American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Barrett Hankins Baber
(born May 18, 1980) is an American
country musician
, where he plays
alternative country
and
country rock
music, and who was a contestant on
NBC
's
The Voice
, where he auditioned and got a four chair turn during
season nine
, and he chose to be a member of team
Blake Shelton
. His songs have charted on the
Billboard
magazine
charts, during his performances on the show. He finished the competition in third place behind winner
Jordan Smith
and runner-up
Emily Ann Roberts
.
Early and personal life
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Baber was born, Barrett Hankins Baber, on May 18,
[1]
1980, in
Arkansas
, who considers
Marion, Arkansas
, his hometown. He is a survivor of
American Airlines Flight 1420
, which crashed upon landing at
Little Rock National Airport
on June 1, 1999.
Music career
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Early music career
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His music career started in 2004, with his release,
Fratbar Superstar
, that was released on December 14, 2004. He release the subsequent album,
Colt Square Sessions
, on April 13, 2012. The third album,
Battlefield Us
, was released on September 14, 2013. His first
extended play
,
Falling Again
, was released on May 8, 2015.
2015:
The Voice
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He appeared on
season nine
of
NBC
's
The Voice
, in the fall of 2015, with this appearance he got a four chair turn during the auditions, when he chose to be part of
Blake Shelton
's team on the show. His renditions of "
Angel Eyes
", "
I Drive Your Truck
", "
Right Here Waiting
", "
Delta Dawn
", and "
I'd Love to Lay You Down
", all have charted on the
Billboard
magazine
Country Digital Songs charts, where they peaked at Nos. 41, 27, 9, 20, and 1, correspondingly.
[2]
The songs, "Right Here Waiting", "Delta Dawn", and "I'd Love to Lay You Down", charted on the
Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart, at Nos. 36, 47, and 16, respectively.
[3]
The song, "I'd Love to Lay You Down", charted on the
Billboard
Hot 100
at No. 92,
[4]
while it also peaked at No. 10 on the
Billboard
Digital Songs
chart.
[5]
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? Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
2016: New music
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On February 13, 2016, Baber released a new single, "Kiss Me Hello," co-written with Kenny Lamb. Baber released his newest album "A Room Full of Fighters" on November 4, 2016. Within the first day of the album's release, it topped the ITunes Charts at top 20.
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Discography
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Albums
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Singles
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References
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- ^
Barrett Baber (barrettbabermusic) (May 18, 2015).
"Killer birthday. Got big things planned for the next 365.....owe every success thus far to you guys! Thanks for your support. Get ready....I'm coming in hot this year"
. Facebook
. Retrieved
December 14,
2015
.
- ^
Billboard
.
"Barrett Baber ? Chart History (Country Digital Songs)"
.
Prometheus Global Media
. Archived from
the original
on April 27, 2016
. Retrieved
December 14,
2015
.
- ^
Billboard
.
"Barrett Baber ? Chart History (Hot Country Songs)"
.
Prometheus Global Media
. Archived from
the original
on April 27, 2016
. Retrieved
December 14,
2015
.
- ^
Billboard
.
"Barrett Baber ? Chart History (Hot 100)"
.
Prometheus Global Media
. Archived from
the original
on April 27, 2016
. Retrieved
December 14,
2015
.
- ^
Billboard
.
"Barrett Baber ? Chart History (Digital Songs)"
.
Prometheus Global Media
. Archived from
the original
on April 27, 2016
. Retrieved
December 14,
2015
.
- ^
"The Voice Barrett Baber "Kiss Me Hello" Lyric Video"
.
mjsbigblog
. 15 February 2016
. Retrieved
2016-02-15
.
- ^
"Barrett Baber Album & Song Chart History ? Billboard 200"
.
Billboard
.
Prometheus Global Media
. Retrieved
December 22,
2015
.
- ^
"Barrett Baber Album & Song Chart History ? Country Songs"
.
Billboard
.
Prometheus Global Media
. Retrieved
December 13,
2015
.
- ^
"Barrett Baber Album & Song Chart History ? Hot 100"
.
Billboard
.
Prometheus Global Media
. Retrieved
December 13,
2015
.
External links
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