Keith Urban
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 26, 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand
Biography
Keith Lionel Urban (born October 26, 1967) is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States in 1992. Eventually, Urban found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Records and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts. Still signed to Capitol, he made his solo American debut in 1999 with the album Keith Urban. Certified platinum in the U.S., it also produced his first American Number One in "But for the Grace of God". His breakthrough hit was the Number One "Somebody Like You", from his second Capitol album Golden Road (2002). This album also earned Urban his first Grammy Award win for "You'll Think of Me", its fourth single and the fourth Billboard Number One of his career. 2004's Be Here, his third American album, produced three more Number Ones, and became his highest-selling album, earning 4× Multi-Platinum certification. Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing was released in 2006, producing the record-setting #17 country chart debut of "Once in a Lifetime", as well as Urban's second Grammy for the song "Stupid Boy", while a Greatest Hits package entitled Greatest Hits: 18 Kids followed in late 2007. This album was re-released a year later as Greatest Hits: 19 Kids with one track added: the number one "You Look Good in My Shirt", which he had previously recorded on Golden Road. Additional albums Defying Gravity and Get Closer were released on March 31, 2009 and November 16, 2010, respectively. Urban has released a total of nine studio albums (one of which was released only in the United Kingdom), as well as one album in The Ranch. He has charted more than fifteen singles on the U.S. country charts, including ten Number Ones. Urban plays acoustic and electric guitar, as well as ganjo, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, sitar, bouzouki and drums.
Known For
Filmography
Keith Urban: Invitation Only
Movie
Player
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self
THE SONGS OF JOHN FARNHAM: A LIVING LEGEND – THE CELEBRATION CONCERT
Movie · as Self
Opry 100: A Live Celebration
Movie · as Self - Performer
The Road
TV · as Self · 10 eps
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around
Movie
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Movie · as Self
The Voice: Generations
TV · 3 eps
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Amazon Music Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Back to the Outback
Movie · as Doug (voice)
ACM Presents: Our Country
Movie
One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
The Sound
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep
Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Movie · as Self - Performer
CMA Music Festival - Country's Night to Rock 2015
Movie · as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Movie · as Self - Musical Guest
Jay Leno's Garage
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Movie · as Self
Keith Urban - Live at iTunes Festival - SXSW
Movie · as Self
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest / Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Movie · as Self
ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night
Movie · as Self
The Voice
TV · as Self - Coach, Keith Urban · 43 eps
Good Mythical Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
Movie · as Self
The Voice
TV · as Self - Mega Mentor · 2 eps
Hope for Haiti Now
Movie · as Self
Keith Urban: Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy World Tour
Movie · as Singer
The Book Lady
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live 8
Movie · as Self
Keith Urban: Livin' Right Now
Movie · as Himself
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Tout le monde en parle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest · 5 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
American Idol
TV · as Self - Judge · 130 eps
CMT Crossroads
TV · as Self · 2 eps
CMT Music Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 2 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Morgenmagazin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
American Masters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Academy of Country Music Awards
TV · as Self - Co-Host & Performer, Self - Host · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep