Kelsea Ballerini is signed to Black River Entertainment, and released her first album The First Time in 2015. Her second album Unapologetically was released on November 3, 2017. She received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Ballerini two albums have accounted for seven charted songs on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. She has four No. 1 singles on the latter, starting with her debut single Love Me Like You Mean It, which made her the first female artist to send a debut single to the top of that chart since Carrie Underwood did so in 2006. It was followed by Dibs and Peter Pan, whose peaks also made her the first female country artist to send her first three singles to the top of that chart since Wynonna Judd. Ballerini fourth No. 1 single is Legends.
Born Name Kelsea Nicole Ballerini
Nick Name Kels
Occupation Singer, songwriter
Years active 2014–present
Born: September 12, 1993, 29 years old and 8 months, Mascot, Tennessee, U.S.
Sun Sign Virgo
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Green
Height 5 ft 6 in or 168 cm (Approx)
Measurements 33-24-34 in or 84-61-86 cm
Bra Size 32A
Genre Country pop
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Labels Black River Entertainment
Family
Father – Is a country radio programmer
Mother – Was marketer at Thomas Nelson Bible publishing
Ethnicity
She is partly Italian on her father side.
Education
Kelsea went to Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee for two years. After that, she started her career in music.
Life and career
Ballerini grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her father, Ed, a former sales manager for a country radio station, is of part Italian descent. Her mother, Carla, has worked in marketing for Thomas Nelson Bible publishing and a sponsorship company. She is an only child.
She started taking dance lessons at three and stopped ten years later. She sang in the church and school choirs. She wrote her first song at 12 for her mother and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, three years later. She attended Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee; Centennial High School in Franklin, Tennessee; and then Lipscomb University for two years until she pursued a musical career.
At 19, she signed a deal with Black River Entertainment.
In late 2014, she released her debut single Love Me Like You Mean It, which debuted on the Country Airplay chart in October 2014. She released a self-titled extended play for the label in November. She was named one of CMT Next Women of Country in 2014.
She performed for the first time on the Grand Ole Opry on February 14, 2015, and sang Love Me Like You Mean It. For the chart dated July 4, 2015, Love Me Like You Mean It reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making Ballerini the first solo female country music artist to score a number one hit with her debut single since Carrie Underwood did so with Jesus, Take the Wheel in 2006, and only the eleventh in history to achieve the feat.
Ballerini also became only the fifth solo female country music artist to score back-to-back number one hits with her first two singles when Dibs reached the top of the Country Airplay chart. She became the first to do it since Jamie O’Neal in 2001. The album third single, Peter Pan, was released to country radio on March 21, 2016. Peter Pan reached number one on both the Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts in September, making Ballerini the first solo female country music artist to top both country music charts simultaneously. This achievement also made her the first solo female to send her first three singles to number one since Wynonna Judd accomplished the same feat in 1992. The album fourth single, Yeah Boy, was released to country radio on October 10, 2016.
In early 2017, Ballerini was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 – Music list at number two. In 2017, Ballerini received two Academy of Country Music Award nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year for Peter Pan. In June 2017, Ballerini released Legends as the first single from her second studio album. On November 3, she released her second album, titled Unapologetically. The album debuted at number three on the Billboad Top Country Album Chart and number seven on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, making it her highest charting album on both charts.
In September 2018, she announced that she would be releasing a deluxe edition of the album with four new tracks.[19] On September 18, 2018, EDM-pop duo The Chainsmokers released a song titled This Feeling featuring Ballerini. In fall 2018, Ballerini joined the fifteenth season of The Voice as the fifth coach. She coaches six contestants who did not get a chair turn during The Blinds, in a new round called The Comeback Stage. The Comeback Stage is a digital companion series to the show.
Influences
Ballerini has been influenced by both artists in the pop music and country music field. Originally influenced by pop music, Ballerini states I grew up on top 40 pop. I didn’t know what country music was, which is so funny because I grew up on a farm in East Tennessee. Ballerini lists Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and NSYNC among these early artists influencing her. It was not until Ballerini heard Stupid Boy by Keith Urban that she decided to delve deeper into country music by listening to albums by Taylor Swift, Sugarland, and Dixie Chicks. Ballerini cites Shania Twain as her greatest influence. She also frequently performs songs originally recorded by Alison Krauss.
Personal life
In March 2016, Ballerini began dating Australian country singer Morgan Evans. They became engaged on Christmas Day 2016 and were married on December 2, 2017, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Manager
She is represented by Iconic Entertainment.
Kelsea is also signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
Brand Endorsements
She has not endorsed any of the brands, but appeared in Chevrolet sponsored ABC 2015 CMA Awards nominees commercial.
First Album
Kelsea debuted with the studio album The First Time released on May 19, 2015. The album consists of 12 songs in the standard edition of the album making the album more than 40 minutes long.
It peaked at #4 in the US Country Albums list with more than 78,000 sales in the U.S.
First TV Show
Her first recorded television appearance was on the Radio Disney Music Awards in 2015.
Personal Trainer
She has not shared her workout routine and diet plan yet.
Kelsea Ballerini Favorite Things
Emoji – Salsa Dancer
Favorite Artist of All Time – Kelly Clarkson
Beauty Products – Nuance Salma Hayek Anti-Aging Super Cream
Kelsea Ballerini Facts
Kelsea was born in Mascot, but was raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. She finally relocated to Nashville at 15.
After 2006, Kelsea became the first female to have her debut song “Love Me Like You Mean It” reach #1 position (Reached #1 in 2015) on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart. Before her, Carrie Underwood did so in 2006.
For a date with bachelor Craig Conover, Kelsea paid $5001 which actually never happened.
For her debut EP, she received appreciation from singer Taylor Swift.
At 3, she started dancing. But, paused it at the age of 13.
Kelsea used to sing in the school and church choirs.
She started songwriting at 12 when she wrote a song for her mom called “Oh Mama” on the occasion of Mother day.
Kelsea signed with the record label “Black River Entertainment” when she was 19.
When Kelsea met singer Kelly Clarkson, she told Kelsea that she had just googled about her two days back. Kelsea was about to die after listening this.
Kelsea is obsessed with Pretty Little Liars.
If Kelsea weren’t a singer, she would have been a hair and makeup artist.
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