Blake Shelton is an American country music singer and songwriter. He gained popularity in the early 2000s. In addition to music, Shelton tried himself as a voice actor, TV presenter and businessman. He is known to many as the boyfriend of the famous singer Gwen Stefani.
Biography: early years
Blake Tollison Shelton was born on June 18, 1976 in the American town of Ada, Oklahoma. His small homeland will subsequently predetermine his creative destiny. Oklahoma is an American village where country music sounds from almost every car.
Blake's father sold used cars, and his mother had a small beauty salon. He was the second child: the eldest son, Rick, grew up in the family.
Creation
Blake became interested in music at an early age. At the age of 12, he already played the guitar very tolerably, and three years later he composed the first song. At the age of 16, Shelton won the Young Performers Competition in his home state. After school, he changed his residence to Nashville. There were more chances to start a singing career.
A few years later, Blake was noticed by a large recording studio and taken under its wing. In the same year, the singer released the song Austin, which quickly soared to the first lines of the country charts. She held the lead for five weeks. Shelton soon released his debut album.
In 2003, his second disc was released, and a year later - the third. Both albums went gold. The singer became wildly popular. Her touring schedule was dense.
His latest album was released in 2017. It is called the Texoma Shore. The singer planned to release another disc in 2019, but did not manage to complete work on it on time.
In parallel with his musical career, Shelton was engaged in voice acting for animation. So, characters from such cartoons as "Dolls with character", "Angry Birds in the cinema" speak in his voice.
Shelton also tried on the role of a businessman. He owns a chain of franchised restaurants and several entertainment clubs.
Personal life
Blake Shelton has been married twice. He first got married in 2003. Then Kainett Gern became his wife. The union lasted three years.
The singer's second wife was his colleague, the performer of the country repertoire Miranda Lee Lambert. With her, Blake recorded several joint songs, including a dedication song to his older brother, who died in a car accident. Four years later, the second marriage also broke up.
Black did not grieve for long after the divorce. In the same year, he began to appear in public with the singer Gwen Stefani, who is seven years older than him. Despite this, they are still together and even record duets.
Shelton has no children of her own. But his current girlfriend has three sons from a previous marriage. The couple often arrange joint walks with the children.
