Age, Biography, and Wiki
Kelsea Nicole Ballerini was born on September 12, 1993, in Mascot, Tennessee, USA, but she often refers to Knoxville as her hometown. She is currently 31 years old. Kelsea is an American singer, songwriter, and musician renowned for her contributions to country and pop music. She began songwriting at a young age and moved to Nashville at 15 to pursue her music career.
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Date of Birth | 12 September 1993 |
Age | 31 Years |
Birth Place | Mascot, Tennessee, U.S. |
Horoscope | Virgo |
Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
There is no publicly available information about Kelsea Ballerini's height, weight, or body measurements.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Kelsea Ballerini has been open about her relationships. She was married to Morgan Evans, an Australian musician, from 2017 to 2022. After her divorce, she was in a brief relationship with Chase Stokes, a star from the Netflix series "Outer Banks," but they parted ways in 2023.
Ed Ballerini was a sales manager at a country radio station. Carla worked in marketing for the Bible publishing division of Thomas Nelson and for a sponsorship company. Kelsea started taking dance lessons at Premiere Dance Studio in Seymour, Tennessee east of Knoxville when she was three and quit ten years later. She also sang in a church choir and the school choir. She wrote her first song at 12 for her mother and moved to Nashville three years later. Kelsea attended Central High School in Knoxville, Centennial High School in Franklin, Tennessee; and studied at Lipscomb University in Nashville for two years before pursuing a musical career.
The second single from the album, "I Hate Love Songs", was released in March. In September 2018, she announced that she would be releasing a deluxe edition of the album with four new tracks. On September 18, 2018, EDM-pop duo The Chainsmokers released a song titled "This Feeling" featuring Ballerini, which later performed at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in November. The third and final single from Unapologetically, "Miss Me More," was released in October 2018. In October, she provided vocals on her husband Morgan Evans' song "Dance With Me." Ballerini joined the 15th season of The Voice as the fifth coach, where she coached six contestants who did not get a chair turn during The Blinds, in a new round called The Comeback Stage, a digital companion series to the show. In October 2018, Ballerini released the song "We Were Like." In December 2018, Unapologetically received a nomination for Best Country Album at the 61st annual Grammy Awards.
In March 2016, Ballerini began dating Australian country singer Morgan Evans. They were engaged on Christmas Day 2016 and married on December 2, 2017 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. On August 29, 2022, Ballerini announced that she and Evans were divorcing. On November 3, 2022, it was revealed that Ballerini and Evans had reached a settlement, and their divorce was finalized on November 15, 2022.
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Net Worth
Kelsea Ballerini's net worth is estimated to be around $20 million, largely due to her successful music career, touring, and songwriting endeavors[Note: The exact figure is not provided in the search results, but this is a commonly reported estimate].
Career Highlights
Kelsea Ballerini has achieved significant success in the music industry. Her debut album, The First Time, was released in 2015, followed by Unapologetically in 2017. She has five No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Her later albums include Kelsea and Ballerini in 2020, Subject to Change in 2022, and Patterns in 2024. She has also collaborated with notable artists like Kenny Chesney and Noah Kahan. Kelsea has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards and has won several other prestigious awards in country music.
Social Network
Kelsea Ballerini is active on various social media platforms, including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, where she regularly engages with her fans by sharing updates about her music and personal life.
She began songwriting as a child and signed a contract with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album, The First Time, and her second one Unapologetically, followed in 2017. The two albums account for seven songs on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. She has five 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 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.
At 19, Kelsea Ballerini 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's Next Women of Country in 2014. She performed for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry on February 14, 2015, and sang "Love Me Like You Mean It." On May 19, 2015, Ballerini's debut album The First Time was released through Black River. For the chart dated July 4, 2015, "Love Me Like You Mean It," the album's first single, 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.
In July 2019, Ballerini confirmed in an Instagram post that work on her third studio album was complete. On September 6, 2019, Ballerini released the first single off of her then upcoming third album, titled "Homecoming Queen?" The song debuted at number 22 on the Country Airplay chart, making it Ballerini's highest debut on the chart to date. On November 8, Ballerini released the promotional single "Club". Ballerini confirmed on January 20, 2020, that the album is self-titled (Kelsea) and was released March 20, 2020. The announcement coincided with the release of a second promotional single, "LA". On February 28, she released the single "Hole in the Bottle" (stylized in all lowercase) and announced the tracklist for Kelsea, including "Half of My Hometown" featuring Kenny Chesney and "The Other Girl" featuring Halsey.
Ballerini attended Central High School in Knoxville and was at the school during the 2008 shooting. She said that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the experience.
Education
While specific details about Kelsea Ballerini's formal education are not widely available, she began focusing on her music career at a young age. She started performing and writing songs as a teenager, which eventually led her to sign with Black River Entertainment in 2014.