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.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Keith Urban - Defying Gravity
- Blue Ain't Your Color Sheet Music
- Wasted Time
- Cop Car
- Raise 'em up Sheet Music
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- 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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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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