Keith Urban booking
Keith Urban decided to pursue a solo career in the late 1990s. In 2000, he released his first, self-titled
solo album. In 2001, he was named the CMA’s “Top New Male Vocalist.” He toured in 2004, and was
named CMA’s “Entertainer of the Year” the following year. Urban won his first Grammy Award in 2006,
and went on to receive three more Grammys. In 2012, Urban was chosen as a new judge for season
12 of the popular singing-competition show American Idol, premiering in 2013.
Keith Lionel Urban was born on October 26, 1967, in Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand, and
raised in Australia. The musician inherited a passion for American country music from his parents.By
the time he was a teenager, Keith Urban had won several talent shows and joined a country band. His
signature style—a mix of rock guitar and country sound—emerged during those formative years. In
1988, he debuted his first album, which enjoyed success in his native Australia. It was time to cut his
teeth in Nashville.
Urban’s first Nashville band, the Ranch, made a huge splash, and the group released a self-titled
debut album in 1997 to commercial acclaim. Shortly thereafter, Urban decided to leave the band to
pursue a solo career. His talents were quickly recruited by some of the biggest names in country
music, including Garth Brooks and the Dixie Chicks. In 2000, Urban released his first self-titled solo
album, which featured the No. 1 hit “But for the Grace of God.” His second album, 2002′s Golden
Road, included two more No. 1 singles: “Somebody Like You” and “Who Wouldn’t Want to Be Me.” In
2001, he was named “Top New Male Vocalist” at the Country Music Association Awards.
After touring with the likes of Brooks & Dunn and Kenny Chesney, Urban headlined his own tour in
2004. The following year, he was named the CMA’s “Entertainer of the Year,” “Male Vocalist of the
Year” and “International Artist of the Year.” In early 2006, Urban won his first Grammy Award (best
male country vocal performance) for “You’ll Think of Me.” Also in 2006, he was received the CMA’s
“Male Vocalist of the Year” and the Academy of Country Music’s “Top Male Vocalist” honors. Urban’s
next album, Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing, was released in the fall of 2006. Around the same
time, the musician voluntarily checked himself into a rehabilitation facility. “I deeply regret the hurt this
has caused Nicole and the ones that love and support me,” Urban said in a statement, according to
People magazine. “One can never let one’s guard down on recovery, and I’m afraid that I have. With
the strength and unwavering support I am blessed to have from my wife, family and friends, I am
determined and resolved to a positive outcome.”
While struggling personally, Urban continued to thrive professionally. His 2006 album spawned several
hits, including “Once in a Lifetime” and “Stupid Boy,” which won a Grammy for best male country vocal
performance in 2008. Later in 2008, Urban released a greatest hits collection and toured extensively.
That summer, however, he took a break from his hectic schedule to celebrate a joyous event: He and
wife Nicole Kidman welcomed a baby girl on July 7, 2008, and named her Sunday Rose Kidman
Urban. “We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers,
Urban continued his string of hits with another album, Defying Gravity, which was released in March
2009 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200—his first album to do so. The lead single off the
album, “Sweet Thing,” immediately hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. The album’s second single, “Kiss
a Girl,” was performed during the season 8 finale of the singing-competition show American Idol, as a
duet with the show’s winner, Kris Allen. In the fall of 2009, Urban performed at the CMA Awards and
received several honors for his collaborative effort with country artist Brad Paisely: “Start a Band.” He
was also named country music’s “Favorite Male Artist” at the American Music Awards. In 2010, Urban
received his third Grammy Award (best male country vocal performance), for the song “Sweet Thing.”
He nabbed his fourth Grammy (best male country vocal performance) the following year, for the single
“‘Til Summer Comes Around.” In 2012, Urban was chosen as a new judge for season 12 of American
Idol, premiering in January 2013. Urban will star alongside Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey and Nicki
Minaj on the show.
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