keith says he knew when he was just seven years old that he would go to Nashville and play country music for a living.
He first picked up a guitar at age 6. By 8 he was entering country music talent shows. At fourteen, he had steady club gigs with a band. During that time he bought a Dire Straits album. The style of the album fused with his own onstage solos, creating a signature style Urban likes to call "funktry."
In his early twenties, he made trips to Nashville to find songs and collaborate with such noted songwriters as Gary Burr, Trey Bruce, and Dave Loggins. Keith established a successful career in Australia with four # 1 country singles. He realized that his moment had come to leave for Nashville. It wasn't long before the live shows of The Ranch led to a record deal with Capitol Nashville Keith's first album "Keith Urban" was released in 1991 and re-released in 1997.
"The Ranch" self-titled debut album also released in 1997.
Keith won Starmaker in 1990. He won Golden Guitars in 1992 and 1998. The Ranch have now disbanded.
He is now touring as a solo act and is the first Australian male artist to hit the top 10 on Billboard Country charts and on his way to a successful international career.
