凯斯·艾尔本（Keith Lionel Urban，1967年10月26日－），是一个在新西兰出生的澳大利亚乡村歌手，曾获葛萊美獎及澳大利亚唱片工业协会音乐奖（ARIA Music Awards）。艾尔本早年搬到了澳大利亚，并开始了他的音乐生涯。在1991年，艾尔本发布了首张自命名的专辑，并在1992年搬至美国之前，他的四首单曲上了澳大利亚的畅销榜单。在艾尔本创建The Ranch之前，他找了份会议吉他手的工作。在Capitol唱片公司录制了一张专辑，他的一首单曲还上了《告示牌》杂志的乡村音乐销量榜。
还是与Capitol签约，在1999年他在美国发行了他的首张同名专辑《Keith Urban》，此张专辑获得了白金资格证明。其中的一首单曲《But For The Grace Of God》也使他第一次成为了全美第一。他的最大突破来自他的头号单曲《Somebody Like You》，出自他的第二张Capitol专辑《Golden Road》(2002)。这张专辑使Urban获得了第一个葛莱美奖，并使他获得了他生涯中的第三个《告示牌》榜首名次。2004年的《Be Here》，又制造了另外三个Number One，并且是他销量最高的专辑，并获得了4× Multi-Platinum的资格证明。《Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing》(2006)中的《Stupid Boy》再次使艾尔本获得了葛莱美奖。在随后的2008年艾尔本又放出了他的精选辑《Greatest Hits: 18 Kids》。
到此为止，艾尔本已经发布了7张专辑（其中一张仅在英国发布），还有一张The Ranch时期的专辑。超过15首单曲上了美国乡村音乐榜单，其中有7首排名第一。
艾尔本是个复合型乐器手，能演奏吉他、电吉他，还有六弦班卓、贝司吉他、曼陀林、钢琴、布祖基琴和papoose。
传记
凯斯·艾尔本 于1967年10月26日出生在新西兰，旺阿雷。后来随其父母移居到了澳大利亚，昆士兰岛，卡布尔彻。七岁时，艾尔本就已经想从事音乐事业，并想在乡村音乐领域出名。他六岁开始学习音乐技能，并在八岁时开始在各种少年歌唱比赛中获奖。十二岁时他在当地的俱乐部预订了自己的乐队，十五岁时他退学并开始流浪。1990年艾尔本在澳大利亚与百代签约，并录制了他的第一张个人专辑，这张专辑四次在澳大利亚乡村音乐排行榜中排名第一。1992年，他搬到了田纳西州，纳什维尔，在那里他曾为Brooks & Dunn做吉他手。后来，艾尔本组建了The Ranch乐队。这是一个三人组合的乐队，并在1997年发布了一张专辑。艾尔本后来在1998年解散了乐队并继续他的个人生涯。
在纳什维尔，艾尔本成为了一个可卡因的频繁使用者。 在1998年达到他个人事业的谷底之后，他决定开始戒毒，并加入了Cumberland Heights（纳什维尔的一个治疗中心）。之后，艾尔本发布了他在美国的首张个人同名专辑，此张专辑三次进入音乐排行前五名，并使他在2001年乡村音乐学院奖中获得最佳新男歌手奖。他的吉他技能水平受到广泛认同，并因此参与了多张专辑的制作，如《Charlie Daniels》、《Emerson Drive》、Garth Brooks的《Double Live》、Dixie Chicks的《Fly》和 Paul Brandt's的《This Time Around》。
2002年艾尔本发布了《Golden Road》，并且因其中的歌曲《Somebody Like You》的成功而进入了他的事业的高峰。参与多名著名乡村音乐歌手的巡回演出也使艾尔本得到了很好的锻炼，提高了它的舞台技艺。乡村音乐频道CMT以冠名赞助商的名义开始播出艾尔本的Keith Urban Be Here '04巡回演唱会，此次演唱会由Katrina Elam做开场嘉宾。2005年，他的Alive in '05演唱会再次获得巨大的成功。他于2005年7月2日在费城的现场八方登台露面，并被Gap公司选中与其他七位音乐明星一同参加"Favorites"竞选活动。他被选为2005 CMA年度艺人。在2005年秋末他发布了名为《Livin' Right Now》的DVD，该碟于2004年12月在加利福尼亚Wiltern剧场录制。
2005年艾尔本首次在欧洲演出，他当年5月在英国与爱尔兰的巡回演出受到Bryan Adams的支持。同年6月6日，一张仅在英国地区发行的专辑《Days Go By》发行，该专辑收录了许多《Be Here》与《Golden Road》中的经典歌曲。
10月艾尔本回国举行巡演。
艾尔本在CMA颁奖礼上演唱了“Better Life”，并在美国音乐奖颁奖礼上演唱了“You'll Think of Me”。他在葛莱美颁奖礼上同样唱了该曲并与菲丝·希尔一同演唱了“The Lucky One”。在2006年的ACM颁奖礼上艾尔本演唱了《Tonight I Wanna Cry》并为Brooks & Dunn的歌曲《Believe》进行吉他伴奏。
2006年8月21日，艾尔本的新单曲《Once in a Lifetime》在《告示牌》榜单中排名17，打破了纪录。原纪录保持者是Garth Brooks的《Good Ride Cowboy》和Eddie Rabbitt的《Every Which Way But Loose》，它们的排名都是18。
艾尔本还是众多澳大利亚塔姆沃恩乡村音乐节“Golden Guitar”获胜者中的一名。他还曾是丰田Starmaker竞赛的获胜者，该竞赛每年由CMAA和塔姆沃恩乡村音乐节协力举行。
凯斯在2007年被GAC电视台评为7月月度艺术家。他在该月要每天回答各种问题，并参加各种访问。
2007年7月7日凯斯与艾麗西亞·基斯一起参加了阿尔·戈尔的Live Earth氣候危機演唱會的纽约站。凯斯在一次访问中说道全球变暖不是政治问题，并说他正在做的就是他将在他的Love, Pain and The Whole Crazy World巡回演唱会中使所有生物燃料巴士运转起来。
2007年11月20日艾尔本发布了他的第一张精选集《Greatest Hits: 18 Kids》，该CD包括十首冠军单曲和两首新歌《Romeo's Tune》和《Got It Right This Time (The Celebration)》
