Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan was born on July 17,1976 and is an American country singer, songwriter, and television personality.
43 Facts About Luke Bryan
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Luke Bryan began his music career writing songs for Travis Tritt and Billy Currington before signing with Capitol Nashville in 2007.
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Luke Bryan is one of the most successful and awarded country artists of the past decade.
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Since 2018, Luke Bryan has been a judge on American Idol.
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Luke Bryan is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with over 75 million records sold.
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Luke Bryan was born in Leesburg, Georgia, to LeClaire and Tommy Bryan, who owned a peanut farm.
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Luke Bryan met his future wife Caroline singing in a bar in Georgia.
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Two years later, Luke Bryan finally made it to Nashville, after his father told him to pack his truck to pursue a career in music.
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Luke Bryan initially gained success as a songwriter, but soon after signed as a performer; his first major success was "All My Friends Say".
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Luke Bryan was later signed by Capitol Nashville to a recording contract.
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Luke Bryan co-wrote his debut single, "All My Friends Say", with producer Jeff Stevens.
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Luke Bryan wrote or co-wrote all but one of its 11 songs.
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Luke Bryan wrote the song with Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady A, whose lead singer Hillary Scott sings backing vocals on it.
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Luke Bryan wrote the album's next two singles, "Rain Is a Good Thing" and "Someone Else Calling You Baby", with Dallas Davidson and Jeff Stevens, respectively.
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AllMusic gave this album a positive review as well, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine considering Luke Bryan more "relaxed" in comparison to his debut.
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On February 26,2010, Luke Bryan released a second EP, titled Spring Break 2.
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Luke Bryan appeared on the April 18,2010, episode of Celebrity Apprentice alongside fellow country star Emily West.
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The task for each team was to make over an up-and-coming country star, with Luke Bryan being selected by Team Rocksolid, led by Bill Goldberg, and West being selected by team Tenacity, led by Cyndi Lauper.
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Luke Bryan's makeover failed to impress the judges, leading to Rocksolid losing the task.
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Luke Bryan's single "Rain Is a Good Thing" and West's single "Blue Sky" were both sold on iTunes, with a month's worth of sales being donated to Lauper's charity, the Stonewall Community Foundation, resulting in $25,000 being raised.
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On March 6,2012, Luke Bryan released his fourth Spring Break EP entitled Spring Break 4.
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On January 30,2013, Luke Bryan announced his first compilation album, Spring Break.
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On March 11,2014, Luke Bryan began his sixth year of spring performances at Spinnaker Beach Club in Panama City Beach, Florida.
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Luke Bryan is the only country music artist to release an album of six number one singles on both the Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.
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On November 11,2014, it was confirmed that Luke Bryan had begun writing and recording songs for his upcoming fifth studio album.
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On May 19,2015, Luke Bryan released his first single from his fifth studio album, Kill the Lights, "Kick the Dust Up", which peaked at number one on the Country Airplay chart.
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Luke Bryan co-wrote over half of the songs on this album.
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All six of the singles released from Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights album reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making Luke Bryan the first artist in the 27-year history of the chart to achieve six number one singles from one album.
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On February 5,2017, Luke Bryan performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.
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In September 2017, Luke Bryan was announced as a judge for the revival of American Idol on ABC.
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In January 2020, Luke Bryan announced his next album would be titled Born Here Live Here Die Here and was scheduled to be released on April 24,2020.
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On June 12,2020, Luke Bryan released the track "Build Me A Daddy" along with a music video for the song.
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Luke Bryan hosted the 50th annual ACM awards in 2015 with fellow country singer Blake Shelton.
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The awards show was held in Nashville Tennessee, and Luke Bryan won entertainer of the year.
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Luke Bryan hosted the 56th annual CMA awards with retired NFL quarterback Payton Manning in Nashville Tennessee in November 2022.
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Luke Bryan's house is located on the Blackberry farm in Knoxville.
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The combined losses of his brother and sister inspired the performance of Luke Bryan's single Drink a Beer.
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Luke Bryan has supported numerous charities and causes, including the City of Hope and Red Cross.
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Past causes Luke Bryan supported were AIDS and HIV, cancer, children's disaster relief, health, and human rights.
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Luke Bryan started his own record label, 32 Bridge Entertainment, under the Universal Music Group Nashville umbrella.
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Luke Bryan possesses a high baritone vocal range of two octaves from A2 to A4.
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Luke Bryan has cited country artists George Strait, Alan Jackson, Alabama, and Merle Haggard as influences on his career.
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Luke Bryan cited hip hop bands Beastie Boys and Run-D.