American musician and producer (born 1986)
Brett Eldredge
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Eldredge in 2014
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Birth name
| Brett Ryan Eldredge
[1]
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Born
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1986-03-23
)
March 23, 1986
(age 38)
[2]
[1]
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Origin
| Paris, Illinois
, United States
[3]
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Genres
| Country
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Occupation(s)
| - Singer
- songwriter
- record producer
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Instrument(s)
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Years active
| 2010?present
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Labels
| Warner Music Nashville
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Musical artist
Brett Ryan Eldredge
(born March 23, 1986) is an American
country music
singer, songwriter and record producer, signed to
Warner Music Group
Nashville. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the
Billboard
Country Airplay chart, three of which came from his debut album,
Bring You Back
: "
Don't Ya
", "
Beat of the Music
", and "
Mean to Me
".
Early life
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Eldredge was born on March 23, 1986, in
Paris, Illinois
, the son of Robin Beth (nee Vonderlage) and Christopher "Chris" Eldredge. He has an older brother, Brice.
[4]
[5]
He studied at
Elmhurst College
in
Elmhurst, Illinois
. His cousin, Terry Eldredge, is a former member of
the Grascals
.
[1]
Career
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Eldredge co-wrote the track "I Think I've Had Enough" for
Gary Allan
, who recorded it for his eighth studio album,
Get Off on the Pain
.
[6]
By late 2010 he had signed to
Atlantic Records
and released his debut single, "
Raymond
" on September 27, 2010. It debuted at number 52 on the US
Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart dated for the week ending October 16, 2010
[7]
and reached a peak of number 23. "
It Ain't Gotta Be Love
" was released as his second single and reached number 46. Eldredge performed on the
Grand Ole Opry
on October 29, 2010.
[8]
A third single, "
Don't Ya
", was released to country radio in October 2012. It became his first single to reach the top 20 of the Hot Country Songs chart and his first to appear on the
Billboard
Hot 100. His debut studio album,
Bring You Back
, was released on August 6, 2013.
[9]
"Don't Ya" reached number one on the
Country Airplay
chart the same month. The album's second single, "
Beat of the Music
", also reached number one on the same chart. The album's third single, "
Mean to Me
", was released to country radio on July 14, 2014. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in March 2015. On August 17, 2023, Eldredge released the ten year edition of the album featuring a bonus track called "Adios Old Friend".
[10]
Eldredge's sixth single overall, "
Lose My Mind
", was released in 2015. It is the lead single to his second studio album,
Illinois
. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in October 2015. The album's second single, "
Drunk on Your Love
" released to country radio on November 9, 2015. It reached at number two on the Country Airplay chart in April 2016. The album's third single, "
Wanna Be That Song
" released to country radio on May 23, 2016. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay in January 2017. He was one of the opening acts on
Taylor Swift
's
Red Tour
. On Memorial Day 2015, he sang "Take Me Out to The Ballgame" during the seventh Inning Stretch at Wrigley Field while the Cubs played host to the Washington Nationals.
In 2016, Eldredge was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "
Forever Country
", a mash-up track of
Take Me Home, Country Roads
;
On the Road Again
; and
I Will Always Love You
which celebrates 50 years of the
CMA Awards
.
[11]
Eldredge released his first Christmas album,
Glow
, in October 2016.
[12]
In March 2017, he released "
Somethin' I'm Good At
", the lead single to his
self titled fourth studio album
.
[13]
The album's second single,
"The Long Way"
released to country radio on August 21, 2017, and peaked at #3. The album's third single was "Love Someone."
[14]
On April 17, 2020, Eldredge released the single "Gabrielle", the lead single off his fifth studio album
Sunday Drive
, released on July 10, 2020.
[15]
On April 22, 2022, Eldredge released the single "Songs About You", the lead single from the
album of the same name
; the album was released on June 17, 2022.
[16]
Discography
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Awards and nominations
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References
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b
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Steve Leggett.
"Brett Eldredge biography"
. Allmusic
. Retrieved
July 12,
2020
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"Brett Eldredge learns to have patience recording debut album"
.
Taste of Country
. Retrieved
October 5,
2011
.
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"Brett Eldredge Biography"
.
CMT
. Retrieved
October 5,
2010
.
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"One-on-One with Brett Eldredge - The Paris Beacon-News: News"
. Parisbeacon.com. March 5, 2012. Archived from
the original
on November 19, 2014
. Retrieved
April 23,
2015
.
- ^
"Donald-L-Dingman - User Trees - Genealogy.com"
. Familytreemaker.genealogy.com
. Retrieved
April 23,
2015
.
- ^
"Brett Eldredge biography"
.
Warner Music Nashville
. Retrieved
October 5,
2010
.
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"Chart Highlights: Dance/Club Play & Alternative Songs & More"
.
Billboard
. October 4, 2010
. Retrieved
October 5,
2010
.
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"Brett Eldredge makes Opry debut Friday"
.
Country Standard Time
. October 28, 2010
. Retrieved
October 30,
2010
.
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"Brett Eldredge to Release Debut Album August 6"
.
GAC
. May 15, 2013
. Retrieved
May 31,
2013
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Lorie Hollabaugh (August 17, 2023).
"Brett Eldredge to Release 10th Anniversary of 'Bring You Back'
"
. Music Row
. Retrieved
August 17,
2023
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"30 Country Music Stars Join Forces for Historic CMA Music Video"
.
ABC News
. September 22, 2016
. Retrieved
October 26,
2016
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"Brett Eldredge Names His Christmas Album 'Glow'
"
.
iheart.com
. Archived from
the original
on October 19, 2016
. Retrieved
October 27,
2016
.
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Moss, Melissa R. (February 24, 2017).
"Hear Brett Eldredge's New Song 'Something I'm Good At' - Rolling Stone"
.
Rolling Stone
. Retrieved
March 17,
2017
.
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"Brett Eldredge Chart History (Country Airplay)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
November 30,
2021
.
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"Brett Eldredge Shifts into a Higher Gear on 'Sunday Drive'
"
.
Billboard
.
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"Brett Eldredge reveals album release date as he debuts latest song"
.
iHeartCountry
. Retrieved
April 22,
2022
.
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"2011 American Country Awards Winners ? Full List"
.
Taste of Country
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
.
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"2013 American Country Awards - Complete Winners List"
.
The Boot
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"2014 Academy of Country Music Awards winners and nominees ? complete list"
.
UPROXX
. April 6, 2014
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"2014 CMT Music Awards Winners ? Full List"
.
Taste of Country
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"ASCAP Crowns Ashley Gorley Country Songwriter of the Year"
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Rolling Stone
. November 4, 2014
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"Vince Gill Recognized as BMI Icon at the 2014 BMI Country Awards"
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BMI.com
. November 4, 2014
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"2014 CMA Awards Winners ? Full List"
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Taste of Country
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"Jason Aldean Crowned 'Artist of the Year' at New Awards Show"
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Rolling Stone
. December 16, 2014
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"CMT Music Awards 2015: See the Full Winners List"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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Oellerich, Libby (November 4, 2015).
"2015 AWARDS WEEK WINNERS"
.
Nashville Songwriters Association International
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"BMI Country Awards honor Mac Davis, Brett Eldredge"
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The Tennessean
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"2016 ACM Awards Nominees Announced"
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Taste of Country
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"CMT Music Awards 2017 Nominees Announced"
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Us Weekly
. May 9, 2017
. Retrieved
May 10,
2017
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"Brett Eldredge's all-genre attack: Brett vies for a Teen Choice Award while storming the "Billboard" 200"
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Froggyweb
. KVOX
. Retrieved
August 14,
2017
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