Blake Shelton

Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country singer, songwriter and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin" from his first album, ''Blake Shelton''. "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red").

His second and third albums, 2003's ''The Dreamer'' and 2004's ''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'', are gold and platinum, respectively. His fourth album, ''Pure BS'' (2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit "Home" as one of the bonus tracks. His fifth album, ''Startin' Fires'' was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays ''Hillbilly Bone'' and ''All About Tonight'' in 2010, and the albums ''Red River Blue'' in 2011, ''Based on a True Story...'' in 2013, ''Bringing Back the Sunshine'' in 2014, ''If I'm Honest'' in 2016, ''Texoma Shore'' in 2017, and ''Fully Loaded: God's Country'' in 2019.

, Shelton has charted 40 singles, including 29 number ones, 17 of which were consecutive. The 11th No. 1 ("Doin' What She Likes") broke "the record for the most consecutive No. 1 singles in the Country Airplay chart's 24-year history". Throughout his career, he has received nine Grammy Award nominations, including two for Best Country Album. In 2024, Shelton left Warner Music Nashville and signed with BBR Music Group.

Shelton has been a judge on the televised singing competitions ''Nashville Star'', ''Clash of the Choirs'', and a coach on NBC's ''The Voice''. He was on ''The Voice'' from 2011 to 2023, and, in nine of twenty-three seasons (2–4, 7, 11, 13, 18, 20, 22), a member of his team won. Provided by Wikipedia