Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American pop singer and songwriter. He signed a contract with Black River Entertainment, and released his first album The First Time in 2015. His second album Unapologetically was released on November 3, 2017. He received a nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards 2017.
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Life and career
Ballerini grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father Ed, a former sales manager for a country radio station, is of Italian descent. Her mother, Carla, has worked in marketing for the publication of Thomas Nelson Bible and the sponsoring company. He is an only child. He started taking dancing lessons at three o'clock and stopped ten years later. He sings in church and choir school. He wrote his first song at 12 for his mother and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, three years later. He attended high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, Centennial High School, in Franklin, Tennessee and then Lipscomb University for two years until he pursued a music career.
At 19, he signed an agreement with Black River Entertainment. At the end of 2014, she released her debut single "Love Me Like You Mean It", which debuted on the Country Airplay chart in October 2014. She released a self-titled extended play for the label in November. She was crowned CMT's Next Women of Country in 2014. She performed for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry on February 14, 2015 and sang "Love Me Like You Mean It". For a chart dated July 4, 2015, "Love Me Like You Mean It" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making Ballerini the first solo female music artist to hit number one with her debut single since Carrie Underwood did it with "Jesus, Take the Wheel" in 2006, and only the eleventh in history to achieve. Ballerini also became the sole female solo solo artist to score the back-to-back number one hit with her first two singles when "Dibs" reached the top of the Country Airplay charts. He became the first to do so since Jamie O'Neal in 2001. The album's third single, "Peter Pan", was released to state radio on March 21, 2016. "Peter Pan" reached number one on both Country Airplay and Hot Songs Country Songs in September, making Ballerini as the first solo female solo artist on top of the country music charts at once. This achievement also made her the first solo woman to send her first three singles to number one since Wynonna Judd achieved the same achievement in 1992. The album's fourth single, "Yeah Boy", was released to state radio on October 10, 2016. In early 2017, Ballerini named Forbes '30 Under 30 - Music list at number two. In 2017, Ballerini received two Academy of Country Music Award nominations for Best Female Vocalist and Video of the Year for "Peter Pan." In June 2017, Ballerini released "Legends" as the first single from her second studio album.
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Influences
Ballerini has been influenced by both artists in the field of pop music and country music. Initially influenced by pop music, Ballerini stated "I grew up on 40 pop I do not know what country music, which is so funny because I grew up on a farm in East Tennessee." Ballerini lists Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and NSYNC among the early artists who influenced her. Only after Ballerini heard of "Stupid Boy" by Keith Urban, he decided to study more in country music by listening to albums by Taylor Swift, Sugarland, and Dixie Chicks. Ballerini cites Shania Twain as its biggest influence. He also often plays songs originally recorded by Alison Krauss.
Personal life
In March 2016, Ballerini began dating Australian country singer, Morgan Evans. They got engaged on Christmas Day 2016. They got married on December 2nd, 2017 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Kelsea has a dog, Dibs, which she named after her number 1.
Discography
Studio album
Extended playback
Singles
Single guest
Other charted songs
Other appearances
Music videos
Awards and nominations
Tour
- Headlining
- The First Time Tour (2016)
- The Unapologetically Tour (2018)
- Support
- Wheels Up Tour (2015) with Lady Antebellum
- Just the Right Type of Crazy Tour (2015) with Dan Shay
- Rhythm and Roots Tour (2016) with Rascal Flatts
- Home Team Tour (2017) with Thomas Rhett
- You Look Good World Tour (2017) with Lady Antebellum
- Graffiti U Tour (2018) with Keith Urban
References
External links
- Official website
- Kelsea Ballerini Discography at Discogs
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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