Singer, guitarist, and composer Keith Lionel Urban AO was born Urbahn on October 26, 1967, in Australia and the United States. He is famous for his country music. In addition to four Grammys, Urban has fifteen ACM Awards—including the Jim Reeves International Award—thirteen CMAs, and six ARIA Music Awards beneath his belt.
Act of Valor’s “For You” was written and sung by Urban, who was nominated for Best Original Song at the 70th Golden Globes and the 18th Critics’ Choice Awards.
Keith Urban Net Worth
Keith Urban is a country music artist with a net worth of $75 million. He was born in New Zealand but grew up in Australia. “Keith Urban” (1991) was his debut album, and his success has persisted for nearly 20 years since then.
Keith Urban Early Life and Career Beginnings
On October 26, 1967, Keith Lionel Urban came into this world in Whangarei, New Zealand. As a child, he helped out around the family’s convenience shop in Caboolture, Queensland, Australia. When he was a kid, he started taking guitar lessons from Sue McCarthy and competing in local festivals.
“New Faces” was an Australian TV talent show that Urban auditioned for in 1983. He was a mainstay of the Australian country music scene for the remainder of the 1980s, performing at venues like Bald Hills’s Northern Suburbs Country Music Club and appearing on TV shows like “The Reg Lindsay Country Homestead TV program” and “Mike McClellan’s Music Program.”
Keith Urban Television Appearances
As one of four vocal coaches, Urban became a member of the Australian cast of the reality singing competition “The Voice” in November 2011. A single season later, he departed from the program. Fox Broadcasting Company confirmed in September 2012 that Urban will be a judge on “American Idol” Season 12 for the twelfth season.
Along with Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Nicki Minaj, he served as a judge in Steven Tyler’s stead. His comeback spanned seasons 13, 14, and 15.
Keith Urban Guitar Line
While performing in Tampa, Florida in October 2013, Urban made an announcement about his upcoming guitar and accessory sales on the Home Shopping Network (HSN). Two times in six months, HSN offered guitar packages, and 42,000 pieces were sold. Funds from the sales were split between the Grammy Foundation and The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.
Keith Urban Personal Life
Urban has dual citizenship with the US, Australia, and New Zealand. At the G’Day LA event in January 2005, Urban crossed paths with Nicole Kidman, an Australian actress. The event was held in Hollywood to promote Australia. After waiting six months to start dating, they tied the knot in June 2006. They welcomed their first daughter, Sunday Rose, in 2008, and their second, Faith Margaret, in 2010.
Throughout his life, Urban has battled with substance abuse. Throughout the ’90s, he resided in Nashville and was a chronic cocaine user. In 1998, he admitted himself to Cumberland Heights, a Nashville treatment facility. He returned to treatment in 2006, this time to California’s Betty Ford Center.
Urban sought to obtain the domain name KeithUrban.com in 2007, so he sued a New Jersey painter of the same name who held the website. After the artist filed a counter-suit, the court ultimately decided in his favor.
Keith Urban Real Estate
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman have accumulated a global real estate portfolio valued at a minimum of $30 million. Their most notable current and past properties are listed below:
The Tennessee property that Keith and Nicole purchased in 2007 for $2.7 million was located in Franklin. They asked $3.45 million for the property in 2016 and only got $2.7 million in 2018.
They spent $3.5 million in 2008 for a magnificent 12,000 square foot estate in one of the most prestigious areas in Nashville. Since then, they have made this their principal house, mostly to take advantage of the zero state income tax benefit. Additionally, they purchased a Beverly Hills, California, house in 2008 for just under $5 million. An additional 111 acres of land in Bunya Hill, Australia, was purchased by them in 2008 for $4.1 million.
They spent $4.2 million on a penthouse in Sydney in 2009. To build a massive penthouse on every level, they spent $4.85 million in 2012 to acquire a nearby unit. They spent $9.6 million on a New York City duplex in 2010. Notable to this apartment complex is the auto elevator that leads directly to your door from the street.
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