Kim Carnes Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Los Angeles, California, Carnes now resides in Nashville, Tennessee, where she continues to write music. She began her career as a songwriter 1960s writing for other artists whilst performing in local pubs and working as a session musician. She signed with Amos Records and released her debut album Rest on Me in 1972. Her 1980 duet with Kenny Rogers, "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer", has been described as her "big break." Success followed with her first top-ten hit, a cover version of "More Love", in 1980. Following this, her single "Bette Davis Eyes" became the biggest U.S. hit of the year in 1981, and won her a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.As a songwriter, Carnes also co-wrote the number one hit "The Heart Won't Lie" with Donna Weiss, recorded by Reba McEntire and Vince Gill. She also composed "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is" for the 1983 film Flashdance, which won Carnes her second Grammy Award. Following the release of 1988's View from the House, Carnes began to concentrate more on her songwriting career. Her distinctive raspy vocal style has drawn comparisons to Rod Stewart.
Full Name
Kim Carnes
Net Worth
$1.7 Million
Date Of Birth
July 20, 1945
Place Of Birth
Pasadena, California, USA
Profession
Singer-songwriter, Actor, Bette Davies Eyes, Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer, Crazy in the Night
Nationality
American
Spouse
Dave Ellingson
Children
Collin Ellingson
Parents
James Raymond Carnes
Nicknames
Kim Carnes, Carnes, Kim
IMDB
Awards
Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Juno Award for International Single of the Year, Bette Davies Eyes, Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer, Crazy in the Night
Nominations
Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single, Academy of Country Music Award for New ...
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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Raspy Voice
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Quote
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Nashville has a great creative atmosphere. It's a small, close-knit music community that you can't find anywhere else.
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I write from what's in my heart. I write what I love and have always done that. I'm so lucky to be writing and performing with some of the best writers in the world. I'm having a blast.
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I never had any other thought in my mind. I was gonna write songs, I was gonna be a star and a singer and I never thought of doing anything else.
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Fact
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When not performing live, she resides in Nashville and writes songs for artists like Reba McEntire and Tanya Tucker. [May 2003]
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After the song "Bette Davis Eyes" became a hit single, Bette Davis wrote letters to Kim and songwriters Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon and asked how did they know so much about her. One of the reasons Davis loved the Grammy-winning song is that her granddaughter heard it and thought her grandmother was "cool" for having a hit song written about her.
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Rock, folk, and country singer and songwriter.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Horror Story
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
No Escape
2015/I
performer: "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer" / writer: "Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer"
The Final Girls
2015
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
Guapas
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Glee
2013
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Austenland
2013
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
That's My Boy
2012
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
Laurence Anyways
2012
performer: "Bette Davis' Eyes"
Raising Hope
2010-2011
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Take Me Home Tonight
2011
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
La solitudine dei numeri primi
2010
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
Cyprien
2009
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
Midnight Heat
2007
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
La mandrágora
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Heartbreak Hotel
2006
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
North Country
2005
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
The Amateurs
2005
performer: "You Made My Skin Burn" / writer: "You Made My Skin Burn"
Loggerheads
2005
performer: "Silver Cord" / writer: "Silver Cord"
Cold Case
2003
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Contender
2000
performer: "Ring Of Fire"
200 Cigarettes
1999
performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
Tohuwabohu
1997
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
All About Bette
1994
TV Movie documentary performer: "BETTE DAVIS EYES"
Private Lessons II
1993
performer: "Love Hurts"
Impulse
1990
performer: "Everybody Needs Someone"
Rude Awakening
1989
performer: "Comin' Home"
Dolly
1988
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Spaceballs
1987
performer: "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"
Summer Heat
1987
performer: "The Heart Must Have a Home"
Shades of Love: The Rose Cafe
1987
TV Movie performer: "You Are A Part of Me"
Women in Rock
1986
Video documentary performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
Maricela
1986
TV Movie performer: "Bette Davis Eyes"
Solid Gold
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1985 writer - 1 episode, 1985
We Are The World: The Story Behind The Song
1985
TV Movie documentary "We Are the World", uncredited
That's Dancing!
1985
Documentary performer: "Invitation to Dance" / writer: "Invitation to Dance"
Flashdance
1983
lyrics: "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is" / music: "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is" / performer: "I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is"
