Add “Grammy winner” to Michelle Obama‘s lengthy record of accomplishments.
The former first woman gained her first Grammy Award on Sunday for best spoken word album, for the audiobook recording of her bestselling memoir, Becoming. Obama, 56, beat out actor John Waters and the recording of Beastie Boys Ebook, concerning the iconic band.
Obama wasn’t at the show to gather her award, however presenter Esperanza Spalding, who gained this yr for greatest jazz vocal album, stated she would “gladly settle for on her behalf.”
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Obama, one in every of PEOPLE’s “People of the Year” in 2019, is the second first woman to win a Grammy.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also took home a Grammy in the identical category for her ebook, It Takes a Village, in 1997, while husband Bill Clinton was president.
And Obama can also be the second Grammy winner in the family — husband and former President Barack Obama has two Grammy Awards within the spoken word album category for his memoirs Goals from My Father and The Audacity of Hope, gained in 2006 and 2008.
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Whereas this is Mrs. Obama’s first Grammy nomination and win, an audiobook model of her ebook American Grown was nominated for best spoken word album in 2012. Nevertheless, she didn't do the recording, and the Grammy went to Janis Ian’s album Society’s Youngster.
The previous first woman is now on her solution to EGOT-ing (also called profitable an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony) together with her achievement. And it’s not out of attain — she and President Obama have a production company, Greater Floor Productions, which just earned its first Academy Award nomination for the Netflix documentary American Manufacturing unit.
So thrilled that Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar, and all the unimaginable individuals behind #AmericanFactory are nominated for the Greatest Documentary Oscar! We’re so pleased with them and amazed by their expertise for storytelling. See for yourself now on @Netflix. pic.twitter.com/pLEE5zg0gr
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 13, 2020
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“So thrilled that Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar, and all the unimaginable individuals behind #AmericanFactory are nominated for the Greatest Documentary Oscar!” Mrs. Obama tweeted on Jan. 13, after the Oscar nominations have been introduced. “We’re so pleased with them and amazed by their talent for storytelling. See for yourself now on @Netflix.”
The 62nd Grammy Awards are airing stay from Los Angeles’ Staples Middle on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 8 p.m. EST on CBS.
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