2008年1月艾尔本着手与卡麗·安德伍一同举行「Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour」巡回演唱会。2008年5月艾尔本重新录制了来自他的2002年的CD的歌曲《You Look Good in My Shirt》，并于同月末在电台中播出。凯斯说：“它（You Look Good in My Shirt）这么多年都是畅销歌曲，而且结合广大歌迷和电台的让他成为单曲的要求，我们授意回到录音室重新录制了这首歌曲。”(keithurban.net)这首单曲是将在2008年秋季发行的"Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour"演唱会DVD中的主打歌曲。艾尔本现正在写新的CD，该CD会在2009年早些时候发行。
私生活
从1992年开始，艾尔本与兽医技师Laura Sigler约会了8年。艾尔本是2001年向Sigler求婚的，但是他们在2002年就掰了。
艾尔本还与前超級名模妮奇·泰勒（Niki Taylor）在2002年至2004年间约过会。
艾尔本是在2005年1月的G'Day LA遇到的妮可·基曼，但是两人直到六个月后才开始约会。基曼与艾尔本最终在2006年6月25日结婚，并在悉尼St Patrick's Estate的Cardinal Cerretti纪念礼堂举行了隆重婚礼。
2006年10月19日，艾尔本住进了加利福尼亚Betty Ford Center康复中心，艾尔本说：“我深深地为它给尼可和所有支持和爱我的人造成的伤害而悔恨，它给他人造成的创伤将永远无法被恢复，恐怕我已经造成这样的结果。”2007年1月18日，艾尔本宣布他完成了康复治疗，并打算继续巡回演出从而推广他的新专辑《Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing》。
2007年2月2日，艾尔本向一名新泽西与他的同名画家提起诉讼。因那位画家的网站域名为 http://www.keithurban.com/，艾尔本想要获得此域名的拥有权。 而艾尔本的官方网址为 http://www.keithurban.net/。这名画家已经提出反诉。
2007年8月1日，艾尔本在赶往一个酗酒匿名会议时，艾尔本在悉尼的他的家附近不慎从他的摩托车上摔下，而此时正好被狗仔队跟踪，所幸艾尔本没有受伤。在他的公关人员发布的一份声明中，艾尔本说这次事件是“某人渴望完成自己的工作，及我想保住我的隐私的结果”。艾尔本说他因试图躲一辆迎面驶来的车而摔倒的。他说那名摄影师后来对他进行了援助，而没有趁机照相。
2008年1月7日，妮可·基曼表示她与艾尔本正在期待她们的第一个孩子的问世。妮可·基曼的公关人员说“这对夫妇已经急不可待”。他们的孩子预计将在7月出生。
2008年7月7日，在田纳西州 纳什维尔，基曼为他们生下他们的第一个孩子，喜得千金，并取名叫Sunday Rose Kidman Urban。她出生时重6磅7.5盎司（3千克）。
并且艾尔本在第一时间在自己的官网上发布了这条消息：
“今天早上尼可为我们生下了一个美丽的女婴，Sunday Rose Kidman Urban。我们在这里要感谢所有一直想着我们并为我们祈祷的人。我们为今天能和你们一起分享这份喜悦而感到非常荣幸和感激。”
唱片目录
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奖项与成就
奖项
- 1977 - CCMA Best Solo Act(Junior)
- 1978 - CCMA Special Encouragement Award (10 Years & under)
- 1980 - CCMA Best Junior Guitarist
- 1981 - CCMA Best Gospel Singer
- 1982 - CCMA Best Duet
- 1982 - CCMA Best Junior Guitarist
- 1983 - CCMA Junior Male Vocalist
- 1990 - CMAA Star Maker Award
- 1991 - CMAA Golden Guitar
- 1991 - CMAA Best New Talent
- 1992 - CMAA Golden Guitar
- 1992 - CMAA Male Vocalist
- 1992 - CMAA Golden Guitar Instrumentalist
- 1997 - CMAA Golden Guitar Instrumentalist
- 1998 - CMAA Golden Guitar Instrumentalist
- 2001 - CMAA Golden Guitar Instrumentalist
- 2001 - ACM Top New Male Vocalist
- 2001 - CMA Horizon Award (first non-American)
- 2001 - ARIA Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2001 - VMA Male Vocalist Award
- 2003 - ARIA Country Album of the Year (Golden Road)
- 2003 - BMI Song of the Year Category for "Somebody Like You"
- 2003 - TCMA Video Clip of the Year - "Somebody Like You"
- 2004 - CMA Male Vocalist of the Year (first non-American)
- 2004 - FCMA Best Foreign Music
- 2005 - ACM Album of the Year - "Be Here"
- 2005 - ACM Top Male Vocalist
- 2005 - French Association of County Music Artist of the Year
- 2005 - ARIA Country Album of the Year (Be Here)
- 2005 - CMA International Artist of the Year
- 2005 - CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
- 2005 - CMA Entertainer of the Year
