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Keith Urban Information

Keith Urban was born in Whangarei, New Zealand on October 26, 1967. Soon after, his parents moved to Caboolture, Australia. At the age of six, he already wanted to become a country music star, making it big in Nashville. When he was seven, he started learning the guitar and how to sing country. He won several awards as a young artist. After he turned twelve, he formed his own country band and performed in local clubs. At fifteen, he quit school and went on tour. He received acclaim for his guitar playing and won six Golden Guitars awards. EMI Records of Australia released his first album, Keith Urban, in 1991. Four songs on it became number one country hits in Australia.

In 1992, Keith moved to Nashville, TN. He first worked as a guitarist for several hot country bands. Then he formed his own band The Ranch. They released the critically acclaimed album The Ranch in 1997. In 1998, he dissolved The Ranch to go solo. In Nashville, he became addicted to cocaine and entered a treatment center in 1998 to break his addiction. In 1999, his third album keith urban was released; three of its songs became top five hits. His stardom started in the U. S.

He won the Top New Male Vocalist award at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards. In 2002 with the release of Golden Road and the hit single Somebody Like You from it, he finally achieved superstar status. On June 25, 2006, he and movie star Nicole Kidman were married. In 2005, he won the Country Music Associations (CMA) Entertainer of the Year award. He won the CMAs Male Vocalist of the Year award in 2004, 2005, and 2006. On August 21, 2006, he made country music history when his hit single Once in a Lifetime entered the charts at number 17; the highest ever-debuting country song in the United States. In 2006, Keith won the Grammys Best Male Country Vocal Performance award. In addition, he released his eighth album, Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing that year. He will continue his worldwide tour for that album in 2008, with performances starting on January 31, 2008 and ending on August 30, 2008. So, be sure to get your Keith Urban tickets now before they are all sold out!