Melissa Etheridge turns 60: a look back (20 images)

Singer-songwriter, musician and Academy Award-winning writer Melissa Etheridge, who recently released a new music video for her single "One Way Out," turns 60 on May 29, 2021. Here's a look back at her life through the years.

Melissa Etheridge performs live on "Today" in New York City, on August 10, 2001. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

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Etheridge sings the national anthem at the sixth game of the World Series in Phoenix, on November 3, 2001. The month before, Etheridge performed in "The Concert for New York City" to benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund. Photo by Will Powers/UPI

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Tammy Lynn Michaels (L) poses with date Etheridge at the premiere of "Kate & Leopold" in New York City, on December 16, 2001. The following month, Etheridge presented at the American Music Awards. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

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Michaels (L) and Etheridge, without hair due to chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer, arrive at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, on February 13, 2005. She was declared cancer-free in October 2005. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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