Keith Urban

Keith Lionel Urban was born October 26, 1967 in Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand. Urban is the son of Bob and Marienne Urban who together ran a self-owned convenience store. On Urban’s father’s side, his grandfather was a piano teacher and his father played the drums. When Urban was young his family moved from New Zealand to Australia, and this is where Urban’s uncle gave him his first instrument, a ukulele. Both of Urban’s parents loved country music and this is where he developed his taste for country music. While learning on his ukulele and progressing on to the guitar (which Urban is known for playing), Urban dreamed of becoming a famous Nashville country musician. While growing up in Australia, Urban began playing at local events and won his first talent show at the age of eight (Keith Urban Biography, n.d).…

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