- 2005 - Billboard Music Award: Top-selling Pop Catalog Album of the Year "Golden Road"
- 2006 - Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "You'll Think Of Me"
- 2006 - ACM Top Male Vocalist of the Year
- 2006 - French Association of Country Music Award for Best Live Performance (this is his 4th FACM award)
- 2006 - CMA Male Vocalist of the Year
- 2007 - ARIA Country Album of the Year (Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing)
- 2008 - Grammy for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Stupid Boy"
资料
外部链接
| Keith Urban |
Keith Urban performing at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan 2 November 2007
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Keith Lionel Urban |
| Born |
(1967-10-26) 26 October 1967 (age 44)
Whangarei, New Zealand |
| Origin |
Caboolture, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres |
Country, country rock, southern rock
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| Occupations |
Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Banjo, piano, bass, mandolin, bouzouki, Ebow, drums, sitar
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| Years active |
1990–present |
| Labels |
Capitol Records Nashville |
| Associated acts |
The Ranch, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley, Dann Huff, Radney Foster, John Butler Trio, John Mayer, Trisha Yearwood, Nelly Furtado, John Fogerty, Bon Jovi, Carrie Underwood, Richard Marx
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| Website |
KeithUrban.net |
Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is a 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 No.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 31 March 2009 and 16 November 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 fourteen Number Ones. Urban plays acoustic and electric guitar, as well as banjo, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, sitar, bouzouki and drums.
Life and career
Background
Keith Lionel Urban was born in Whangarei, New Zealand but later moved and lived with his parents in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia. By age six, Urban was already thinking about getting into the music business. He began learning the techniques at age seven and began winning young singing contests by age eight.
A few years later he began to make inroads into the Australian country music scene with regular appearances on the Reg Lindsay Country Homestead TV Program, Mike McClellan's Music Program and various other TV Programs performing in duet with Jenny Wilson, local Brisbane girl with whom he won a golden guitar award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. He also performed regularly on stage at the Northern Suburbs Country Music Club near Caboolture.
