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Lionel Keith Urban better known simply as Keith Urban is a country singer Australian.

Keith Urban was born in Whangarei, New Zealand on 26 October 1967. Urban had a dream to take the music business since his childhood. He began learning the techniques when he was only six years old. It had won competitions for young people singing at eight years. He was able to book his band in local clubs at the age of 12. Finally, he quit school to hit the road in 15. EMI in Australia signed in 1990, Urban and recorded his first solo album. This album proved to be a super hit and charted four No. 1 hits in Australia, country. Urban moved to Nashville to pursue the largest country music market in the world in 1992.

Unfortunately, Keith addicted to cocaine, in Nashville. This seriously affected his health and his career. However, he showed willingness to give up the habit in 1998. He got checked himself into Cumberland Heights, a treatment center in Nashville.Soon it was clean. So Urban released his self-titled American debut in 2000. This proved a huge success. The album produced

produced three top 5 hits. This album earned him the Top New Male Vocalist Award 2001, the Academy of Country Music Awards of 2001 and the horizon of the Country Music Association Awards.

Urban Guitar Skills were exceptional and earned him great reputation. He liked to act as a session musician on albums such as Garth Brooks 'Double Live, the Dixie Chicks' Fly, and Paul Brandt's This Time Around. He appeared semi-nude in photos accompanying an interview for Playgirl magazine and on the cover of April 2001.

In 2002, launched Urban Golden Road. His career was in high gear with the success of the single "Somebody Like You". The single spent eight consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, staying # 1 artist more than any other country in 2002. Three other singles Tourism as a support act for country known acts Brooks & Dunn and Kenny Chesney improve skills Urban and stage-craft. Urban Tour first headlining arena titled Keith Urban Be Here '04 was sponsored by Country video channel CMT. Katrina Elam was the opening act tour. Urban did not stop there. His fame continued to rise, with a very successful tour with Elam called Alive in '05.

Urban has the honor to act Live 8 concert in Philadelphia on July 2, 2005. He was chosen by the differential to appear alongside seven other musical stars in their "Favorites" campaign. He was proud of being named the 2005 CMA Entertainer of the Year.

The end of September 2005, Urban released a DVD entitled Livin 'Right Now was recorded at the Wiltern Theater in California in December 2004.

Urban recently taken advantage of opportunities for the "Better Life" at the CMA Awards and "You'll Think of Me "at the American Music Awards. He also liked to perform at the Grammys playing" You'll Think of Me "and" The Lucky One "with Faith Hill. At the 2006 ACM Awards Urban performed "Tonight I Want to Cry" and entertain the audience to play guitar for the song by Brooks & Dunn "Believe".

Urban new single "Once in a Lifetime" set a new record for the highest debuting country single of the 62-year history of the Billboard charts country. Urban made history on August 21, 2006, when it was new single debuted at # 17. The record was previously held by Garth Brooks "Good Ride Cowboy" Eddie Rabbitt and "Every Which Way But Loose", both of which debuted at # 18. "Good Ride Cowboy" was the highest in the BDS era (1990-present).

Urban met Australian actress Nicole Kidman at G'Day LA in January 2005. It is an event in honor of Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Urban were married on Sunday, 25 June 2006, at the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in the grounds of St Patrick's Estate, Manly in Sydney.

Urban announced the completion of rehabilitation and plans to tour to promote his new album, Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy thing on January 18, 2007.
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