Who is Keith Urban? Well, he is New Zealand born Australian music artist who has already shown his excellence in singing, songwriting, playing guitar, appearing as a judge on a television show as well as being a record producer. He is best known for winning a Grammy-award and being the celebrity judge for the popular reality show “American Idol.” Many people know him for being the husband of actress Nicole Kidman. According to the Australian singer Keith Urban bio, he was born 26 October 1967 and that makes his present age be 51 as of now. The singer has given several hit songs that have rocked the entire world.
Here we have presented Keith Urban wiki in detail showing his facts about early life (father, parents, family background, education), professional life (songs, CD, release, website, career, net worth), body measurements (height, weight) contact information (email address, social networking sites), personal life (nationality, married, wife, kids, affair, divorce) and much more.
Where was Keith Urban Born?
As mentioned on Keith Urban bio, he was born in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand. Despite being born in New Zealand, Urban is an Australian by nationality and has dual citizenship of the United States and Australia.
Keith Urban Early Life
Born with the real name Keith Lionel Urban, he was the youngest son of his parents. His father name was Robert “Bob” and mother Marianne Urband. He went to Sir Edmund Hillary College in Otara, South Auckland, New Zealand where he studied until the age of 17. After that, his entire family members moved to Caboolture, Queensland, Australia. From his childhood, Urban was keen in music and knowing that his father hired a guitarist named Sue McCarthy to teach Keith Urban playing the guitar. He was too good in playing and singing and used to participate in the local competitions.
According to Urban, he is inspired by Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) and Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac) to play the guitar. He appeared as a contestant in 1983 on the Australian TV talent show titled “New Faces.” Since then, he pursued his musical journey by presenting it through television shows and music programs. He and his duet singing partner Jenny Wilson earned a golden guitar award at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Also, he has performed on several country club and stages.
How Much is Keith Urban’s Net worth?
Talking about Keith Urban’s net worth, it is estimated to be $75 million dollars. He has multiple sources of income like the album and CD sales. Royalties, remuneration from the television networks, fees from concert tours and so on.
Is Keith Urban Married?
Yes, Keith Urban is a married celebrity who has tied his knot with Nicole Kidman, an American-born Australian actress. It was said that the couple met together for the first time during one of the Hollywood event honoring Australians in January 2005 at G’Day, Los Angeles, the United States of America. They were dating each other after six months of their first meeting. Finally, their relationship went into the marriage ceremony on 25 June 2006 that was organized at the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in the grounds of St Patrick’s Estate.
Keith Urban married life has been blessed with two lovely daughters named Faith Margaret Kidman Urban and Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. There are no rumors related to extra-marital affair made by any one of the couples. Both of them are found loyal to each other and are supporting each other profession so as to balance their personal life.
Keith Urban Website
Keith Urban runs a personal website on his name that can be reached at https://www.keithurban.net. Urban filed a case against a painter by the same name from New Jersey who owns a website KeithUrban.com. Although Urban wants to get the rights to the URL, the case was settled in favor of the New Jersey painter.
Wiki and Facts
Bring an international star, Urban bio has been presented several wiki sites including Wikipedia. The singer is also active on social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. You can follow him on Keith Urban Official Instagram account @keithurban. Also, get his latest tweet by following him on his Twitter account @keithurban. You can Like Keith Urban Official Facebook Page and get connected with his updates regularly.