Blake Shelton Biography

Blake Shelton was born in 1976 in Ada, Oklahoma. Having developed an early appreciation for music, he penned his first song as a teenager and had learned to play the guitar with proficiency. Shelton moved to Nashville when he was only seventeen with aspirations to pursue music professionally, and although the risky move was a gamble, it paid off quickly. After signing with Giant Records at the turn of the millennium, Blake Shelton released his smash-hit debut single, “Austin,” which remained at the time of the country charts for five straight weeks in 2001. Blake’s debut album, Blake Shelton, was also an enormous success, and produced the additional hits “Ol’ Red” and “All Over Me.”

Since his debut, Blake Shelton has released a series of highly successful albums, including: The Dreamer (2003), Blake Shelton’s Barn & Grill (2004), Pure BS (2007), Startin’ Fires (2008), Red River Blue (2011), and his first holiday album, Cheers, It’s Christmas (2012.) The albums spawned the singles "The Baby,” Heavy Liftin'," "Playboys of the Southwestern World,” “When Somebody Knows You that Well,” “Some Beach,” “Goodby Time,” “Nobody but Me,” “Don’t Make Me,” “The More I Drink,” “She Wouldn’t be Gone,” “I”ll Just Hold On,” “Hillbilly Bone,” “All About Tonight,” “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking,” “Over You,” “Honey Bee,” and “Drink on It.” In addition, in 2011 Shelton contributed the title song for the remake of the classic hit movie, Footloose.

Most recently, Blake Shelton joined the cast of the Voice as one of the show’s coaches, and released his album Based on a True Story (2013.) The album features the singles “Sure Be Cool if You Did” and “Boys ‘Round Here” and debuted at the top of the charts upon its release. For his contributions to music, Blake Shelton has been recognized with innumerous award nominations from: the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association, CMT Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the American Music Awards.  From these associations, he has won awards for Male Vocalist of the Year, Favorite Country Male Artist, Entertainer of the Year, and Song of the Year (for “Over You.”)