biography

KEITH URBAN BIOGRAPHY

·FULL NAME: Keith Lionel Urban

·BIRTHDATE: October 26,1967

·BIRTHPLACE: Whangarei, New Zealand . Caboolture Queensland

·CURRENT HOME; At present he is looking into buying a home in N.S.W and in America

·EDUCATION: Left school at the age of 15, but life certainly has taught him more than school ever could.
·FAMILY: Parents Bob and Marienne Urban,
brother shane ,sister inlaw Jennifer. Nephew Blake and niece Jessica.

·MARITAL STATUS: Single

·HAIR / EYES: Blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes

·INSTRUMENTS PLAYED: Guitar, Bass Guitar , Drums , Keyboard , Ganjo , Banjo , and Sitar

·FIRST MUSICAL RECITAL: Age 6 years old, at a guitar recital

·FIRST SONG EVER FULLY LEARNED: House of the rising sun.

·GOALS: To tour the world as a successful artist, make better records, write better songs,be a good husband and father and make himself proud.He would also like to host a documentary-type show.

·FAVOURITE SPORT: Bowling and 9 ball pool, he is also a big supporter of ARL footy Team South Sydney Rabbiitohs( I inducted him.. hehe)

·FAVOURITE COLOUR: Blue or Black (though black is not really a colour)

·AWARDS;
1983 Country Capital Music Association,
(CCMA) Junior Male vocalist

1990 Country Music Association Australia
(CCMA) Star Maker Award

1991 CMAA Golden Guitar /Best New Talent

1992 CMAA Golden Guitar Male Vocalist and Golden Guitar instrumentalist

1997 CMAA Golden Guitar Instrumentalist

2001 ACM (American Country Music) New Male Vocalist

2001 CMA (Country Music Association) Horizon Award

2001 Grammy Nomination, Instrumentalist
(ROLLERCOASTER)

2001 Aria award for outstanding achievements

2002 (CCMA) Best video for somebody like you

2003 Aria award for best country album

2004 CCMA nomination for best video
"WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ME"

2004 CCMA Best selling country album

#1.Single-BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD

#1 Single-SOMEBODY LIKE YOU
(this song featured #1, for 8 consecutive weeks,the longest running hit for 2002)

#1-Single-WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ME

Keith also had top five hits with.
LOVE THING
YOUR EVERYTHING
RAINING ON SUNDAY
and his latest release in America is you'll think of me, and is starting to race up the charts, so I maybe reporting soon that this song is 1 also..

Keiths Golden Road Album, hss TURNED PLAITNUM
in three countries.. AUSTRALIA AMERICA AND CANADA
His keith urban album released 1999, is gold and now also reaching platnum status and his RANCH cd, is being re-released in February 2004 , and I am confident that also will reach great status!

·MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb, Don Williams, Mark Knopfler ,Freddie Murcury ,Fleetwood Mac , Jackson Brown ,Don Henley , Ronnie Milsap , and Dolly Parton.

·OTHER PROFESSIONAL CREDITS:
In 1990 he signed with EMI and recorded his first solo album,Keith Urban 91
Which yielded 4 #1 hits on the Australian Charts.
Backing Vocals on the SHINING STAR by INXS

Appearing on Alan Jackson's MERCURY BLUES VIDEO

Guitar on Garth Brooks' DOUBLE LIVE-TEARING IT
UP

Guitar on the DIXI CHICKS' FLY ALBUM

Somedays you gotta dance!

Banjo on the Sons of the Desert-THE RIDE

Guitar on Julie Reeve's self titled CD
ITS ABOUT TIME and YOU WERE A MOUNTAIN

Keith has also appeared on many award programs as a presenter.
Co-hosted the American top 100 songs for CMT

·FAVOURITE SONGS HE HAS WRITTEN: Tangled up in love, My last name, Desiree , Walkin the country, Hank don't fail me now ,But for the grace of God , It's a love thing , I thought you knew , Don't shut me out , Somebody like you , Your not alone tonight.

·FAVOURITE SONGS BY OTHERS: Witchita linesman , Galveston , Heart of the matter , Sky blue and Black . You look so good in love ,

·FAVOURITE SONG WRITERS: Jimmy Webb , Rodney Crowell , Harley Allen , Vernon Rust ,Bernie Taupin , Rob Thomas.

·FAVOURITE BOOKS: Conversations with God (Neale Donald Walsch) Three Magic Words (U.S ,Anderson)

·FAVOURITE MOVIE: Citizen Kane

·FAVOURITE ACTORS: Michael Douglas , Jack Nicholson , and Orson Wells.

·FAVOURITE ACTRESSES: Sally Field , Susan Sarandon

·FAVOURITE FOOD: Sushi ( keith doesn't eat a lot of red meat, but is not vegetarian)

·FAVOURITE DRINK: Vegetable juices ( carrot, spinach , celery , apple, )

·FAVOURITE RESTAURANT: Cheesecake Factory, and Shintomi's in Nashville

·FAVOURITE PLACE: On stage on a good night.

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PET PEEVES: People who don't look you in the eye when they shake your hand, and leave lint in the lint filter in dryers. And people wfo show you a bunch of photos and half of them are out of focus, "why don't they just throw them out"