Keith Urban is a Grammy Award winning country music singer and guitarist
Keith Urban
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Oct 26, 1967
Biography
Personal Details
- Birthday: October 26, 1967
- Nationality: Australian, American, New Zealander
- Famous: Alcoholics, Musicians, Guitarists, Country Musicians, Singers, Country Singers, Rock Singers
- Spouses: Nicole Kidman
- Siblings: Shane Urban
- Known as: Keith Lionel Urban
- Childrens: Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban
Keith Urban born at
Whangarei, New Zealand
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Keith Urban is married to actress Nicole Kidman since 2006. The couple has two daughters: Sunday Rose Kidman Urban (born 7 July 2008) and Faith Margaret Kidman Urban (born 28 December 2010).
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Personal Life
Keith Urban was born on 26 October 1967, in Whangarei, New Zealand, to Marienne and Robert Urban and Marienne.
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Childhood & Early Life
He attended Sir Edmund Hillary College in Otara, South Auckland, New Zealand and dropped out of school when he was 15 in order to pursue a career in music. By the age of 17, Keith Urban shifted to Caboolture, Queensland, Australia, with his parents.
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His parents loved American country music and encouraged the boy’s musical passion. His father arranged for him to receive guitar lessons. Keith participated in local music competitions and also played for a music band.
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Keith Urban gained a footing in the Australian country music scene by performing regularly on the Reg Lindsay Country Homestead TV Program and other television programs. He also won a golden guitar award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival along with his music partner Jenny Wilson.
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He released his self-titled debut album ‘Keith Urban’ in 1991 with EMI Australia. During the early 1990s he toured as a backup to Slim Dusty and recorded a re-worked version of Dusty’s ‘Lights on the Hill’. He also appeared at the Grand Ole Opry backing Dusty.
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He moved to the U.S. in 1992. There he struggled for years to find a footing and also developed a cocaine habit.
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During the mid 1990s he worked in collaboration with other artists like Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, and Vernon.
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In 1997, he formed a country music band called ‘The Ranch’ with fellow musicians Jerry Flowers and Peter Clarke. Keith played several musical instruments for the band in addition to being the lead vocalist. The band released only one album and two singles before breaking up in 1998.
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He had developed a severe cocaine addiction problem by now and checked into the treatment center, Cumberland Heights, for rehabilitation, in 1998.
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His album ‘Golden Road’ had three singles that peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts. The album was accredited platinum in Australia and multi-platinum in the U.S. and Canada.
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The album ‘Be Here’ which produced three No.1 singles on the Hot Country Songs charts is Keith’s best-selling album to date and is certified multi-platinum. The album peaked at No.1 on the Billboard Hot Country Albums chart.
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Major Works