29 Facts About Kelsea Ballerini

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Kelsea Nicole Ballerini was born on September 12,1993 and is an American country pop singer and songwriter.

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Kelsea Ballerini began songwriting as a child and signed a contract with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, The First Time.

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Kelsea Ballerini started taking dance lessons at Premiere Dance Studio in Seymour, Tennessee when she was three and quit ten years later.

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Kelsea Ballerini wrote her first song at 12 for her mother and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, three years later.

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Kelsea Ballerini 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.

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Kelsea Ballerini was named one of CMT's Next Women of Country in 2014.

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Kelsea Ballerini performed for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry on February 14,2015, and sang "Love Me Like You Mean It".

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Kelsea Ballerini 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 and the first to do it since Jamie O'Neal in 2001.

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Kelsea Ballerini joined the 15th season of The Voice as the fifth coach.

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Kelsea Ballerini coached six contestants who did not get a chair turn during The Blinds, in a new round called The Comeback Stage.

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In October 2018, Kelsea Ballerini released the song "We Were Like".

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On March 5,2019, Kelsea Ballerini was invited by Little Big Town to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

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Kelsea Ballerini embarked on the Miss Me More Tour in support of Unapologetically in April 2019.

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The tour was a success, with Kelsea Ballerini selling out multiple dates.

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In June 2019, Kelsea Ballerini was a guest on the NBC competition show Songland and released the song "Better Luck Next Time".

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In July 2019, Kelsea Ballerini confirmed in an Instagram post that work on her third studio album was complete.

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Kelsea Ballerini described Ballerini as "emotional, vulnerable and soft" while Kelsea showed her "bold and effervescent" side.

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In 2021, Kelsea Ballerini temporarily filled in for Kelly Clarkson as a coach during Season 20 of The Voice.

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Kelsea Ballerini co-hosted the 2021 CMT Music Awards with Kane Brown, where she won the award for CMT Performance of the Year.

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In March 2022 Kelsea Ballerini announced that "Heartfirst" would be released April 8,2022.

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On February 13,2023, Kelsea Ballerini announced that her short film and EP Rolling Up the Welcome Mat would be released the following day.

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Kelsea Ballerini has been influenced by artists in both the pop music and country music fields.

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Kelsea Ballerini cites Justin Bieber as an early pop musical inspiration.

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Kelsea Ballerini credited Swift's self-titled debut studio album for introducing her to country music.

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Kelsea Ballerini has performed songs originally recorded by Alison Krauss and sang "Ghost in This House" alongside Krauss at the CMT Artists of the Year Awards in 2018.

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In March 2016, Kelsea Ballerini began dating Australian country singer Morgan Evans.

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In February 2023, it was confirmed that Kelsea Ballerini was dating Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes.

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Kelsea Ballerini was a student at Central High School during the 2008 shooting, which she witnessed.

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Kelsea Ballerini has said she suffers from PTSD due to the experience.