Keith Urban

Keith Urban

Biography: Keith Lionel Urban (born October 26, 1967) is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States in 1992. Eventually, Urban found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Records and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts. Still signed to Capitol, he made his solo American debut in 1999 with the album Keith Urban. Certified platinum in the U.S., it also produced his first American Number One in "But for the Grace of God". His breakthrough hit was the Number One "Somebody Like You", from his second Capitol album Golden Road (2002). This album also earned Urban his first Grammy Award win for "You'll Think of Me", its fourth single and the fourth Billboard Number One of his career. 2004's Be Here, his third American album, produced three more Number Ones, and became his highest-selling album, earning 4× Multi-Platinum certification. Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing was released in 2006, producing the record-setting #17 country chart debut of "Once in a Lifetime", as well as Urban's second Grammy for the song "Stupid Boy", while a Greatest Hits package entitled Greatest Hits: 18 Kids followed in late 2007. This album was re-released a year later as Greatest Hits: 19 Kids with one track added: the number one "You Look Good in My Shirt", which he had previously recorded on Golden Road. Additional albums Defying Gravity and Get Closer were released on March 31, 2009 and November 16, 2010, respectively. Urban has released a total of nine studio albums (one of which was released only in the United Kingdom), as well as one album in The Ranch. He has charted more than fifteen singles on the U.S. country charts, including ten Number Ones. Urban plays acoustic and electric guitar, as well as ganjo, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, sitar, bouzouki and drums.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: October 26, 1967

Deathday: N/A

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Keith Urban: Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy World Tour
Keith Urban: Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy World Tour

2008-11-11

Live 8
Live 8

2005-11-07

The Book Lady
The Book Lady

2008-09-20

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021-11-20

Keith Urban: Invitation Only
Keith Urban: Invitation Only

Keith Urban: Livin' Right Now
Keith Urban: Livin' Right Now

2005-09-22

Hope for Haiti Now
Hope for Haiti Now

2010-01-02

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

2014-04-06

A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young

2011-05-31

Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn

2022-10-30

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

2013-11-19

CMA Music Festival - Country's Night to Rock 2015
CMA Music Festival - Country's Night to Rock 2015

2015-06-11

Keith Urban - Live at iTunes Festival - SXSW
Keith Urban - Live at iTunes Festival - SXSW

2014-03-15

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

2015-12-20

GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special

2017-11-23

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

2014-02-09

Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees

2017-04-16

ACM Presents: Our Country
ACM Presents: Our Country

2020-04-05

One World: Together at Home
One World: Together at Home

2020-04-18

Back to the Outback
Back to the Outback

2021-12-03

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2024-10-19

ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night
ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night

2013-05-20

Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around

2024-12-16