UBlake Tollison Shelton ungumculi-umbhali wengoma waseMelika kanye nobuntu bethelevishini.
Njengoba esekhiphe isamba sama-albhamu e-studio ayishumi kuze kube manje, ungomunye wabaculi abaphumelele kakhulu eMelika yanamuhla.
Ngokwenza kahle komculo, kanye nomsebenzi wakhe kuthelevishini, wathola imiklomelo eminingi nokuqokwa.
UShelton waqala ukuvelela ngokukhululwa kwengoma yakhe yokuqala ethi "Austin". Ibhalwe nguDavid Krent kanye noChristy Manna, ingoma yakhululwa ngo-April 2001.
Ingoma ikhuluma ngowesifazane ozama ukuxhumana nesithandwa sakhe sangaphambili. Le single yazuza udumo olukhulu futhi yafinyelela inombolo yokuqala eshadini le-Billboard Hot Country Songs.
Ngawo lowo nyaka, i-albhamu yakhe ye-studio enesihloko esithi debut yakhululwa futhi yafinyelela inombolo yesi-3 kuma-albhamu e-US Billboard Top Country.
Eminyakeni embalwa eyalandela, uShelton ukhiphe ama-albhamu ambalwa, iningi lawo akhombisa impumelelo nempumelelo yangempela kumculi.
Waziwa nangendima yakhe njengejaji ezinhlelweni zikamabonakude i-'Nashvile Star,' 'Clash of the Choirs,' ne-'The Voice', okuyizinhlelo ezidumile ikakhulukazi endimeni yokucula.
Ngo-2016, wadlala indima ephambili kwikhathuni edumile ethi The Angry Birds Movie. Ngemva kokuthola imiklomelo eminingi, uShelton ukhiphe i-albhamu yakhe yesi-11 ye-Texoma Shore ngo-2017.
Iminyaka yokuqala
UBlake Tollison Shelton wazalelwa e-Ada, e-Oklahoma ngoJuni 18, 1976. Umama wakhe uDorothy, umnikazi we-salon yobuhle, kanti uyise nguRichard Shelton, umdayisi wezimoto oseke wasebenza.
Ngokusho kwabazali bakhe, intshisekelo yakhe yokucula ibonakale esemncane.
Lapho eseneminyaka eyishumi nambili ubudala, wayesefunde ukudlala isiginci (esizwa umalume wakhe).
Eneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu, wabhala ingoma yakhe yokuqala, kwathi lapho eseneminyaka engu-16, uShelton wayevakashela izindawo zokucima ukoma, edonsa ukunaka kwezwe lonke futhi ewina nendondo yeDenbo Diamond Award, okuyindondo enkulu kunazo zonke e-Oklahoma yabaculi abancane.
Emasontweni amabili ngemuva kokuphothula esikoleni esiphakeme, ngo-1994, wathuthela eNashville eyoqala umsebenzi wakhe wokuba umqambi wezingoma.
Ama-albhamu nezingoma
'Austin,' 'All Over Me,' 'Ol' Red'
Lapho efika eNashville, uShelton waqala ukuthengisa izingoma ayezibhalele abashicileli abaningi bomculo futhi wenza isivumelwano sokuqopha eyedwa neGiant Records.
Isitayela sakhe bekuyingxube yendabuko yezingoma ze-rock nama-ballads ezwe. Ngokushesha waba phezulu kumashadi omculo wezwe ngo-"Austin", obekunombolo yokuqala amasonto amahlanu.
Ngo-2002, washaya amashadi nge-albhamu yakhe yokuqala engaziwa ekhishwe nguWarner Bros. ngemuva kokuwa kwe-Giant Records, kanye nezingoma ezithi "All Over Me" nethi "Ol 'Red" zisize i-albhamu ukuthi ifinyelele esimweni segolide.
