Blake Shelton is one of the American singers that was born in 1976 (exactly on June 18, in Oklahoma).
His mother, Dorothy, is a salon owner. Richard is his father. He is a car salesman. He has one brother, Richie Shelton, who was killed in an accident (automobile).
Shelton has a nice and unique voice. He always sang in his bedroom. At an early age he used to sing and play the acoustic guitar. Even, at 15, he wrote his own song. For that, he gained an award (Denbo Diamond) in home state. Her mother tried to enter him to a contest which was attended by a lot of girls. Although he was embarrassed and didn’t get the good result, he was glad for his first experience.
He started his music career when he graduated from high school. He decided to move to Nashville. There he didn’t know how long his luck had come. He was painting Mae’s house for his first job. Not long after that, he accepted into the company (music publishing). He signed a contract with Sony Music (aided by Bobby Braddock).
Actually, in 2001 he released, “I Wanna Talk About Me”. But he was noted by a label executive that was not good for his first single. Then, he tried another song. He recorded “Austin” and his debut became a hit.
That single scored number #1 Billboard Hot Singles for five weeks. He faced the struggle until he finally released his debut album, just three years after coming to Nashiville.
In 2003, he released the album, “The Dreamer”. The album scored number #2 on the country charts and his lead single named, “The Baby” scored number #1.
He released “Barn and Grill” in 2004. Then in 2007, he released “Pure BS” as his fourth album which he collaborated with Paul Worley, Brent Rowan, and Bobby Braddock. During that year, Blake became the judges of TV singing competitions such as, “The Voice”, “Clash of the Choirs” and “Nashville Star”.
He continued to release albums in 2008 until 2015. He collaborated with Miranda for, “Bare Skin Rug”. He also collaborated with several famous singers.
Shelton has achieved positive reviews even since his debut. The reviews came from critics and musicians. He was described by The New York Times, being the most important ambassador who came from.
Shelton’s music career received a lot of awards such as, American Country (eight awards), People’s Choice (five awards), American Music (two awards), Billboard Music (one award), and iHeartRadio Music (one award). He also won BMI (27 awards), and ASCAP (27 awards).
In 2013, he received the prestigious award ( Academy of Country Music) for his outstanding, unique, and unprecedented individual attainment in television and country music. For his best work on the TV singing contest (The Voice), Shelton gained the NATPE award categorized as Best Reality Personality.
Blake Shelton became one of the most successful artists who has sold almost 10 million records all over the world. He successfully sold 30 million singles and noted a total 1.7 billion streams. Now, he is 47 and has charted 40 singles with 28 number ones.
In 2020 (January), he’s net worth is $75 million. He collected his wealth from his singles and albums and also from the Voice who noted earning $4 million per competition.
