Julianne Hough (pronounced /?h?f/; born July 20, 1988) is an American professional ballroom dancer, country music singer and actress. She is most widely known for being a two-time winner of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. She earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007 for choreography. ABC’s 20/20 called her one of the “very best dancers on the planet.”Hough was signed to Mercury Nashville Records in December 2007. Her self-titled debut album was released May 20, 2008, debuting at #1 on the Billboard Country Album chart and #3 on the Billboard 200. It sold 67,000 copies its first week, and has sold over 320,000 total copies. On October 12, 2008, she released a holiday album, Sounds of the Season: The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection, which as of January 5, 2009, had sold 157,000 copies. She stars in a film remake of Footloose scheduled for release on October 14, 2011.

Raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Julianne is the fifth and youngest child of her parents’ marriage. Her siblings, starting with the eldest, are: sisters Sharee Hough, Mara Beth Hough and Katherine Hough; brother Derek Hough, who appeared with her on “DWTS”. (They also have 9 step-siblings from their parents’ second marriages.) All have been active in theater arts since early childhood, inspired by their mother’s enrolling them in numerous performing courses; they billed themselves as “The Blond Osmonds”.
Last name is pronounced “Huff”.
Ranked #30 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
Had surgery to remove her appendix on October 28, 2008.
Country music singer and professional dancer.
Ex-girlfriend of actor Kevin Connolly and singer Chuck Wicks [2008-2009]. At the age of 18, she was engaged to Zack Wilson in 2006.
Has 15 nieces and nephews – Paris, Willow, Skye, Star, Bronson, Max, Griffin, Evelyn, Hayden, Tyler, Latelyn, AR and Quaid Wise (from sister Sharee), Aidan Poole (from sister Marabeth), Ariana Phillips (from sister Katherine).
Girlfriend of Ryan Seacrest [June 2010].
One of her idols is Dolly Parton.