 40 on the Hot 100.

In 2005, Branch was part of a country duo with fellow solo artist Jessica Harp, naming themselves The Wreckers. Their debut and only studio album, Stand Still, Look Pretty, was released on May 23, 2006. The duo eventually split up in 2008.

In 2010, she released an extended play titled Everything Comes and Goes, and in 2011 an extended play, titled The Loud Music Hits, which featured several of Branch’s biggest hit singles from her career and a new song titled “Loud Music”. An album titled West Coast Time was set to be released the same year, but never came to fruition, though many songs from the album sessions have leaked online. In 2015, Branch confirmed the album would not be released.

For the first time in fourteen years, Branch released her fourth full-length studio album, Hopeless Romantic. The album was her first on a new label, Verve Records.