Keith Urban
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Keith Lionel Urban is an Australian and American country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Recognised with 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. Urban wrote and performed the song "For You" from the film Act of Valor, which earned him nominations at both the 70th Golden Globe Awards and at the 18th Critics' Choice Awards in the respective Best Original Song categories.
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Keith Lionel Urban is a singer, pianist, and guitarist who performs country music. He began his work period in 1990 and records for Capitol Records and Capitol Records Nashville. Urban speaks English and plays the guitar, piano, and voice. He was born in 1967 in Whangārei and holds citizenship in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.
Urban is married to Nicole Kidman, and they have two children. He is identified as male and is associated with the Paradise Papers. His given names are Keith and Lionel, and his birth name is Keith Lionel Urban.
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Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand
Keith Lionel Urban (born October 26, 1967) is a New Zealand-born 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…
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Australia
- Active from
- 1967
Discography
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Key facts
- Born
- Keith Lionel Urbahn , ( 1967-10-26 ) 26 October 1967 (age 58) , Whangārei , New Zealand
- Citizenship
- Australia US
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter guitarist producer
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouse
- Nicole Kidman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2026 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Origin
- Caboolture, Queensland , Australia
- Genres
- Country country pop country rock yacht rock
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar piano banjo harmonica
- Label
- Capitol Nashville
- Formerly of
- The Ranch
- Website
- keithurban .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lionel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Whangārei
- Spouse
- Nicole Kidman
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records Nashville
- Official website
- www.keithurban.net
- Image
- Keith Urban 2020.jpg
- Height
- 174
- Number of children
- 2
- Significant event
- Paradise Papers
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- Keith Urban
- date of birth
- 1967-10-26
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- birth name
- Keith Lionel Urban
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- name in native language
- Keith Lionel Urban
- social media followers
- 1700000
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Encyclopedic overview
Keith Lionel Urban (né Urbahn; 26 October 1967) is an Australian and American country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Recognised with 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. Urban wrote and performed the song "For You" from the film Act of Valor, which earned him nominations at both the 70th Golden Globe Awards and at the 18th Critics' Choice Awards in the respective Best Original Song categories.
Born in New Zealand, Urban immigrated to Australia as a child. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, charting four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the next year. He began a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Nashville and charted two singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
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