Keith Urban

Who is Keith Urban?

Keith Urban is a New Zealand singer and songwriter who is famous for winning two Grammy Awards in 2006 and 2008 for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. His famous songs are Somebody Like You, Stupid Boy, and Once in a Lifetime. As of 2018, Keith is making the news for collaborating with Post Malone.

Keith Urban: Birthday, Family, Facts

Keith Urban was born in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand on 26^th October 1967 as Keith Lionel Urban. He is of New Zealand Nationality and part of the mixed ethnicity with English, Irish, German and Scottish. Keith shared his childhood with his brother named, Shane Urban, born to parents, Robert and Marienne Urban. He completed his graduation from Sir Edmund Hillary College.

Early Profession and Career

Keith started his music profession with customary appearances on the Reg Lindsay Country Homestead TV Program. Within a short time, he started showing up on different other music programs. He performed a duet with nearby Brisbane young lady Jenny Wilson and won a brilliant guitar at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Keith frequently performed in the Northern Suburbs Country Music Club close Caboolture. In 1990, Urban marked with EMI in Australia and released his self-titled presentation collection. In 1992, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and showed up in the music video for Alan Jackson’s interpretation of “Mercury Blues.” He sang “Jesus Gets Jealous of Santa Claus” on the 1995 collection Christmas to Christmas. Keith’s list of famous songs includes “But for the Grace of God,” “Break on Me,” “Wasted Time” and “You look good in my shirt” to mention a few.

In 2001, Keith won Academy of Country Music Awards-Top New Male Vocalist. He additionally won ARIA Music Award same year. Keith won TCMA Awards for “Someone Like You” in 2003. The next year, he won Country Music Association Awards-Male Vocalist of the Year.

Keith Urban: Net Worth and Salary

Keith summons a net worth of $75 million from his professional career.

Keith Urban: Married, Wife, Children

In his early days, Keith used to abuse drugs and had to move into rehab in Nashville to stop taking drugs. In 2005, he met actress Nicole Kidman during an event to honor Australian actors. After six months of dating, Keith and Nicole tied the knots at Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in Sydney on 25^th June 2006.

However, even after their marriage, Keith started abusing drugs and moved to Betty Ford Center for his treatment and apologized to his family. As of now, Keith and Nicole have two beautiful daughters Faith Margaret and Sunday Rose Kidman Urban.

Height, Weight, Body Measurements

Keith stands tall with a height of 5 feet and 10 inches and weighs around 75kgs. He has blue eyes with dark brown hair color.

Social Media Profiles

Keith has 1.9 million followers on his Instagram and 4.26 million followers on his Twitter account as of December 2018.