Blake Shelton Biography: Age, Birthday, Net Worth, Career, Family

Blake Shelton Biography: Blake Shelton is an American country music performer and television personality who was born on June 18, 1976. The lead-off single from his debut album, ‘Austin,’ was his first release. The single topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for five weeks. By 2020, he had 40 singles on the charts, including 28 number ones, 17 of which were consecutive. Blake has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards. In addition, he has served as a coach on NBC’s “The Voice” and as a judge on the televised vocal competitions “Nashville Star” and “Clash of the Choirs.”

Nickname: Toad

Birth date: June 18, 1976

Age: 46

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Height: 6′ 4″

Relationship Status: Married

BACKGROUND

The birthplace of Blake Tollison Shelton is Ada, Oklahoma. Richard Lee Shelton, his father, was an automobile salesman. Dorothy Ann, his mother, owned a beauty salon. Shelton began singing at an early age, and by the time he was 12 he had mastered the instrument. He composed his first composition at the age of 15 and won his first award, the Denbo Diamond Award, at the age of 16. A year later, Richie Shelton, Shelton’s older sibling, was killed in an automobile accident.

After graduating from secondary school at the age of 17, he relocated to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a singing career. There, he obtained employment at a music publishing company, which provided him with insight into the music industry. There he met Bobby Braddock, who assisted him in 1997 in acquiring a production contract with Sony Music. Three years later, he contracted with Giant Records and released a song titled “I Want to Talk About Me.” The staff at Giant Records deemed the tune unfit for a debut single and instead released ‘Austin’. Following the closure of Giant Records, Shelton was transferred to Warner Bros. Records. The single ‘Austin’ was Shelton’s first number-one success on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart.

2003 saw the publication of Shelton’s second album, “The Dreamer.” The album’s lead-off single ‘The Baby’ topped the country charts. The album was certified as gold. One year later, Shelton released “Blake Shelton’s Barn and Grill,” which was certified platinum. His single ‘Some Beach’ reached number one and remained there for a month.

5 SURPRISING FACTS

• Richie Shelton, his 24-year-old sibling, died in a car accident when he was 14 years old.
• Shelton wrote his first composition, “That Girl Made a Fool Out of Me,” at the age of 15.
• Shelton migrated to Nashville after graduating because Mae Boren Axton advised him to do so.
• Together with his mother, Shelton composed and performed the song ‘Time For Me To Come Home.’
• Shelton was slated to release ‘I Wanna Talk About Me,’ but Toby Keith released it instead.

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