In 2013, Young 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. In August 2012, "Tomorrow" became his first platinum selling single. The album includes his fifth consecutive number 1, " You", the title track, and " I Can Take It from There". The album Neon was released in July 2011. Young released the single " Tomorrow" in February 2011. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for "Gettin' You Home". He presented at the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on November 10, 2010. He was nominated for the 2010 Academy of Country Music Top New Solo Vocalist, alongside Luke Bryan and Jamey Johnson. Both it and a re-release of "Voices" went to number 1. The album's title track was released in November 2009. In October 2009, Young's fourth chart single, " Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)", became his first number 1 single. It was produced by James Stroud and includes cover versions of Waylon Jennings' "Rose in Paradise" (as a duet with Willie Nelson) and Tony Joe White's " Rainy Night in Georgia". His second album, The Man I Want to Be, was released in September 2009. In August, "Voices" became his first Top 40 entry on the Billboard charts, peaking at 37. At the CMA Music Festival in June, he promoted the single by emailing it to visitors at his Music Fest booth. In May 2008, Young released his third single, "Voices". The album's second single, "You're Gonna Love Me", peaked at number 48.Ģ008–2010: Voices EP and The Man I Want to Be That 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 win earned him a contract with RCA Records Nashville and late that year, he released his debut single " Drinkin' Me Lonely". Park Scott and Keith Swan told him that he should audition for Nashville Star in Houston, Texas. In 2006, Chris Young was the house singer for Cowboys Dance Hall in Arlington, Texas. Career 2005–2007: Nashville Star and self-titled debut album While attending college, he continued to tour, performing more than 150 shows a year. In 2003, Young was a national YoungArts winner and Presidential Scholar of the Arts. The group performed in the Winter Guard International Tournament in Ohio that year. In 2000, he performed with his high school's Winter Drumline in a performance, "A Night at the Palladium", where he was a mariachi singer. While attending Oakland High School, he sang in its choir and began playing in local clubs. Young showed interest in music from an early age, performing in various children's theater productions. His grandfather Richard Yates was a performer on the Louisiana Hayride. In his youth, he attended Trinity United Methodist Church. In 2017, Young gained one of the crowning achievements in country music, becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry.Ĭhris Young was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on June 12, 1985. His fifth album, I'm Comin' Over, was released on November 13, 2015. The follow-up, 2013's A.M., produced three new singles with the top 5 hits " Aw Naw", " Who I Am with You", and " Lonely Eyes". Young's third album, Neon, produced two more number ones in " Tomorrow" and " You" in 2011 as well as the top 5 hit " I Can Take It from There" in 2012. It included the singles " Voices", " Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)", and the title track, all of which went to number 1. His second album, The Man I Want to Be, was released September 1, 2009.
It produced two singles on Hot Country Songs with " Drinkin' Me Lonely" and "You're Gonna Love Me". In 2006, he was the Season 4 winner of the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition on USA.Īfter winning, he was signed to RCA Records Nashville, releasing his self-titled debut album that same year. Christopher Alan Young (born June 12, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
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