Hill was raised in Star, Mississippi and began singing at a very early age. After graduating high school, Hill went to college briefly before dropping out and moving to Nashville in an attempt at starting a singing career. Hill is adopted and met her biological mother in the early 1990s. She was married to a music executive named Dan Hill from 1988 to 1994. Working as a secretary in a music publishing company, Hill's singing was noticed as she sang to herself one day. She soon signed to Warner Brothers Records.
Country success
Hill's debut album was ''Take Me As I Am'' (1993); sales were strong, buoyed by the chart success of "Wild One". A version of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart", also went to the top of the country charts. She was delayed in the recording of her second album by surgery on her vocal cords. ''It Matters to Me'' finally appeared in 1995 and was another success, with the title track becoming her fourth #1 country single. Hill began seeing country singer Tim McGraw. When he proposed marriage to her in one of his tour trailers, he had to go perform right then, so she took a permanent marker and wrote her answer on the mirror. Hill began touring with McGraw and married him on October 6, 1996. The couple has three children together: Gracie Katherine, Maggie Elizabeth and Audrey Caroline.
Pop crossover
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- ''Fireflies'' (2005) #1 US (Platinum)
- ''Cry'' (2002) #1 US (2X Platinum), #29 UK
- ''Breathe'' (1999) #1 US (8X Platinum), #19 UK
- ''Faith'' (1998) #7 US (6X Platinum)
- ''It Matters to Me'' (1995) #29 US (4X Platinum)
width="257" rowspan="2"| Title
colspan="3"| Chart Positions
width="257" rowspan="2"| Album
|-! width="86"| US Hot 100
width="86"| US Country width="86"| UK Singles Chart |-
| 1993
| "Wild One"
- #1 - | ''Take Me As I Am''
|-
| 1994
| "Piece Of My Heart"
- #1 - | ''Take Me As I Am''
|-
| 1995
| "It Matters to Me"
#74 #1 - | ''It Matters to Me''
|-
| 1995
| "Someone Elses Dream"
- #3 - | ''It Matters To Me''
|-
| 1998
| "This Kiss"
#7 #1 #13 | ''Faith''
|-
| 1998
| "Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me"
- #3 - | ''Faith''
|-
| 1998
| "Let Me Let Go"
#33 #1 - | ''Faith''
|-
| 1999
| "Love Ain't Like That"
#68 #12 - | ''Faith''
|-
| 1999
| "The Secret of Life"
#46 #4 - | ''Faith''
|-
| 1999
| "Breathe"
#2 #1 #33 | ''Breathe''
|-
| 2000
| "The Way You Love Me"
#7 #1 #15 | ''Breathe''
|-
| 2000
| "Let's Make Love" (feat. Tim McGraw)
#54 - - | ''Breathe''
|-
| 2001
| "If My Heart Had Wings"
#39 #3 - | ''Breathe''
|-
| 2001
| "There You'll Be"
#10 #11 #3 | ''There You'll Be: The Best of Faith Hill''
|-
| 2001
| "Where Are You Christmas?"
#65 #26 - | ''How The Grinch Stole Christmas Soundtrack''
|-
| 2002
| "Cry"
#33 #12 #25 | ''Cry''
|-
| 2005
| "Mississippi Girl"
#29 #1 - | ''Fireflies''
|-
| 2005
| "Like We Never Loved at All"
#45 #10 - | ''Fireflies''