'The Dreamer,' 'Pure BS'
NgoFebhuwari 2003, uShelton wakhipha ethi The Dreamer, kwathi ingoma yakhe yokuqala ethi, “The Baby” yafinyelela inombolo yokuqala kumashadi ezwe, yahlala lapho amasonto amathathu. Izingoma zesibili nezesithathu eziphuma ku-albhamu ethi "Heavy Liftin" kanye nethi "Playboys of the Southwestern World" zifinyelele kwezingu-50 eziphezulu kwathi uThe Dreamer waba negolide! Ngo-2004, uBlake Shelton waqala ukukhulula uchungechunge lwama-albhamu ashisa izikhotha, eqala ngekaBlake Shelton ethi Barn & Grill. Eyesibili ephuma ku-albhamu ethi, "Some Beach", yaba ingoma yakhe yesithathu eshisa izikhotha, kwathi izingoma ezithi "Goodbye Time" nethi "Nobody without me" zafinyelela kweziyi-1 eziphezulu, okwenza i-albhamu yaba igolide futhi. Kanye nale albhamu, uShelton ukhiphe iqoqo levidiyo elihambisanayo, iBarn & Grill kaBlake Shelton: Iqoqo Levidiyo.
I-albhamu elandelayo - Pure BS - yakhululwa ekuqaleni kuka-2007, futhi izingoma zayo ezimbili zokuqala ezithi "Don't Make Me" kanye nethi "The More I Drink" zashaya izingoma eziphezulu ezingu-20 kumashadi ezwe. Ngawo lowo nyaka, uShelton wenza umdlalo wakhe wokuqala we-TV wangempela, okokuqala njengejaji ku-Nashville Star futhi kamuva ku-Battle of the Choirs.
I-'Startin' Fires,' 'Ilayishiwe'
UShelton ukhiphe i-albhamu yobude obugcwele i-Startin 'Fires ngo-2009, yalandelwa yi-'Hillbilly Bone' kanye ne-'All About Tonight' EPs ngo-2010. Ngawo lowo nyaka, wakhipha iqoqo lakhe lokuqala lamahithi amakhulu, Okulayishiwe: Okungcono Kakhulu kukaBlake Shelton.
Ngemuva kwalokho uthole imiklomelo eminingi yeGrand Ole Opry ngo-2010, okuhlanganisa ne-Country Music Academy Award, Country Music Association Award kanye ne-CMT Music Award.
'Red River Blue' kanye neJaji ku-'The Voice'
Ngo-2011, uShelton waba yijaji emqhudelwaneni wokucula kumabonakude iThe Voice futhi wakhipha i-albhamu yakhe entsha iRed River Blue, eyaphuma okokuqala ngqa eshadini lomculo elidume kakhulu leBillboard 1.
I-albhamu iphinde yakhiqiza izingoma ezintathu ezishisa izikhotha - "Honey Bee", "God Give Me You" nethi "Phuza Kuyo".
Ngo-2012, uShelton wabonakala kusizini yeThe Voice. Futhi ngawo lowo nyaka, wakhipha i-albhamu yeholide ethi Cheers, It's Christmas ngo-Okthoba 2012.
Njengoba umculi ngokwakhe ethi, ngokusobala iphrojekthi ayisizi abaculi abasha kuphela, kodwa futhi ngokwakhe, ngoba. ngesikhathi esohlelweni ethula ama-albhamu amasha, avele aqhumisa amashadi.
'Kusekelwe Endabeni Yeqiniso'
Ngo-2013 uShelton wakhipha i-albhamu yakhe yesishiyagalombili yesitudiyo ethi 'Isekelwe Endabeni Yeqiniso' waphinde wangena kusizini yakhe yesine njengejaji/umqeqeshi ohlelweni lwe-TV olushisa izikhotha iThe Voice.
Ubonakale ehambisana no-Adam Levine, uShakira no-Usher. (U-Shakira kanye no-Usher bathathe indawo yamajaji/abaqeqeshi bangaphambili, okunguChristina Aguilera kanye no-C-Lo Green, ababengamajaji ngo-2013.)
