Blake Shelton is an American country 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 (Blake Tollison Shelton) was born June 18, 1976 in the American town of Ada, in Oklahoma. His small homeland will subsequently predetermine his creative destiny. Oklahoma is an American village in which 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 was already quite passably playing the guitar, and three years later he composed the first song. At the age of 16, Shelton became the winner of the contest of young performers, which took place in his home state. After school, he changed his residence permit to Nashville. There was a greater chance of starting a career as a singer.
A few years later, Blake noticed a large recording studio and took under her wing. In the same year, the singer released the song Austin ("Austin"), which quickly took off on the first lines of country charts. She maintained leadership for five weeks. Soon Shelton released his debut album.
In 2003, his second record was released, and a year later - the third. Both albums became "gold". The singer began to enjoy wildly popular. Her tour schedule was high in density.
His latest album was released in 2017. It is called Texoma Shore ("Texoma Shore"). The singer planned to release another album 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 animation. So, in his voice speak characters from cartoons such as "Dolls with Character", "Angry Birds in the Movies."
Shelton also tried on the role of businessman. He owns a franchise restaurant chain and several entertainment clubs.
