Chris Young Biography
Tennessee native Chris Young is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2006, he was declared the winner of (Season 4) the television program Nashville Star, singing competition aired on the USA Network.
After winning Chris Young was signed to RCA Records Nashville, he then released his self-titled debut album that same year. He has produced two singles on Hot Country Songs with “Drinkin’ Me Lonely” and “You’re Gonna Love Me”.
His second album, The Man I Want to Be, was released on September 1, 2009. Her singles include the “Voices”, “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song)”, and the title track, all of which went to number 1.
Chris Young third album, known as Neon, produced two number ones in “Tomorrow” and “You” in 2011 as well as the top 20 hits “I Can Take It from There” in 2012.
His follow-up albums of the 2013’s A.M., produced three new singles with the top 5 hits “Aw Naw”, “Who I Am with You”, and “Lonely Eyes”. He has a fifth album called I’m Comin’ Over, which was released on November 13, 2015. Young gained one of the crowning achievements in country music in 2017, becoming one of the members of the Grand Ole Opry.
Chris Young Career
Chris Young started his singing career when he was in High School. He performed at different concerts in his lifetime. In 2006 he performed at a show and won. After winning he earned a contract with RCA Record in Nashville, where he released his debut song “Drinkin’ Me Lonely”.
The song peaked at number 42 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and served as the first single from his self-titled debut album, which was produced by Buddy Cannon. His second single album, “You’re Gonna Love Me”, peaked number 48.
He then released the third single “Voices”. At the CMA Music Festival in June, he promoted the single by e-mailing it to visitors at his Music Fest booth that is in May 2008. He then released his second album on Voices EP and The Man I Want to Be which was released in September 2009.
Which was produced by James Stroud and cover versions of Waylon Jennings’ and “Rose in Paradise” (as a duet with Willie Nelson) and Tony Joe White’s “Rainy Night in Georgia”.
He had another album of Young’s fourth chart; single of “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song)”, this became his first number 1 single album’s title track. He was nominated for the 2010 Academy of Country Music which is the top new vocalist, alongside Luke Bryan and Jamey Johnson.
He presented the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on November 10, 2010. He was awarded the Grammy Award for being the Best Male Country Vocal Performance for “Gettin’ You Home. He released another album of the single ”Tomorrow in February 2011.
The album neon was released in July 2011 which became his fourth straight number 1. In 2013 he served as an Ambassador for the CMA Songwriter’s Series showcased in Belfast, Dublin, London, and Paris in an attempt to showcase country music overseas.
He again released a single album of ”AW Naw” to the country radio on May 13, 2013. In November 2013 it peaked at number 3 on the Country Airplay chart. On September 17, 2013, the album, A.M., was released. The other second single album “Who I Am with You”, was released on January 20, 2014.
In August 2014 he peaked number 2 on the Country Airplay chart. On August 25, 2014, he released his third single album, known as “Lonely Eyes” which was released on country radio. He has an album that reached number 2 on the Country Airplay chart in April 2015.
He again released a new title album of ”I’m Comin’ Over which was released on May 12, 2015. It was the one which leads from the fifth studio album of the same name, which was released on November 13, 2015.
In the same month, “I’m Comin’ Over” became the sixth Number One single on the Country charts and his first since “You” in February 2012. Chris Young played the 14-show I’m Comin’ Over Tour in 2016 in support of the album.
On January 4, 2016, the album’s second single, “Think of You” with Cassadee Pope, was released. It reached number one on the Country charts in May 2016. On June 6, 2016, the third single, “Sober Saturday Night” a duet with Vince Gill was released.
In March 2017 it hit number one on the Country Airplay. He has released a country Christmas album, called It Must Be Christmas, in October 2016. On May 12, 2017, his upcoming album’s first single, “Losing Sleep” was released to country radio.
He announced the album was also titled Losing Sleep on August 23, 2017. On February 10, 2018, it reached number one on the Country Airplay. On August 29, 2017, he was invited by country legend Vince Gill to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was officially inducted by Brad Paisley.
Chris Young Age
Chris Young was born on 12 June 1985 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. He is 34 years old as of 2019.
Chris Young Family
Chris Young was born to Becky Harris (mother) and Micheal Harris (father). He was raised together with his two siblings in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Chris Young Wife
There were rumors that Chris Young and singer Cassadee Pope were in a deep relationship but that wasn’t the case. He is not related to any relationship because he is focusing on his music career.
Chris Young Education
Chris Young attended Oakland High School (Tennessee) he used to play music during his high school duration. He later joined Middle Tennessee State University and Belmont University.
Chris Young Body Measurements
Height: ft in’ 6 Feet 4 Inches (Meters or cm) 193 CM
Weight: 83 KG Pounds(lbs) 183 LBS
Shoe Size: Not available
Body Shape: Not available
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Green
Birth Sign: Gemini
Chris Young Net Worth
Chris Young earns his income from his businesses and from other related organizations. He also earns his income from his work as a country musician and songwriter. He has an estimated net worth of $10 million dollars.
Chris Young Philanthropy
He supported Little Kids Rock by donating various items to the organization for auction, raising money to put instruments in the hands of children. He has been a major supporter for Stars For Stripes raising $35,000 for the organization.
He supports St. Jude Children’s Hospital and has raised money for it by sponsoring a tree at the Gaylord Opryland Resort’s Annual Hall of Trees. On September 8, 2014, Young donated $25,000 of his own money, along with $5,000 from his fan club, to the Nashville School of Arts.
In late August 2017, he created a fundraising site for Houston to help with the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. On October 4, 2018, Young donated $5000 to a GoFundMe page to help pay for cataract surgery for a dog named Granola. He donated the money after a fan reached out to him on Twitter asking him for help marketing the GoFundMe project.
