Keith Urban is a country music star who has earned many great honors for his work. His accomplishments include multiple Grammy Awards and membership in the Grand Ole Opry.
Urban was born in New Zealand on October 26, 1967, but moved to Australia at an early age and grew up there.
Urban entered the music industry early, releasing an album in 1997 with the Nashville band The Ranch.
Keith Urban admits he was willing to ‘do anything’ to launch his career
Being part of the group was not a long endeavor for Urban, and he soon embarked on his own solo career.
The first album Urban released as a solo artist was his self-titled album in 1999.
From here, Urban began a steady path to musical success. One of his early hits was “Somebody Like You,” released in 2002.
In 2006, Urban won his first Grammy Award for the song “You’ll Think of Me.” This was the first of four wins for the country star.
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He also won Grammy Awards for the songs “Stupid Boy,” “Sweet Thing,” and “Til Summer Comes Around.”
While Urban’s career began to skyrocket, his relationship was also one that garnered a lot of attention surrounding it.
In 2006, Urban married Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman. Urban and Kidman are often spotted arm in arm and supporting each other on the red carpet at movie premieres, music awards shows, and other major Hollywood events.
Urban has also been vocal about his wife’s support during difficult times in his life.
“We got married in June 2006, but just four months into our marriage, our marriage was shattered by my addiction, which I really did nothing about.” said Urban in a speech at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards Gala in April 2024. According to a video of the event posted on Tuesday, June 18, People reported.
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“We’ve been married for four months and I’ve been in rehab for three months. We had no idea what was going to happen to us…and if you want to know what real love feels like, try it. Look,” he continued. “Nick pushed aside all the negative voices, including her own, and she chose love. And 18 years later, here we are tonight.”
Urban and Kidman have two daughters, Sunday and Faith. Kidman also has two children with ex-husband Tom Cruise. Isabella and Connor.
In addition to his own success, Urban has helped others pursue a similar path through his work as a judge on “American Idol.”
The “Blue Ain’t Your Color” crooner was a judge on the show from seasons 12 to 15, but returned to the show as a guest mentor for the season 21 finale.
Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.