In 1990, Urban signed with EMI in Australia and recorded his first solo album, which charted four No. 1 country hits in Australia, New Zealand, and Germany. Urban toured as a back-up to Slim Dusty in 1993-4. In the mid 1990s, Dusty and Urban recorded a re-worked duet of Dusty's classic "Lights on the Hill" and Urban appeared for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry backing Dusty.
In 1992, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he found work as a guitarist for Brooks & Dunn and can be seen backing Alan Jackson in his music video for "Mercury Blues". Later, Urban formed The Ranch, a three-piece group that released one album in 1997. Originally the front man for The Ranch, Urban disbanded the group to pursue a solo career in 1998. In 1999, Urban found "Vocal Coach to the Stars" Brett Manning, and worked with him up until 2001.
In August 2000, Urban was the first male New Zealand performer to reach the top 10 on the U.S. country chart with "Your Everything". At the time he was spelling his name "keith urban".
In Nashville, Urban became a frequent user of cocaine. After reaching a personal nadir in 1998, he became determined to give up the habit and checked into Cumberland Heights, a treatment center in Nashville. After cleaning up, Urban released his self-titled American debut in 1999, which produced three top 5 hits and secured for him the Top New Male Vocalist Award at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards and the 2001 Country Music Association's Horizon Award. Widely regarded for his guitar skills, has performed as a session musician on albums such as Garth Brooks' Double Live, Dixie Chicks' Fly, and Paul Brandt's This Time Around.[citation needed]
Urban performed "Lights on the Hill" for Tamworth's 2004 tribute concert following the death of Australia's Slim Dusty, an artist whom Urban had both written for and covered.
Urban was also a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards.
Golden Road & Be Here
Urban released Golden Road in 2002, and the success of the single "Somebody Like You" sent his career into high gear. Touring as a supporting act for renowned country acts Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride and Kenny Chesney honed Urban's skills and stage-craft. Country video channel CMT signed on as the title sponsor of Urban's first headlining arena tour titled Keith Urban Be Here '04 with opening act Katrina Elam. Urban continued his meteoric rise to fame in 2005 with a very successful tour with Elam called Alive in '05. He performed in the Live 8 Philadelphia concert on 2 July 2005 and had been selected by The Gap to appear alongside seven other musical artists in their "Favorites" campaign. He was named the 2005 CMA's Male Vocalist of the Year. He released a DVD in late September 2005 entitled Livin' Right Now, recorded in at the Wiltern Theater in California in December 2004.
In 2005 Urban performed in front of European audiences for the first time. In May Urban supported Bryan Adams on his UK and Ireland tour, which included dates in Earls Court, London, SECC, Glasgow and The Point, Dublin. On 6 June a UK only album, Days Go By was released, this album contained songs from both Be Here and Golden Road .
In October, Urban returned for a headlining tour with Nerina Pallot and Richard Winsland as support acts.
Urban has recently performed "Better Life" on the CMA Awards and "You'll Think of Me" on the American Music Awards. He also performed at the Grammys playing "You'll Think of Me" and "The Lucky One" with Faith Hill. At the 2006 ACM Awards Urban performed "Tonight I Wanna Cry" and played guitar for Brooks & Dunn's song "Believe."
Love, Pain, & The Whole Crazy Thing
On Monday 21 August 2006, Urban made history when his new single "Once in a Lifetime" debuted at #17, setting a new record for the highest-debuting country single in the 62-year history of Billboard's country charts. The record was formerly held by Garth Brooks' "Good Ride Cowboy" and Eddie Rabbitt's "Every Which Way But Loose", both of which debuted at #18. "Good Ride Cowboy" was the highest in the BDS era (1990–present). The song however would soon be beaten by Kenny Chesney's Don't Blink, which debuted at #16, and later Garth Brooks' "More Than A Memory", which debuted at #1.
Urban is also a winner of numerous "Golden Guitars", which are presented annually during the Tamworth Country Music Festival at "The Country Music Association of Australia's Annual Awards" in Tamworth, New South Wales Australia. He is also a former winner of the Toyota Starmaker Contest, which is held each year in conjunction with the CMAA Awards and the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Keith was named artist of the month for July 2007 on the television network GAC (Great American Country). He answered a question of the day every day that month, and did multiple interviews about love, life, his new album and his stay in rehab.
