Keith Urban

Birth Name:

Keith Lionel Urban

Birth Place:

Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Producer

Fuse, his fourth No․ 1 album, marked the first time that a male country artist had debuted at the top of the all-genre charts in the United States, Canada and Australia
His song "Somebody Like You" was nominated for an Academy of Country Music Award in the single record of the year category in 2003
Married Australian actress Nicole Kidman in 2006
Began performing while a teen in his native Australia and would go on to win local talent contests including the Golden Guitar Award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival
Released his debut album in 1991, four singles off of which charted in Australia, before moving to the United States
Quote: "I have this need to keep country being perceived as a cool genre and a broad genre․ I really think country is a genre as big as rock and roll․"
Quote: "A huge part of my confidence came from audience reaction․"
Quote: "[on "Get Closer"] "The title comes from doing the opposite thing, which I was in the midst of doing in sobriety․ My instinct, when there's confrontation ․․․ [is to] go the other way ․․․ I'm going to do the exact opposite thing and see what happens․""
After touring with The Ranch during the late '90s, he made his solo debut in America in 1999 with a self-titled album that was eventually certified platinum
Was a mentor on Australia's version of "The Voice" before becoming a judge on "American Idol" in 2013
A well-rounded instrumentalist, he can often be seen playing guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin, piano, sitar and drums

2013Critics Choice Award - Best Song:Nominated
2013Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated

Keith Urban

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