Where did Keith Urban grow up?

Urban moved with his family from New Zealand to Queensland, Australia, when he was two years old. Expressing an early interest in music, he was at four given a ukulele, and at six he took up the guitar. From an early age Urban’s influences reflected the tastes of his parents, who enjoyed country music.

Where is Keith Urban accent?

He may have been born in New Zealand, but Keith Urban considers himself a true blue Aussie. Speaking to KIIS 106.5’s 3pm PickUp, the country music star said he was just two years old when his family relocated from Whangarei, North Island to Queensland’s Brisbane – and that is why he does not have an accent.

Why did Keith Urban move to America?

He was once in an Alan Jackson music video. By the early ’90s, Urban was seeing great success in Australia, so he decided it was time to move to Music City, USA to continue making his mark in country music. Urban moved to Nashville in 1992 and worked many music-related jobs to get his foot in the door.

Where was Keith Urban discovered?

After taking guitar lessons as a child, Keith was a contestant on Australian TV talent show New Faces and made inroads on the Australian country music scene, playing on various local TV shows before being signed by EMI and releasing his self-titled first album in 1990.