Terri Clark

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Singer

Birth Date: August 5, 1968

Age: 56 years old

Birth Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Terri Clark is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter renowned for her rich voice, traditional country style, and engaging stage presence. Born Terri Lynn Sauson on August 5, 1968, in Montreal, Quebec, she grew up in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in a family with deep musical roots; her grandparents, Ray and Betty Gauthier, were notable Canadian country musicians.

In 1987, Clark moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career in country music. She initially performed at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, a famed honky-tonk bar near the Ryman Auditorium. Her perseverance paid off when she signed with Mercury Records in 1995, releasing her self-titled debut album the same year. The album produced successful singles like "Better Things to Do," "When Boy Meets Girl," and "If I Were You," establishing her as a rising star in both the U.S. and Canada.

Clark's subsequent albums, including "Just the Same" (1996) and "How I Feel" (1998), continued her success, with hits such as "Poor Poor Pitiful Me," "Emotional Girl," and "You're Easy on the Eyes." The latter became her first U.S. number one single in 1998. Throughout her career, she has released twelve studio albums, with more than twenty singles reaching the top ten on Canadian country charts and several achieving similar success in the United States.

In recognition of her contributions to country music, Clark was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018 and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2023. She also became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2004, making her the only female Canadian member to date.

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Opry 100: A Live Celebration

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2025

CMA Fest

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2024

Terri Clark: The Highway

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2021

Corb Lund, Terri Clark and Brett Kissel: This Is My Prairie

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2021

Opry

Music Performer
Reality
2020

Hooked

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2020

Hot Country Knights Feat. Terri Clark: You Make It Hard

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2020

The 53rd Annual CMA Awards

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2019

Canadian Country Essentials

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2019

Canadian Country Music Association Awards

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2018

Nashville InsiderStream

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2016

Canadian Country Music Association Holiday Special

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2014

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2014

Canada Day in the Capital

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2013

Hot 20 Countdown

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2013

NashvilleStream

Guest Star
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2012
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Breakfast Television Calgary

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2012

Terri Clark: I'm Movin' On

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2012

The Gulf Is Back

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2010

Terri Clark: Dirty Girl

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2007

Terri Clark: A Little Gasoline

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2007

Terri Clark: If I Were You

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2005

100 Greatest Duets

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2005

Terri Clark: She Didn't Have Time

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2005

Terri Clark: The World Needs a Drink

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2005

Terri Clark: Three Mississippi

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2004

Terri Clark: Girls Lie Too

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2004

Terri Clark: I Wanna Do It All

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2003

Terri Clark: I Just Wanna Be Mad

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2002

Terri Clark: You're Easy On The Eyes

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1998

King of the HillStream

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1997

Terri Clark: Emotional Girl

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1997

Terri Clark: Poor, Poor Pitiful Me

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1996

Terri Clark: When Boy Meets Girl

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1995

Terri Clark: Better Things to Do

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1995

Diagnosis MurderStream

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1993

Canada AM

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1972

Canada AM

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1972