Keith Urban was born in Whangarei, New Zealand. In 1990, Urban signed with EMI in Australia and recorded his first solo album, which charted four No. 1 country hits in Australia. In 1992, he moved to Nashville. Urban released Golden Road in 2002, and the success of the single "Somebody Like You" sent his career into high gear.

On Monday August 21, 2006, Urban made history when his new single "Once in a Lifetime" debuted at #17, setting a new record for the highest-debuting country single in the 62-year history of Billboard's country charts. Urban met Australian actress Nicole Kidman at G'Day LA, a Hollywood event honouring Australians in January 2005. Kidman and Urban were married on Sunday June 25, 2006. On Oct. 19, 2006, Urban checked himself into the Betty Ford Clinic in California. On Jan. 18, 2007, Urban announced his completion of rehab and was back on tour to promote his new album, Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing.