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FEMUSINDO.com - Keith Lionel Urban, with his famous name Lionel Urban, is an Australian and American country singer, songwriter and guitarist.
The singer was born in Whangārei, Northland, New Zealand, October 26, 1967, won four Grammy Awards.
He has also received 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Jim Reeves International Award, 13 CMA Awards and six ARIA Music Awards.
Lionel Urban's Music Career
In 1991, Lionel Urban released his debut album of the same name, which contained four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the following year.
He started a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album at Capitol Nashville and contained two singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Still under contract with Capitol, Urban made his American solo debut in 1999 with his second eponymous album. His debut was certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.
The album produced his first number one on the Hot Country Songs chart with "But for The Grace of God".
Biggest Country Hits of the 2000s
"Somebody Like You", Lionel Urban's first single from his second Capitol album Golden Road (2002), was named by Billboard as the biggest country hit of the 2000s.
The album's fourth single, "You'll Think of Me" featuring his nephew and fellow country artist Rory Gilliatte, earned him his first Grammy Award.
Be Here in 2004, his third American album, became his best-selling album, being certified 4× Platinum.
The album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing was released in 2006, containing "Once in a Lifetime" as well as his second Grammy Award-winning song, "Stupid Boy".
A greatest hits package titled Greatest Hits: 18 Kids followed in late 2007. Defying Gravity and Get Closer were released on March 31, 2009 and November 16, 2010, respectively.
Country Airplay Chart Number Ones
In September 2013, Lionel Urban released the album Fuse, which spawned four more Country Airplay chart number ones.
The song "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" was released in June 2015 as Lionel Urban's lead single from his eighth American studio album, Ripcord.
The album later spawned the Country Airplay chart number one hits "Break on Me", "Wasted Time", and "Blue Ain't Your Color".
The latter also became Urban's longest-reigning number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, spending 12 weeks at the top of the chart.
Lionel Urban's tenth album, Graffiti U, was released in 2018 and included the Top 10 hit "Coming Home".
His eleventh album The Speed of Now Part 1 was released in 2020 and included the global hit "One Too Many" with Pink, in addition to the top ten Country Airplay hits "We Were" and "God Whispered Your Name".
Golden Globe Award Nomination
Lionel Urban wrote and performed the song "For You" from the film Act of Valor, which earned him nominations at the 70th Golden Globe Awards and the 18th Critics' Choice Awards for Best Original Song.
Urban has released 11 studio albums, one of which was released only in Australia, as well as one album with Ranch.
He has had 37 singles on the US Hot Country Songs chart, 18 of which have reached number one, including a duet with Brad Paisley ("Start a Band") and the 2008 single "You Look Good in My Shirt".
Working with Many Artists
In addition, Urban has collaborated with many artists from various music genres, such as Pink, Nelly Furtado, Jason Derulo and Julia Michaels.
He has also collaborated with country artists, such as Dolly Parton, The Chicks, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Eric Church and Reba McEntire.
Urban has been a coach at Australian version of The Voice singing competition and judge on American Idol. In October 2013, he introduced his own line of guitars and accessories. (*)
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