The Australian born Keith Urban knew from the very young age of 6 that he wanted to play country music for the rest of his life. Raised by a father that loved American culture and especially country music, Keith Urban quickly followed in those footsteps as a young guitar student. By the time he was 8 years old, Urban was winning local talent shows in Australia for singing and dancing, all of which built the foundation for his amazing live performances that he gives today. In Australia, Keith self-produced his solo album and had three number one hit singles on the Australian charts. But the young singer/songwriter knew he needed to go to Nashville to really be able to play the music he loved.

In the late 80’s, a bright-eyed Urban showed up in Nashville and quickly began performing his ballads in the club circuit with fellow band members, Jerry Flowers and Peter Clarke. Their live shows eventually caught the eye of a major label, Capitol Nashville, and their debut album, The Ranch, was released to critical acclaim in 1997. Things still didn’t take off after Keith Urban’s debut album; he continued to play locally in support of the record. It wasn’t until 1999’s release of his self-titled solo album that things really started to take off. His got signed on to tour with Dwight Yoakam, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. By the end of this tour, Keith Urban had enough support and fans to be his own headliner and his album sales went through the roof. His hard work paid off with a top ten single in “Your Everything.”

With a solid fan base made up of young country fans, Keith Urban’s next album, Golden Road was positioned for success. The album spend six weeks in the number one spot and spawned two number one singles, “Somebody Like You,” and “Who Wouldn’t Want to be Me.” In 2003, he became country radio’s most played artist and had an album that spent 100 weeks in the charts. Keith Urban was ready for another tour, which is exactly what he did. Keith Urban concert tickets began to sell out all over the US as his two solo albums won the hearts of the American country audience. Whether or not he grew up here made no difference to his growing fan base and as he continues to dig deep in his own music, he is also digging deep in the very fabric of the country music industry. One thing is for certain, Keith Urban is going to stay in America for now.