Keith Urban

Keith Lionel Urban is an Australian Grammy Award winning country music singer. Urban began his career in Australia, although he was born in New Zeland. He plays several instruments: acoustic and electric guitar, as well as ganjo, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, bouzouki, and papoose.

In 1991, Urban released a self-titled debut album, and four singles entered in the Australian chart. 1992 he moved to Nashville where he 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.


He made his solo American debut in 1999 with the album Keith Urban. The album produced his first American Number One in "But for the Grace of God." His breakthrough hit was "Somebody Like You," from his second album Golden Road (2002). This album also earned Urban his first Grammy Award win for "You'll Think of Me."

In 2004 he released his third album “Be Here” which produced three more Number Ones, and became his highest-selling album, earning Multi-Platinum certification.


Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing was released in 2006, earning Urban's second Grammy for the song "Stupid Boy."


In his career Urban has released a total of seven studio albums, as well as one album in The Ranch. He has charted more than fifteen singles on the U.S. country charts, including seven Number Ones.
Urban released his first greatest hits collection, Greatest Hits: 18 Kids, on November 20, 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 started the ”Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour” with fellow country singer Carrie Underwood.

Urban is currently writing for a new album that has to be released sometime in early 2009.

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