Urban was born in Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand (on 26 October, 1967). Before he turned two years old his family moved to Australia. By age seven, Urban was already thinking about emigrating to America and making his mark in Nashville. Urban began to learn the guitar at age six and began winning talent contests at age eight. By twelve he was booking his band in local clubs, and at fifteen he quit school to hit the road. In 1990, Urban signed with EMI in Australia and recorded his first solo album, which charted four No. 1 country hits in Australia. In 1992, he moved to Nashville to pursue the largest country music market in the world. Originally the front man for The Ranch, a three-piece group that released one album in 1997 to critical acclaim, Urban disbanded the group to pursue a solo career.
In the late 90's Urban battled an addiction to cocaine. After reaching a personal rock bottom in 1998, he became determined to give up the habit and checked into Cumberland Heights, a treatment center in Nashville. After cleaning up, Urban released his self-titled American debut in 2000, achieving three top 5 hits and securing the title of Top New Male Vocalist Award at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards. Urban, openly regarded as a modern day guitar virtuoso, has performed as a session musician on albums such as Garth Brooks' Double Live and the Dixie Chicks' Fly.
In an attempt to gain more exposure, Keith then appeared semi-nude in an interview for Playgirl magazine's April 2001 issue. The publicity attempt worked as Keith was on the cover of the magazine's readers' most requested issue.
Keith Urban released Golden Road in 2002, and the success of the single "Somebody Like You" sent his career into high gear. The single spent eight consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, remaining at No. 1 longer than any other country artist in 2002. Three other singles were released, two went to No. 1 and the third was No. 3. The album went platinum in every country where it has been released and is triple platinum in the United States. In 2004 Be Here was released and nominated for best country album at the Grammy Awards and at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Out of the five singles released from Be Here, three went No. 1, and two fell just shy of that mark to land at No. 2. In 2006 the album went triple platinum in the U.S. Urban has also released Days Go By, a greatest hits collection, in Europe. With a career total of 13 singles released, seven singles went to No. 1, two went to No.2, two went to No.3, one went to No. 4, and one went to No.18.
Touring as a supporting act for renowned country acts Brooks & Dunn and Kenny Chesney honed Urban's skills and stage-craft. Country video channel CMT signed on as the title sponsor of Keith Urban's first headlining arena tour titled Keith Urban Be Here '04. Urban continued his meteoric rise to fame in 2005 with the very successful Alive in '05 tour. He performed in the Live 8 Philadelphia concert on July 2, 2005 and had been chosen by The Gap to appear alongside seven other musical stars in their "Favorites" campaign. In 2005 he was named CMA's Entertainer of the Year. He released a DVD in late September entitled Livin' Right Now, recorded in California on December 2004. Urban performed "Better Life" on the CMA Awards and "You'll Think of Me" on the American Music Awards. He also performed at the Grammys playing "You'll Think of Me" and "The Lucky One" with Faith Hill. At the 2006 ACM Awards Urban gave two performances when he performed "Tonight I Wanna Cry" and played guitar for Brooks & Dunn's song "Believe."
Personal life
On arriving in Nashville, Tennessee in 1992, Urban quickly fell for veterinary technician Laura Sigler. The pair shared an on-off relationship from 1992, and lived together between 1998 and 2002. Urban paid tribute to Sigler in the sleeve notes to his self-titled first hit album, and dedicated love song "You're The Only One" to Sigler, writing "For Laura" at the bottom of the lyrics. After proposing to Sigler in 2001, the pair broke up in 2002.
In 2002, after his painful breakup with Sigler, Urban met supermodel Niki Taylor, who played his love interest in his music video for "Somebody Like You." Taylor had told her hair/makeup person, Debra Wingo, that she might be interested in being in a country music video. Wingo also does hair/makeup for Urban, and she mentioned that he was getting ready to do a video. Urban and Taylor dated on and off for three years until their split was officially announced July 2005.
