Whatever Happened To These '90s Country Stars?

After Chely Wright dropped her first album, she earned an Academy of Country Music Award and the sky seemed to be the limit.However, "Right in the Middle of It," her followup album, was not a commercial success, according to AllMusic. The country artist left her record company behind and signed with MCA Nashville, releasing "Let

After Chely Wright dropped her first album, she earned an Academy of Country Music Award and the sky seemed to be the limit. However, "Right in the Middle of It," her followup album, was not a commercial success, according to AllMusic. The country artist left her record company behind and signed with MCA Nashville, releasing "Let Me In." The album's lead single, "Shut Up and Drive," went to No. 14 on the Billboard country music chart. Wright found greater success with her fourth album, "Single White Female," which produced her first No.1 hit on the Billboard chart with the same name in 1999. 

Wright would go on to release a total of eight studio albums, and her 2001 record "Never Love You Enough" reached the top 10 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. As AllMusic noted, she took a brief hiatus after her sixth album. 

In 2010, Wright came out as a lesbian. At the time, Wright told People, "Nothing in my life has been more magical than the moment I decided to come out." However, Wright revealed to Auto Straddle that she believed her decision to share her sexual orientation affected her career negatively. "In coming out, I had a feeling that it would diminish my wage earning, and that feeling was correct," she said. "And, I'm fine with that." Since coming out, Wright has been a strong voice in the LGBTQ+ community and in 2011, married gay rights activist Lauren Blitzer. 

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