Long before Julianne became a household name through her wins on Dancing with the Stars and her major film work, the then 12-year-old rising star was singing in a little known pop/dance group called 2B1G with brother Derek and longtime pal and DWTS pro Mark Ballas. She’s come a long way musically since then with the release of her debut country album, Julianne Hough, in 2008 on Universal Music Group Nashville, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard country album chart and No. 3 on The Billboard 200. Her first two singles, “That Song in My Head” and “My Hallelujah Song,” soared up the country charts and earned her two 2009 Academy of Country Music Awards for Top New Female Vocalist and Top New Artist and a Breakthrough Video of the Year nomination at the 2009 CMT Music Awards. Her second album, 2008′s Sounds of the Season: The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection, reached No. 2 on the Billboard country album chart. Hitting the road for the first time as a recording artist, Julianne toured with Brad Paisley and George Strait, playing over 100 shows in 2009. In 2010, she sang in the remake of We Are the World titled We Are the World 25 for Haiti, produced again by Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie, and featuring Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, will.i.am, Pink, Fergie, Kanye West, and others.