Chris Young Career life story
I don’t think breakups are ever easy for anybody. If they are, they aren’t much of a breakup. Any time I’m trying to find that groove on a big tempo song, I go back and listen to some Aerosmith records. ‘Love in an Elevator,’ ‘Rag Doll,’ all that stuff was really great music.
It’s something that I still dig and go back and listen to. Your family is people you lean on and learn from. When I told my family I wanted to do music, they were really supportive. If you aren’t already a songwriter, try it.
When you can say what you want to say, in your own words, it’s incredibly easy to show an audience who you are. I’m a sucker for a sad song. Chris Young Sad, Song, We didn’t have a whole lot of cash growing up. My mom was a single parent for a while before my stepdad came into the picture.
If you aren’t already a songwriter, try it. When you can say what you want to say, in your own words, it’s incredibly easy to show an audience who you are. My standing gig in college was playing the El Chico patio on Murfreesboro Road. I got $100, tips, and free quesadillas.
I grew up loving Vince Gill. That guy sounds just like his record – or better than his record. I’ve always been such a fan. The only piece of advice I’ve ever given anybody is to learn to write songs and write as many songs as you can.
Because it’s never gonna hurt, and when you run into that problem of, ‘God, I don’t know what I want to say,’ or the opposite problem of, ‘I know exactly what I want to say, but no one has written it,’ then you can just go write it yourself.
Some of my favorite records growing up were Christmas albums. The ones I liked best were the albums that you could listen to from start to finish. You could put them on while you’re decorating the tree or driving around looking at Christmas lights.
Everybody has their favorite sad songs. That’s part of what I love so much about country music. Country music is never afraid to go with a sad song. Everybody influences everybody else, in my opinion. There are different trends in music all the time.
No matter who starts them, if it’s a true trend in the music, it ends up influencing other people as well. Everybody’s like, ‘You’re tall. You didn’t play basketball?’ They asked me when I was a freshman in high school, and basketball practice was the same time a lot of stuff happened with the choir.
And I picked choir, which, normally, people would scratch their heads at, but it worked out okay. In my opinion, that’s one of the hardest things to do in songwriting: crafting a song that speaks to you but, at its core, is a simple concept.
I think the biggest way of connecting with people is through your music and kind of saying what you want to say as an artist. And hopefully, you’re making something that someone’s going to be like, ‘This is my favorite song.’
That’s always your goal, I think, anybody in any genre. I’m really loud. I can’t sing softly. There’s probably a couple of someones that are gonna hear the songs and go, ‘I think that might have been about me,’ or, ‘I know it’s about me.’
I do play that pretty close to the vest. I don’t think I’m ever gonna write a song and drop somebody’s name in it. Social media is a very, very powerful tool. It also gives power to tools. I go home, and there’s dust on everything because I’m never there.
If you were to ask me when I was 17 if I was mad because I didn’t have a deal, I would have probably said, ‘Yeah.’ Now I’m so glad I got it when I got it. People tell you to be patient and wait.
Patience is not a virtue of mine, but I think everything definitely happened the right way for me. My family and I are very close, and they mean more than anything to me, but I’m also the kind of guy who likes to go out with my friends and have a good time on Friday nights.
Chris Young Songs
Lonely Eyes A.M. · 2013
Who I Am with You A.M. · 2013
Sober Saturday Night I’m Comin’ Over · 2015
Drinkin’ Me Lonely Chris Young · 2006
I Can Take It From There Neon · 2011
You Neon · 2011
Neon · 2011
Where I Go When I Drink Losing Sleep · 2017
Voices The Man I Want to Be · 2009
She’s Got a Way Losing Sleep · 2017
She’s Got This Thing About Her Neon · 2011
I Know a Guy I’m Comin’ Over · 2015
Raised on Country 2019
Blacked Out Losing Sleep · 2017
Leave Me Wanting More Losing Sleep · 2017
Chris Young Albums
Losing sleep 2017
I’m Comin Over 2015
It Must Chrismas 2016
Neon 2011
The Man I Want to Be 2009
A.M 2013
Chris Young 2010
Country Strong 2010
The Holy field 2014
Volunteer Jam XX: A.T 2018
Pure Country Stars 2010
Rising the Remixes 2010
Chris Young Quotes
- I don’t think breakups are ever easy for anybody. If they are, they aren’t much of a breakup.
- Any time I’m trying to find that groove on a big tempo song, I go back and listen to some Aerosmith records. ‘Love in an Elevator,’ ‘Rag Doll,’ all that stuff was really great music. It’s something that I still dig and go back and listen to.
- Your family is people you lean on and learn from. When I told my family I wanted to do music, they were really supportive.
- If you aren’t already a songwriter, try it. When you can say what you want to say, in your own words, it’s incredibly easy to show an audience who you are.
- I’m a sucker for a sad song. Chris Young Sad, Song,
- We didn’t have a whole lot of cash growing up. My mom was a single parent for a while before my stepdad came into the picture.
- If you aren’t already a songwriter, try it. When you can say what you want to say, in your own words, it’s incredibly easy to show an audience who you are.
Chris Young Tour
Thu, Dec 5 8:00 PM Kent, WA
accesso ShoWare Center
Sat, Dec 28 7:00 PM Holmdel, NJ
PNC Bank Arts Center
Sat, Jan 18 2:00 PM Thackerville, OK
WinStar World Casino and Resort
Mon, Feb 10 9:00 PM San Antonio, TX
AT&T Center
Fri, Jun 26 8:00 PM Greeley, CO
Greeley Stampede
Chris Young Social Media
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