On 7 July 2007, Keith performed with Alicia Keys at one of Al Gore's Live Earth concerts held around the world. The concerts were held to raise awareness of global warming. Keith performed at the concert held in New York City and said in an interview that global warming is not a political issue, and what he is doing to help the environment is running all bio-diesel buses in his Love, Pain and The Whole Crazy World Tour.
Urban released his first greatest hits collection, Greatest Hits: 18 Kids, on 20 November 2007. The CD contains all of his top 10 hits, along with two new songs, "Romeo's Tune" and "Got It Right This Time (The Celebration)."
In January 2008, Urban embarked on the Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour with fellow country singer Carrie Underwood. In early May 2008, Urban debuted a new song at the Grand Ole Opry titled "A New Sunshine". And in late May 2008, Urban re-recorded a song from his sophomore CD, "You Look Good in My Shirt". The song was released on the radio at the end of May. "Over the years it ("You Look Good In My Shirt") has always played like a hit song," said Keith. "That, combined with numerous requests from both fans and radio about why it was never a single, inspired us to get back into the studio and re-record the song."(keithurban.net) The single was a pre-cursor to the "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy World Tour" concert DVD release in the Fall of '08. Urban's newest release "Defying Gravity" was released 31 March 2009.
"You Look Good in My Shirt" was the first single from Keith Urban's re-recorded 2007 album, Greatest Hits: 18 Kids. The album was released under a different title, Greatest Hits: 19 Kids on 19 August 2008. Keith Urban was also featured on Brad Paisley's instrumental album titled Play, on a song called "Start a Band."
Defying Gravity
Urban recently announced that the lead single for his forthcoming 5th studio album will be titled "Sweet Thing". This song became the first No.1 single off the album. The song was co-written with Monty Powell, who wrote some of Urban's past hits, and co-produced with his longtime producer Dann Huff. The album, Defying Gravity, was released on 31 March 2009, through Capitol Records. Its second single, "Kiss a Girl", debuted in March 2009. Urban performed this song on American Idol, during the season 8 finale, as a duet with eventual winner Kris Allen. Its third single, "Only You Can Love Me This Way", is another chart-topping song, co-written by Steve McEwan and John Reid. Defying Gravity debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200. This was Urban's first No.1 CD. His past two albums debuted at #3.
Keith Urban has received four nominations on the 2009 CMA Awards, including Entertainer Of The Year and Male Vocalist Of The Year for a fourth consecutive year in a row. He also earned a nomination for Album Of The Year for Defying Gravity and shares a nomination with Brad Paisley for Music Video Of The Year for "Start A Band".
A video for "Hit The Ground Runnin'" premiered on 2 October on CMT and CMT.com.
Urban's 2009 Escape Together tour, supporting the album, Defying Gravity, featured many big name opening acts, including Taylor Swift, Sugarland, and Jason Aldean. On 27 June 2009 Keith filmed a video for the song, "Only You Can Love Me This Way", at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
On 5 May 2010, whilst being interviwed by CNN about the flooding in Nashville, Urban stated that he was about to begin recording a new album, but all his guitars were now underwater.
Urban's 2010 Summer Lovin' tour consisted of mostly festival shows.
Get Closer
In May 2010, Urban entered the studio to begin work on a new album. The recording process was documented in a blog on his official website. At the beginning of September, it was announced that the album would be titled Get Closer and would see release on 16 November. At the same time, "Put You in a Song" was revealed to be the first single and was released digitally and to radio on 13 September.
Keith Urban appeared at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on 10 November 2010.
To promote the new album, Keith played surprise concerts at New York City's Penn Station as well as a train station in Philadelphia. The impromptu concerts included a 4-song set list mixing in new and old hits.
On 30 November, Keith played a free concert at The Ice Palace of the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Fans lined up days in advance to hear him play the first single (Put You in a Song) from "Get Closer" and a short collection of past hits. He also played a tribute to Johnny Cash with "Folsom Prison Blues" and Steve Miller's "The Joker"
On 15 December, After appearing on Oprah's Australian special, Keith decided to play an acoustic set in Pitt St Mall in Sydney. There he played in front of 2500+ people. He also called up a young fan to play his single Put You In a Song.
Urban announced the "Get Closer – World Tour 2011", an Australian, American and Canadian tour in support of the album. His American tour features country artist Jake Owen supporting. The Canadian leg features The Band Perry as the opening act.
