



Keith Urban
- In January 2008 Keith and wife, Nicole Kidman, revealed they were set to welcome their first child together in July 2008.
- Keith Urban was nominated for "Entertainer of the Year", "Male Vocalist of the Year" and "Album of the Year" for Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing at the 2007 CMA Awards.
- In May 2007, on a flight from Sydney to Adelaide, Keith was offered a complimentary bottle of wine by Qantas Airline staff. Keith later joked about the incident, since most people realise he is a recovering alcoholic.
- Keith's video for his hit song, "Better Life," won Video of the Year at the 2006 CMT Music Awards.
- In August of 2006, Keith Urban's hit "Once In A Lifetime" made history when it became the highest-debuting country single in the 62-year history of Billboard's country charts. It debuted at number 17.
- In 2001, Keith Urban appeared partially nude on the cover of Playgirl magazine.
- In 2001, Keith Urban won "Top New Male Vocalist Award" at the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association's "Horizon Award."
- Keith Urban first checked himself into rehab in 1998. He checked himself into Cumberland Heights, a treatment center in Nashville.
- Keith Urban can play the acoustic guitar, electric guitar, twelve string guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, piano, banjo, drums, ganjo, E-bow, mandolin, bouzouki, papose, keys, drum machine, and poke.
- Keith Urban voluntarily checked himself into a rehab center on October 19, 2006, for an addiction to alcohol.
- Keith serenaded wife Nicole Kidman at their wedding reception with the song Memories Of Us.
- Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were married in Sydney on June 25, 2006.
- Keith and Nicole arrived in Australia on June 19th 2006, ahead of their weekend wedding.
- US Magazine Country Weekly has announced Keith as its sexiest male country artist. More than 32,000 readers voted in the poll.
- Keith won the ACM for top male vocalist in 2006. This is the second year he has been honored with this award.
- He has said he does not know how to read music, it comes naturally to him.
- Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney are very good friends.
- Keith both wrote and produced "You're Not Alone Tonight."
- "You'll Think Of Me" was Keith's first cross-over hit.
- Keith Urban played alongside fellow country superstars, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Toby Keith in the Live 8 concert.
- Keith gave an in depth interview on Dateline, leading the cameras back to his hometown in Caboolture on June 17th.
- Keith Urban, Jerry Flowers, and Peter Clarke made up "The Ranch" trio.
- The title of Keith's song "My Last Name" from his The Ranch CD also appeared on Dierks Bently's latest album, although the lyrics are different.
- Keith Urban had a three-piece band in Australia called "Four Wheel Drive" but it became "The Ranch" when they moved their gig to the US.
- Keith Urban has had seven #1 singles during his career in America and four #1 singles during his career in Australia.
- Keith Urban played guitar for the Dixie Chicks' song "Some Days You Gotta Dance" and for Garth Brooks' Double Live album.
- Keith Urban sang backup for INXS' song "Shining Star".
- Keith Urban's current record label is Capitol Nashville but was also signed with EMI Records in Australia.
- Keith Urban was featured in People's 2005 and 2007 "Sexiest Man Alive" issue.
- Keith Urban was one of US Weekly Magazine's hottest country stars in 2005.
- Keith Urban has had 10 Billboard Top 10 Singles.
- Keith's favorite books are Three Magic Words by U.S. Anderson, and Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch.
- Keith Urban's favorite actresses are Sally Field and Susan Sarandon.
- Keith Urban's favorite food is sushi.
- Keith Urban's favorite actors are Orson Wells, Michael Douglas, and Jack Nicholson.
- Keith Urban's favorite movie is Citizen Kane.
- The first song that he ever fully learned was "House of The Rising Sun."
- His first musical performance was a guitar recital at age 6.
- Keith Urban first achieved success in Australia before making the move to Nashville.
- Keith has had 10 consecutive top 5 songs on the Billboard charts including: "But for the Grace of God", "Somebody Like You", "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me", "You'll Think of Me", "Days Go By", "Making Memories of Us", and "Better Life".
- He is the reining 2005 CMA Male Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. He is also the Male Vocalist of the Year for 2004.
- Discography:
- The Ranch (1997),
- Keith Urban (1999)
- Golden Road (2002)
- Be Here (2004)
- Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing (2006).
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