Wright grew up in the small nearby town of Merlin where her parents were both local music performers.

By 1980, when Wright was in college studying counseling for the mentally disadvantaged, she joined a local band with whom she performed until 1983.

[2] In April 1990, Wright's first American single, "New Kind of Love", was issued and became her first "Top Five" hit in Canada, in addition to peaking at No.

To support the album, Wright was added as an opening act to Kenny Rogers 1991 tour.

The song received the Single of the Year award from the Canadian Country Music Association in late 1992.

In 1993, the album earned Wright the award for Top New Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music.

Now and Then went on to produce six more singles, including the Canadian number one hits "One Time Around" and "Guitar Talk".

Also in 1993, Wright won the Fans' Choice Award from Canadian Country Music Association, which she would also win in 1995.

[7] The album went on to be successful in Canada, producing three Top Five singles in "Crank My Tractor", "The Answer Is Yes", and "What Love Looks Like".

Martin Humanitarian Award by the Canadian Country Music Association for her international work with the Special Olympics; her successful fundraising efforts for St. Joseph's Hospital in Chatham, Ontario, the hospital where she was born; and her support for the Manitoba flood relief fund.

[2] Despite the song's success at AC radio, it would be Wright's last charting single in the United States.

The album included two new songs, "I Surrender" and "When I Found You", both of which were Top Ten hits on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

In 2000, Arista Nashville released the American version of her 1999 greatest hits album in the United States.

In June 2006, Wright returned to country music by releasing her first new album in four years, Everything and More in Canada.

Wright released a new single, "Another Good Day," to Canadian country radio on April 24, 2012.

For 2019, Navigator released Wright's recording of the holiday classic "Silver Bells," produced by fellow Canadian Bob Funk, to launch the A Wright Christmas: 2019 with concert dates across Alberta and Ontario.

Michelle's newest album, titled "Milestone" will be released on August 26, 2022.The album features nine new tracks, followed by a new recording of her 1992 hit, "Take it Like A Man" In 2011, Wright was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame at a special gala dinner and award ceremony in Hamilton, Ontario.

Wright, the year's artist inductee, was recognized for her outstanding contributions to Canada's country music landscape.

Wright appeared as a country music star in an episode in Season 4 of the Canadian TV series Due South.