Urban also recorded a song titled "For You," which was featured as the theme song of the 2012 action film Act of Valor. It also appears on the film's soundtrack.
On 10 April 2012, Urban was asked to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry by Vince Gill at the third annual "All for the Hall" benefit concert which Urban organized. He will be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on 21 April 2012.
The Voice
On 23 November 2011, Urban was confirmed as one of the four vocal coaches in the upcoming Australian version of the reality singing competition The Voice.
Personal life
Starting in 1992, Urban dated veterinary technician Laura Sigler for eight years. Urban proposed to Sigler in 2001, but the pair eventually split in 2002.[citation needed]
Urban met Australian actress Nicole Kidman at G'Day LA, a Hollywood event honoring Australians, in January 2005, but they reportedly didn't begin dating until 6 months later. Kidman and Urban were married on Sunday, 25 June 2006, at the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel on the grounds of St Patrick's Estate, Manly in Sydney.
On 19 October 2006, Urban checked himself into the Betty Ford Center in California. On 20 October, Urban issued a statement saying: "I deeply regret the hurt this has caused Nicole and the ones who love and support me. One can never let one's guard down on recovery, and I'm afraid that I have." On 18 January 2007, Urban announced his completion of rehab and his plans to go on tour to promote his new album, Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing.
On 2 February 2007, Urban filed a lawsuit against a New Jersey painter by the same name, who has a web site KeithUrban.com. The singer wanted to acquire the rights to the URL. Keith Urban the singer's URL is KeithUrban.NET. The painter counter sued. The lawsuit was settled in the painter's favor.
On 1 October 2007, while riding, Urban skidded off his motorbike when a paparazzo followed him near his home in Sydney; Urban was not hurt. In a statement released by his publicists, Urban says the incident was "the result of one person's desire to do his job and my desire to maintain my privacy." Urban says he tried to avoid an oncoming car and dropped his bike. He says the photographer came to his assistance without taking photos.
On 7 January 2008, Nicole Kidman confirmed she and Urban were expecting their first child together. Kidman's publicist said "the couple are thrilled and cannot wait." Kidman gave birth to their first child, a daughter, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, on 7 July 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. She weighed 2.93 kg (6 lbs, 7.5 oz). On his website, Urban stated,
"Earlier this morning Nic gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We feel very blessed and grateful that we can share this joy with all of you today."
On 28 December 2010, Urban and Kidman welcomed a second daughter, Faith Margaret Kidman Urban, via surrogate at Nashville's Centennial Women's Hospital. The baby is biologically Urban and Kidman's. On 17 January 2011, Keith posted this statement on his website: "Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret. No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier." Faith's middle name is after Kidman's late grandmother.
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Number one singles
A Released only in Australia, but later re-released independently in 2005.
B Re-released in 2008 as Greatest Hits: 19 Kids, with one track added.
Tours
Keith Urban in concert, 2007
Official Tours
- Get Closer 2011 World Tour (2011) – supporting his seventh studio album, Get Closer, released on 16 November 2010
- Summer Lovin' 2010 (2010) – supporting his sixth studio album, Defying Gravity, released on 31 March 2009
- Escape Together World Tour 2009 (2009) – supporting his sixth studio album, Defying Gravity, released on 31 March 2009
- Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride (2008) – supporting his fifth studio album, Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing touring with Carrie Underwood supporting her album Carnival Ride
- Love, Pain & the Whole crazy World Tour (2007) – supporting his fifth studio album, Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
- Still Alive in 06 (2006) – supporting his fourth studio album, Be Here
- Alive In 05 (2005) – supporting his fourth studio album, Be Here
- Livin' Right Now Tour (2004) – supporting his fourth studio album, Be Here
Supporting Tours
- Eagles Summer 2010 Tour (2010) – touring with The Eagles and The Dixie Chicks. It was announced on 16 March 2010 that Keith will be hitting the road with The Eagles and The Dixie Chicks for a North American stadium concert tour. 5 concert dates have been announced so far, which include Boston, and Chicago.
- Brooks & Dunn's Neon Circus & Wild West Show 2001
Band
Touring Band
2010–2011
Danny Rader (guitar, ganjo, mandolin, bazouki, piano, organ) has recently been added to Urban's touring band.
