Keith Lionel Urban (born October 26, 1967) is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States in 1992. Eventually, Urban found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Records and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts.
Still signed to Capitol, he made his solo American debut in 1999 with the album Keith Urban. Certified platinum in the U.S., it also produced his first American Number One in "But for the Grace of God". His breakthrough hit was the Number One "Somebody Like You", from his second Capitol album Golden Road (2002). This album also earned Urban his first Grammy Award win for "You'll Think of Me", its fourth single and the fourth Billboard Number One of his career. 2004's Be Here, his third American album, produced three more Number Ones, and became his highest-selling album, earning 4× Multi-Platinum certification. Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing was released in 2006, producing the record-setting #17 country chart debut of "Once in a Lifetime", as well as Urban's second Grammy for the song "Stupid Boy", while a Greatest Hits package entitled Greatest Hits: 18 Kids followed in late 2007. This album was re-released a year later as Greatest Hits: 19 Kids with one track added: the number one "You Look Good in My Shirt", which he had previously recorded on Golden Road. Additional albums Defying Gravity and Get Closer were released on March 31, 2009 and November 16, 2010, respectively.
Urban has released a total of nine studio albums (one of which was released only in the United Kingdom), as well as one album in The Ranch. He has charted more than fifteen singles on the U.S. country charts, including ten Number Ones. Urban plays acoustic and electric guitar, as well as ganjo, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, sitar, bouzouki and drums.
Known For
60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
Self - Performer & Honoree
2025
Opry 100: A Live Celebration
Self - Performer
2025
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around
2024
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2024
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
Self
2022
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Self · (1 episode)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2022
The Voice: Generations
(3 episodes)
2022
Back to the Outback
Doug (voice)
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
The Sound
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
2020
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
ACM Presents: Our Country
2020
Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On
Self · (2 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (4 episodes)
2019
GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
Self
2017
Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Self - Performer
2017
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self
2015
Jay Leno's Garage
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
CMA Music Festival - Country's Night to Rock 2015
Self
2015
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Self
2014
Keith Urban - Live at iTunes Festival - SXSW
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Self
2013
ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night
Self
2013
The Voice
Self - Coach · (13 episodes)
2012
The Voice
(16 episodes)
2012
Good Mythical Morning
Self · (1 episode)
2012
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
Self
2011
The Voice
Self - Mega Mentor · (2 episodes)
2011
Hope for Haiti Now
Self
2010
Keith Urban: Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy World Tour
Singer
2008
The Book Lady
Self
2008
Live 8
Self
2005
Keith Urban: Invitation Only
The Voice
Keith Urban · (1 episode)
2012
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Keith Urban: Livin' Right Now
Himself
2005
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Self - Musical Guest · (2 episodes)
2004
Tout le monde en parle
Self · (1 episode)
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2003
American Idol
Self - Judge · (130 episodes)
2002
CMT Crossroads
Self · (2 episodes)
2002
Morgenmagazin
Self · (1 episode)
1992
American Masters
Self · (1 episode)
1986
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (2 episodes)
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
1975
Academy of Country Music Awards
Self - Co-Host & Performer · (1 episode)
1966
Player
Self · (6 episodes)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
Academy of Country Music Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1966
The Grammys
Self · (1 episode)
1959