Blake Shelton,美国乡村男歌手,1976年6月18日出生在美国Oklahoma州的Ada。他的父亲,Richard,是一名旧车商人,母亲Dorothy,经营着一家画廊。同时,Blake还有一个哥哥,一个姐姐。很小的时候,年幼的Blake便钟情于唱歌。12岁,Blake在哥哥的影响下开始学习弹奏吉他。而两年后,一场交通意外(1990.11.12),让14岁的小Blake永远失去了他心中的英雄,年仅24岁的哥哥Richie。15岁那年,Blake写出了他的第一支歌。16岁,Blake获得了家乡奥克拉荷马州年轻新秀Denbo Diamond Award。17岁的时候,高中毕业的Blake搬到了Tennessee州的音乐之乡Nashville,寻求自己的音乐之路。
作为一个不在意是否成为明星的人,Blake Shelton 在过去的几年中确实闯出了名头。他的第一张专辑就令人吃惊的获得了诸如排行榜、乡村周报、音乐排行榜杂志、新进冠军单曲、音乐录影带榜首以及一个金唱片这样的荣誉。但是对于Blake Shelton,这都只是快乐的一部分,制作乡村音乐才是他的目标。
真正捧红Blake Shelton是“美国之声”,虽然已是乡村乐老将,但只有自从这项选秀节目开播以来,才真正体会到做大明星的感觉。单曲一发即成金曲,这就是上镜率的功效。难怪都争着上头条,难怪都抢着上电视,不管是露脸还是露别的地方,确实有立竿见影之效。当然,单纯的上镜最多成为八卦的一份子,唱歌的歌星还是需真功夫,谢尔顿的功力无可置疑,乡村乐老将,选秀节目导师,他的品位和能力,他的新专《Based On A True Story》完全展示。乡村乐是美国人的摇篮曲,这种情怀从父辈就已根深蒂固,所以唱乡村最易,这是成名的捷径,在这条小路上已经堵得水泄不通,道上熟人多多,泰勒·斯威夫特、凯瑞·安德伍德但终究,传统的音乐还得老将们来唱才够味道。
Just out of high school, Warner Bros. recording artist Blake Shelton left Oklahoma to move to Nashville. Back home at only 16 years old, Shelton had received statewide attention when he won the Denbo Diamond Award, the top award for young Oklahoma entertainers. In Nashville, Shelton was able to get several songs published with Naomi Martin Music, Warner/Chappell Music, and Jerry Crutchfield Music. Shelton turned his songwriting into a successful recording in 2001 with his debut single, "Austin."; The song eventually spent five weeks at number one. "All Over Me" and "Ol' Red" followed into 2002, allowing Shelton's album to go gold. His star power was on the rise and Shelton was as busy as ever. He wasted no time recording a sophomore release. The Dreamer appeared in February 2003, hot on the heels of the Top Ten single "The Baby." A third album, Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill, was released in 2004, along with a DVD, Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill: A Video Collection. In 2007 he released the cleverly titled Pure BS on Warner.