50 facts about country music singer and television personality Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton's 50 things.

1. Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country music singer and television personality.

2. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

3. The gold-certified debut album also produced two more Top 20 hits ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red").

4. His second and third albums, 2003's The Dreamer and 2004's Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill, were each certified gold as well.

5. 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.

6. His fifth album, Startin' Fires was released in November 2008.

7. Overall, Blake Shelton has charted 24 country singles, including 11 number ones.

8. 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".

9. Blake Shelton is a five-time Grammy Award nominee.

10. Blake Shelton is also known for his role as a judge on the televised singing competitions Nashville Star, Clash of the Choirs, and The Voice.

11. Blake Shelton has been on The Voice since its inception, and four out of the eight seasons (2-4, 7) his teams have won.

12. From 2011 to 2015, Shelton was married to fellow country singer Miranda Lambert.

13. Blake Shelton was born in Ada, Oklahoma, the son of Dorothy, a beauty salon owner, and Richard Shelton, a used car dealer.

14. Blake Shelton began singing at an early age and by age 12, he was taught how to play the guitar by his uncle.

15. By age 15, he had written his first song.

16. By age 16, he had received a Denbo Diamond Award in his home state.

17. After graduating from High School at seventeen, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a singing career.

18. In Nashville, Tennessee he got a job at a music publishing company and, in 1997, he was aided by Bobby Braddock to obtain a production contract with Sony Music.

19. Some years later in Nashville, he signed to Giant Records in 2001.

20. Some years later in Nashville, he signed to Giant Records in 2001. In 2001, he was slated to release a song entitled "I Wanna Talk About Me" as a single. Staff at the label considered the song unsuitable for a lead-off single, however, and the song was eventually recorded by Toby Keith, whose version was a number 1 single.

21. Instead, Giant released "Austin" as Shelton's debut single. Shortly after its release, Giant Records was closed, and Shelton was transferred to parent company Warner Bros. Records.

22. Although Shelton's rendition of "Ol' Red" was not a major radio hit, he considers it his signature song, and it has become popular in concert.

23. Blake Shelton received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 500,000 copies.

24. Shelton's second album, The Dreamer, was first released on February 4, 2003, on Warner Bros. Records. Its lead-off single, "The Baby", reached No. 1 on the country charts, holding that position for three weeks.

25. He, along with Andy Griggs and Montgomery Gentry, sang guest vocals on Tracy Byrd's mid-2003 single "The Truth About Men".

26. Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill was the title of Shelton's third studio album, released in 2004.

27. Blake SheltonOn December 18, 2005, several of Shelton's songs, including "Nobody but Me", appeared on the TV movie The Christmas Blessing, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Rebecca Gayheart, Angus T. Jones, and Rob Lowe. Shelton had a small role at the end of the movie, playing himself at a benefit concert, singing "Nobody but Me".

28. Blake Shelton issued his fourth studio album, Pure BS, in early 2007. Unlike with his first three albums, which were produced entirely by Bobby Braddock, Shelton worked with Braddock, Brent Rowan, and Paul Worley as producers for this album.

29. Also in late 2007, Shelton made appearances on television shows: first as a judge on the talent competition Nashville Star, and later on Clash of the Choirs.

30. Pure BS was re-released in 2008 with three bonus tracks, including a cover of Michael Bublé's hit single "Home". This cover, released in early 2008 as the album's third single, became his fourth No.1 hit in July.

31. "Home" was followed in August 2008 by the single "She Wouldn't Be Gone", his 14th chart entry and his fifth No. 1 hit. It was the first time in his career that he had two consecutive number ones.

32. "She Wouldn't Be Gone" is the lead-off to Shelton's fifth studio album, Startin' Fires, which has also produced the single "I'll Just Hold On." This album also includes "Bare Skin Rug," a duet with Lambert.

33. After "I'll Just Hold On" fell off the chart in October 2009, Blake Shelton released a duet with Trace Adkins titled "Hillbilly Bone".

34. After "Hillbilly Bone" reached No. 1 in February, came the August release of "All About Tonight", the lead-off single to his EP of the same name.

35. Blake Shelton released his first greatest hits album, Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton in November 2010.

36. Blake Shelton was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry during the September 28, 2010 "Country Comes Home" concert celebrating reopening of the Grand Ole Opry House after the Cumberland River flooded the Opry House in May 2010.

37. Blake Shelton appeared on the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on November 10, 2010 where he performed "All About Tonight" and won Male Vocalist of the Year.

38. In 2011, Shelton started working as a judge/coach to singers on the NBC reality television series The Voice.

39. In October 2012, Shelton released his first Christmas album, Cheers, It's Christmas, which peaked at no. 1 and no. 2 respectively on the Top Holiday Albums and Top Country Albums charts.

40. Blake Shelton appears on fellow "Voice" coach Christina Aguilera's album Lotus on the song "Just a Fool".

41. Blake Shelton married long time girlfriend Kaynette Gern on November 17, 2003.

42. They divorced in 2006.

43. In 2005, Shelton met fellow country singer Miranda Lambert at the CMT's 100 Greatest Duets Concert.

44. Lambert also sang background vocals on his cover of Michael Bublé's song, "Home", which became a No. 1 single on the Hot Country Songs chart.

45. On May 9, 2010, after dating for four years, Shelton proposed to Miranda, after seeking (and receiving) her father's blessing.

46. Shelton and Lambert were married on May 14, 2011, in Boerne, Texas.

47. Shelton's brother, Richie, died in 1990 when Blake was 14 years old. Blake and Lambert wrote about Richie in Lambert's song, "Over You".

48. "Over You" was named CMA Song of the Year for 2012. It was also named Single Record and Song of the Year at the 2013 Academy of Country Music awards.

49. On July 20, 2015, it was announced that Shelton had filed for divorce from Lambert after four years of marriage. The couple released a statement, "This is not the future we envisioned and it is with heavy heart that we move forward separately. We are real people, with real lives, with real family, friends and colleagues. Therefore, we kindly ask for privacy and compassion concerning this very personal matter."

50. Blake Shelton received the Gene Weed Special Achievement Award for his role as a coach on The Voice at the 48th Academy of Country Music Awards in 2013.

Source: Wikipedia.org