Urban met actress Nicole Kidman at an event in Hollywood in January of 2005. In May of 2006, Urban and Kidman announced their engagement, and their plans to wed in Australia. They got married in Australia on 25 June 2006 at the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in the grounds of St Patrick's Estate, Manly, Sydney.
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Keith Urban Lyrics
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When I caught you looking my way
A smile and just knew it.
And up until you came along, no one ever heard my song,
Now its climbing with a bullet.
Its nice to have someone, so honestly devoted,
But when it's said and done, girl I hope you know that,
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to,
This life, this love that you and I have been dreaming of, for so long
It'd all be as good as gone, without you.
Oh ho, without you, hey hey
Along comes a baby girl, and suddenly my little world,
Just got a whole lot bigger, yes it did.
And people that I barely knew, who love me 'cause I'm part of you
Man it's tough to figure
How two souls can be, miles from one another
But still you and me, have somehow found each other.
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to,
This life, this love that you and I have been dreaming of, for so long
It'd all be as good as gone, without you.
Without you, oh oh
Without you I'd survive, but I'd have to have the notion
That I could live this life, just going through the motions
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to,
This life, this love that you and I have been building up so high
It's never gonna touch the sky, without you.
Mm, without you
Without you, baby, baby, baby without you
Without you.
The song "Without You" by Keith Urban is a tribute to the power of love in a person's life. The lyrics speak about the singer's love for his partner, whom he has loved since he first saw her. He explains that before her, his life was incomplete and he felt like he had not been heard. But with her, he has finally found someone to dedicate himself to, and his life and his music is all the better for it.
The singer also talks about how their love has grown over the years, and how they have managed to stay connected despite the physical distance between them. He speaks of the birth of their daughter and how it has added a new dimension to his life.
Ultimately, the core message of the song is that all the fame and success in the world pales in comparison to the love of a good partner. The singer acknowledges that he could survive without his partner, but it would just be going through the motions, and his life and music would never reach its full potential without her.
Line by Line Meaning
I've loved you since the very first day
I fell in love with you ever since we first met.
When I caught you looking my way
When you caught me starring at you, I felt the love.
A smile and just knew it.
Your smile confirmed the love connection between us.
And up until you came along, no one ever heard my song,
Before I met you, I felt like nobody appreciated my music.
Now its climbing with a bullet.
Now that you're in my life, my music is getting the recognition it deserves.
Its nice to have someone, so honestly devoted,
I'm grateful to have someone who is truly committed to our relationship.
But when it's said and done, girl I hope you know that,
I want you to know that even with all the love and devotion, there's something else that I value more.
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
All the fame, success and touring means nothing without you by my side.
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to,
Even the material things that come with the music industry come second to you.
This life, this love that you and I have been dreaming of, for so long
The life and love that we've been wishing for many years is finally our reality.
It'd all be as good as gone, without you.
Without you, all of our dreams and accomplishments would disappear.
Along comes a baby girl, and suddenly my little world,
Our daughter has brought so much joy to our lives.
Just got a whole lot bigger, yes it did.
Our family became bigger and better with the arrival of our daughter.
And people that I barely knew, who love me 'cause I'm part of you
Because of our relationship, even people who barely know me show love and support for us.
Man it's tough to figure
It's hard to comprehend how two souls can be so connected even if they are miles apart.
How two souls can be, miles from one another
Even with physical distance between us, our love remains strong.
But still you and me, have somehow found each other.
We managed to find each other despite the odds and our love keeps us strong.
Without you I'd survive, but I'd have to have the notion
I could live without you, but I don't want to spend a day without you.
That I could live this life, just going through the motions
Living without you would be meaningless and unfulfilling.
This life, this love that you and I have been building up so high
Our life and love has been growing and developing into something remarkable.
It's never gonna touch the sky, without you.
Without you, our life and love would not reach the same level of greatness and success.
Mm, without you
Even the smallest moments without you seem unbearable.
