Keith Urban information and short bio

Keith Lionel Urban was born in Whangerei, New Zealand, 1977, and lived most of his early life in Brisbane, Australia.
And right from the beginning the Keith practiced and played guitar mimicking such country greats as Don Williams. and others like Glen Campbell and Merle Haggard. Even at the early age of 15-16 Keith left school to play rock and roll music such as Dire Straits professionaly at local clubs. He was later tutored by Rusty Ayers' Rockets playing guitar and won local contests performing the song, "I Never Work On A Sunday" which was later released on Keith's first album, "1991". The award came with a big time perk: a record deal with EMI Records. In 1989, Keith made his first trip to the U.S. with Greg Shaw to record the record 1991 in Nashville, then until he could get a VISA came back to Australia to promote the new record.
Keith first album claimed 4 number 1 hits in Australia & earned Keith 3 CMAA Golden Guitars (1991 Best New Talent, 1992 Male Vocalist, & 1992 Instrumentalist). Later Keith performed on albums with The Dixie Chicks and
Garth Brooks. After his hit album Keith did experience problems with cocaine addiction, but has since rehabilitated himself and gone totally clean.  And when Keith came back, this time, country radio & the fans who listen to it have paid attention. Every single released off Keith's American debut album has charted. In February 2001, "But For The Grace Of God" reached #1on four charts simultaneously, making Keith the first Australian male to reach the top position on the Country Singles charts.
April 2001 brought certification from RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) that the album is gold, signifying sale of over 500,000 units. In May 2001, the Academy of Country Music named Keith as their New Male Vocalist of the Year. "Winning the ACM felt like going back to a time before I started going off the rails. It felt like winning my first award in Australia, kind of like the Star Maker award. I felt like I'd finally gotten back on track and picked up where I'd left off. That's how great it felt." But, the year 2001 had one more surprise in store for Keith. On November 7, Keith took home the CMA Horizon Award for career development, the first won by an Aussie in 27 years. "It's beyond anything I can explain. I've been watching the CMAs since I was a kid, growing up in Australia. And, to be on the other side of the camera is as amazing as you imagine it is."
Keith's success here in the states hasn't gone unnoticed back home. ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association recognized Keith's groundbreaking career wit the Career Achievement Award, which is equivalent to similar to the American Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award. Keith spent the first half of 2002 putting the finishing touches on his latest album, Golden Road, released October 8, 2002. The first single from the album, Somebody Like You, was the most added new song on country radio, even before it's official add date. So far, the single is the biggest of his career. SLY, as his diehard fans call it, became the biggest single of 2002, spending eight weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart, as well as seven weeks at the top of the Radio and Records Country Chart. Along with the success of the song, came a legion of new fans. In just 2 short years, the Keith Urban International Fan Club has grown from 400 members to 3,500.
But for Keith, it's all gravy. "The fact that I can play and sing and I love it is enough for me. My take on it was that God was kind of prepping me for all that sort of stuff. There's no way I could've handled this kind of success 2 years ago, 3 years ago. No way. I would've blown it. I would've been, "Yee-Haw!" Just would have completely blown the whole thing."
That he is grateful is apparent in everything he does. Jewel Coburn, Keith's friend and publisher, sees the difference in him, too. "The main thing that comes across now is that he's grateful, really grateful, that he's in good shape and he feels good and he doesn't want to mess it up." And, no one more than Keith knows how lucky he is to be doing what he loves. "You only gotta drive down the road and see what some other people do for a living to count your blessings, man. I do every day." Keith Urban tickets are available now and you should definitely get tickets for your favorite Keith Urban concert venue before all the excellent seating is gone. ABC tickets stocks Keith Urban tickets in the first 10 rows as well as reasonable upper level seating and lower level seating for Keith Urban shows in arenas and concert halls across North America.

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