She originally came to prominence in the 1980s as a member of the country music duo The Judds, which she formed with her mother Naomi. In the early 1990s, she went on to pursue a career as a solo artist.
Christina Claire Ciminella, the future Wynonna Judd, was born on May 30, 1964, in Ashland, Kentucky. Naomi Judd was her mother. In honor of her mother's new husband, Michael Ciminella, she was given the last name Ciminella.
The Judds, a mother-daughter duet, relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1979 to pursue a musical career together. The Judds had 23 Billboard Hot Country Singles chart-toppers between 1983 and 1991
After a farewell tour in 1991, Naomi was forced to retire early due to a persistent case of hepatitis C. In 1999, Wynonna and her mother reunited for a K-Mart-sponsored New Year's Eve show.
I Will Stand by You: The Essential Collection was the culmination of their successful tour and was released in April 2011. It included two new songs and twelve of their most popular tunes.