Without you, baby, baby, baby without you
I cannot imagine life without you, it would be like losing a part of me.
Without you.
Your presence is what makes my life worth living.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Keith Lionel Urban
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LYRICS:
I loved you since the very first day
When I caught you looking my way
I smiled and just knew it
And up until you came along
And no one ever heard my song
Now it's climbing with a bullet
It's nice to have someone so honestly devoted
But when it's said and done girl I hope you know that
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to
This life, this love that you and I've been dreaming of for so long
Would all be as good as gone without you
Oh Without you yea yea
Along comes a baby girl
And suddenly my little world
Just got a whole lot bigger, yes it did
And people that I barely knew
They love me cause I'm part of you
Man it's tough to figure
How two souls could be miles from one another
But still you and me somehow found each other
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to
This life, this love that you and I've been dreaming of for so long
Would all be as good as gone without you
Without you oh
Without you I'd survive
But I'd have to have the notion
That I could live this life
Just going through the motions
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to
This life, this love that you and I've been building up so high
It's never gonna touch the sky without you
Without you
Without you baby baby baby without you
Without you
just miu
I've loved you since the very first day
When I caught you looking my way
A smile and just knew it.
And up until you came along, no one ever heard my song,
Now its climbing with a bullet.
Its nice to have someone, so honestly devoted,
But when it's said and done, girl I hope you know that,
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to,
This life, this love that you and I have been dreaming of, for so long
It'd all be as good as gone, without you.
Oh ho, without you, hey hey
Along comes a baby girl, and suddenly my little world,
Just got a whole lot bigger, yes it did.
And people that I barely knew, who love me 'cause I'm part of you
Man it's tough to figure
How two souls can be, miles from one another
But still you and me, have somehow found each other.
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to,
This life, this love that you and I have been dreaming of, for so long
It'd all be as good as gone, without you.
Without you, oh oh
Without you I'd survive, but I'd have to have the notion
That I could live this life, just going through the motions
The traveling, the singing, it don't mean nothing without you
The fast cars, the guitars, they are all just second to,
This life, this love that you and I have been building up so high
It's never gonna touch the sky, without you.
Mm, without you
Without you, baby, baby, baby without you
Without you.
BevAnn
He sings with so much heart and soul in every one of his song's. Love this down to earth Aussie guy!!! Love every song he's ever sang. Can't find fault in him at all. His love songs are obviously directed to Nicole. I believe he too is lucky to have her as she is to have him.
John Fairchild
@SPEAK LIFE he is awesome
JesusistheOnlyWay
@Kathy Gerulaitis
hi from Auckland!! 🖐🙋♀️💖
Kathy Gerulaitis
I feel the same way about Keith...but I do want to speak up for him and say that he is actually a New Zealander.....a very proud of that. True, he has married an Australian ....they are both very blessed. I am in New Zealand myself....been here 22 years....from USA....
originalmike
This mans music has always been great! Sometimes fun, sometimes introspective, but always passionate. He's at a place in his life that really shows his happiness and appreciation for what he has. Who wouldn't want to come along for the ride?
Kevin White
"And people that I barely knew could love me cause I'm part of you". That's actually a pretty genius piece of songwriting write there.
Ronnie Gatling
Definately
Jenny Pedersen
@Stan Edward Leigh Truth is that loads deception is going on in this businesss. Stay a sheep or blind believer as to your preference! What google means is shit and nada to me. It is as said before. Lies!
Stan Edward Leigh
@Jenny Pedersen I don't have the time or desire to cheat or lie. It serves absolutely no purpose. But, I can see this going nowhere, and you're like debating with a drunk pre-schooler, so keep telling yourself that I'm lying and the rest of the world is wrong. Whatever makes you happy. Again, do yourself a favor and actually do a little research, you'd be surprised at what you find.
Jenny Pedersen
@Stan Edward Leigh Easy to tamper and cheat with covers, info and loads more. Lies be lies!!!!!