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Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is a New Zealand-born Australian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur and music competition judge. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the following year. He found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Nashville and charted two singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. Still signed to Capitol, Urban made his solo American debut in 1999 with the album ''Keith Urban''. Certified platinum in the US, it produced his first number one on Hot Country Songs with "But for the Grace of God". "Somebody Like You", the first single from his second Capitol album, ''Golden Road'' (2002), was named by ''Billboard'' as the biggest country hit of the 2000s decade. The album's fourth single, "You'll Think of Me", earned him his first Grammy. 2004's ''Be Here'', his third American album, produced three more number 1 singles and became his highest-selling album, earning 4× Platinum certification. ''Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing'' was released in 2006, containing "Once in a Lifetime" as well as his second Grammy song, "Stupid Boy". A greatest hits package entitled ''Greatest Hits: 18 Kids'' followed in late-2007. ''Defying Gravity'' and ''Get Closer'' were released on March 31, 2009 and November 16, 2010 respectively. In September 2013, he released a brand new album titled ''Fuse'', which produced four more number ones on the newly introduced Country Airplay chart. Two are those number ones are duets with Miranda Lambert and Eric Church. A new single, entitled "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16", was released in June 2015 as the lead-off single to his upcoming eighth American studio album ''Ripcord''. Urban has released a total of nine studio albums (one of which was released only in the United Kingdom), as well as one album with The Ranch. He has charted thirty-seven singles on the US country charts, eighteen of which have went to number one, counting a duet with Brad Paisley and the 2008 single "You Look Good in My Shirt", which he previously recorded on ''Golden Road''. Those also include his third Grammy Award winning single "Sweet Thing" from his album ''Defying Gravity''. Urban is also known for his roles as a coach on the Australian version of the singing competition ''The Voice'', and as a judge on ''American Idol''. Since 2006, he has been married to actress Nicole Kidman. In October 2013, Urban introduced his own signature line of guitars and accessories. ==Early life== Keith Lionel Urban was born in Whangarei, New Zealand, on October 26, 1967 as the youngest son of Marienne and Robert "Bob" Urban. From the age of 13, he attended Sir Edmund Hillary College in Otara, South Auckland, New Zealand and by 17, he lived with his parents in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia. His father, who owned a convenience store, put an advertisement for a guitar teacher in his shop window. Urban took lessons from his teacher, Sue McCarthy (now Crealey and still a family friend)〔''Fortunate Son, Jeff Apter''〕 and began entering local competitions, in addition to acting in a local theater company.〔 Urban has stated that his guitar playing was influenced by two rock players, Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) and Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac). He also performed at country festivals from the age of 10. In 1983, Urban was a contestant on the Australian TV talent show ''New Faces''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jojvq1lBE84 )〕 A few years later, he began to make inroads into the Australian country music scene with regular appearances on the Reg Lindsay Country Homestead TV Program, Mike McClellan's Music Program, and various other TV programs performing duets with local Brisbane girl Jenny Wilson. They won a golden guitar award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Urban also performed regularly on stage at the Northern Suburbs Country Music Club near Caboolture. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keith Urban」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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