2010
After four years with the band, Chris Rodriguez and Brad Rice departed. Coming off the Escape Together World Tour, the two were told Urban would not be mounting big tours for awhile, and that a smaller band was all that was needed. The following band was from 2010 onwards for the CMT Crossroads and the Summerlovin Tour, as well as the tour with The Eagles:
- Keith Urban – lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, bass guitar, bouzouki, e-bow, drums
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Chris McHugh – drums, percussion
- Brian Nutter – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, ganjo, mandolin, bass guitar, background vocals, drums
- Jerry Flowers – bass guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, background vocals
2007–2009
The following band was used for Keith's Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour (2008), Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour (2007) and the Escape Together World Tour (2009):
- Keith Urban – lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, bass guitar, bouzouki, e-bow, drums
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Chris McHugh – drums, percussion
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Chris Rodriguez – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, ganjo, mandolin, bass guitar, background vocals
- Brian Nutter – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, ganjo, mandolin, bass guitar, background vocals, drums
- Jerry Flowers – bass guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Brad Rice – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, ganjo, mandolin, background vocals
2005–2006
Jerry Flowers replaced Mark Hill as the bass player. Jerry was a member of The Ranch in 1997 and 1998.
2004
The following band was used for Keith's Be Here 2004 Tour:
- Mark Hill – bass guitar
- Steven King – piano, keyboards
- Chad Jeffers – acoustic guitar, ganjo, mandolin, dobro
- Chris Rodriguez – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, ganjo, mandolin, bass guitar, background vocals
- Chris McHugh – drums, percussion
Pre-2004
The following band was used before 2004
Awards & honors
Notes
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^ "Interview with Country Music Star Keith Urban". countrymusic.about.com. http://countrymusic.about.com/library/blkuinterview.htm. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
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^ Keith Urban on Saturday Night Country, ABC Radio, 7 June 2007
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^ Mark Price, "Carolina Country Music," The Charlotte Observer, 13 August 2000.
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^ "Up from Down Under" by Stephanie Mansfield, USA WEEKEND, 4 November 2001
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^ Recommend to a friend. "ABC Television: Program summary – Concert For Slim:". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200412/highlights/245143.htm. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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^ "Sing Like Slim". ABC Country. http://abccountry.net.au/news/sing-like-slim. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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^ "PRLog". PRLog. http://www.prlog.org/10244858-bostons-own-debbie-and-friends-among-the-8th-annual-independent-music-awards-vox-populi-winners.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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^ Independent Music Awards – 8th Annual IMA Judges[dead link]
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^ "Keith Urban AOL Sessions Performance". Sessions.aol.ca. http://sessions.aol.ca/video/kiss-a-girl/keith-urban/696/. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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^ Up for Discussion Jump to Forums. "Only You Can Love Me This Way – Keith Urban". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/song/keith-urban/only-you-can-love-me-this-way/12948930#/song/keith-urban/only-you-can-love-me-this-way/12948930. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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^ "Keith Urban". Keith Urban. http://www.keithurban.net/index.php?page=album_blog&b_id=17273. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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^ "Keith Urban". Keith Urban. http://www.keithurban.net/index.php?page=album_blog&b_id=19203. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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^ "Keith Urban". TVGuide.com. 2 November 2010. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/keith-urban/196692.
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^ "Judges announced for Aussie Voice". RTE.ie. http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1123/thevoiceaus.html. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
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^ "Singer Urban ends rehab treatment". BBC News. 17 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6270247.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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^ "Keith Urban sues Keith Urban over web site". Billboard.biz. 7 February 2007. http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3if477e99d5c9afc6cb34884b6b1867e96. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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^ Keel, Beverly, "Keith Urban countersues Keith Urban", The Tennessean[dead link]
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^ Keith Urban.net | Keith Welcomes Sunday Rose Kidman Urban![dead link]
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^ "Kidman's baby name mystery solved". BBC News. 9 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7497137.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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^ "Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Welcome a Daughter!". People. 17 January 2011. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20458381,00.html.
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^ "New News Today!". Keith Urban. 17 January 2011. http://www.keithurban.net/news.html?n_id=46181.
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^ "Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban: 'Blessed' by Faith". People. 19 January 2011. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20458718,00.html.
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^ "Eagles band". Eagles band. 8 February 2011. http://www.eaglesband.com/. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
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Urban, Keith |
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1967-10-26 |
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Whangarei, New Zealand |
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