Julianne Hough professional ballroom dancer and country music singer, she was born July 20, 1988. Julianne Hough is most-widely known for her repeated appearances on ABC's program, Dancing with the Stars, which she won twice. She earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007 for her choreography. ABC's 20/20 called her one of the "very best dancers on the planet."Julianne's brother, Derek Hough, is also on Dancing with the Stars. 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.A born entertainer, she has always loved singing, dancing and acting, so at the age of 10, she left her home and family to move to the other side of the world to live and train with her coaches in London. While living there, Hough partnered Mark Ballas (the son of her world renowned coaches Corky and Shirley Ballas). It was with Mark that Hough won all of her titles. Hough is the youngest (and only) American dancer to have become both International Latin Youth Champion and Junior Blackpool World Latin Champion. After graduating high school, Hough moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of acting, dancing and singing.