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Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976)〔 is an American country music singer and television personality. 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. The gold-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 hits ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red"). Although the album was released on Giant Records Nashville, he was transferred to Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Giant closed in late 2001. His second and third albums, 2003's ''The Dreamer'' and 2004's ''Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill'', were each certified gold as well. 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. His fifth album, ''Startin' Fires'' was released in November 2008. It was followed by the extended plays ''Hillbilly Bone'' and ''All About Tonight'' in 2010, and the albums ''Red River Blue'' in 2011. ''Based on a True Story...'' in 2013, and ''Bringing Back the Sunshine'' in 2014. Overall, Blake Shelton has charted 24 country singles, including 15 number ones. 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". He is a six-time Grammy Award nominee. Shelton is also known for his role as a judge on the televised singing competitions ''Nashville Star'', ''Clash of the Choirs'', and ''The Voice''. He has been on ''The Voice'' since its inception, and four out of the eight seasons (2–4, 7) his teams have won. From 2011 to 2015, Shelton was married to fellow country singer Miranda Lambert. On November 9, 2015, Nickelodeon announced that Blake will be the host of the 2016 Kids' Choice Awards. == Early life == Shelton was born in Ada, Oklahoma, the son of Dorothy, a beauty salon owner, and Richard Shelton, a used car salesman. Shelton began singing at an early age and by age 12, he was taught how to play the guitar by his uncle. By age 15, he had written his first song. By age 16, he had received a Denbo Diamond Award in his home state.〔 On November 13, 1990, his older brother Richie Shelton (who was 24 at the time) was killed in an automobile accident. After graduating from High School at seventeen, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a singing career. There 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blake Shelton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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