Okwesithathu ohlelweni, uShelton waqeqesha ophumelele. U-Texan osemusha uDanielle Bradbury uwine izindondo eziphezulu ngesizini yesine ye-The Voice.
NgoNovemba, uShelton wathola imiklomelo emibili ebalulekile ye-CMA. Waqanjwa njengeMale Vocalist of the Year yi-Country Music Association nge-albhamu yakhe ethi 'Isekelwe Endabeni Yeqiniso'.
Iphinde yawina nendondo ye-albhamu yonyaka.
'Ukubuyisela Ukukhanya Kwelanga', 'Uma Ngithembekile,' 'Texoma Shore'
U-Shelton akakaze ehlise ijubane futhi ubelokhu elwela ukwenza umculo omusha owengeziwe. Ngakho-ke washeshe waqhubeka nokusebenza endalweni yakhe entsha ethi 'Bringing Back the Sunshine' (2014), eyaduma phakathi kwabalandeli bomculo wezwe.
I-albhamu, ene-"Neon Light", ifinyelele phezulu ezweni kanye namashadi omculo we-pop. Uphinde wathola enye indondo ye-CMA yeBest Male Vocalist of the Year ngo-2014.
Wayehlale ekwazi ukuthi angathonya izethameli ngomculo osezingeni eliphezulu futhi njalo ezama ukusebenzisa leli khono ngokugcwele, ngakho wathola imiphumela elindelekile.
Ama-albhamu akhe alandelayo nawo amukelwe kahle - If I'm Honest (2016) kanye ne-Texoma Shore (2017).
Imisebenzi eyinhloko
Cheers, It's Christmas, i-albhamu yesikhombisa kaBlake Shelton, ibalwa phakathi kwemisebenzi yakhe ebaluleke kakhulu. Ikhishwe ngo-Okthoba 2012, i-albhamu yafinyelela inombolo yesishiyagalombili ku-Billboard 200 yase-US.
Kusukela ngoDisemba 2016, isithengise amakhophi angu-660 e-US. Yayihlanganisa izingoma ezingashadile ezifana ne-"Jingle Bell Rock", "White Christmas", "Blue Christmas", "Ingoma KaKhisimusi" kanye "Nengane Entsha Edolobheni".
'Isekelwe Endabeni Yeqiniso', i-albhamu yesitudiyo yesishiyagalombili ka-Shelton, nayo engomunye wemisebenzi yakhe emikhulu, yakhululwa ngoMashi 2013.
Ngamahithi anjengokuthi 'Sure Be Cool If You Did', 'Boys Round Here' kanye nethi 'Mine Will be You', i-albhamu maduzane ibe i-albhamu edayisa kakhulu yesishiyagalolunye onyakeni e-US. Isebenze kahle nakwamanye amazwe, ifinyelela inani lesithathu kuwo womabili Ama-albhamu Ezwe Lase-Australia kanye Nakuma-albhamu E-Canadian.
'Bringing Back the Sunshine', i-albhamu yakhe yesishiyagalolunye, yakhululwa ngoSepthemba 2014.
Ngamaculo afana ne-"Neon Light", "Lonely Night" kanye ne-"Sangria", i-albhamu yafinyelela inani eliphakeme kakhulu ku-US Billboard 200. Ithengise amakhophi angu-101 e-US ngesonto layo lokuqala. I-albhamu ibiyinombolo yesi-4 kumashadi aseCanada isikhathi eside.
'Uma Ngithembekile', i-albhamu yeshumi ka-Blake yesitudiyo futhi omunye wemisebenzi yakhe ephumelele kakhulu, yakhululwa ngoMeyi 2016.
Ngamaculo afana ne-"Straight Outta Cold Beer", "She got a Way with Words" kanye nethi "Come Here to Forget", i-albhamu yafinyelela inani lesithathu ku-Billboard 200 yase-US futhi yadayisa amakhophi angu-153 ngesonto layo lokuqala. Isebenze kahle nakwamanye amazwe, ifinyelela kunombolo-13 kumashadi ase-Australia kanye nenombolo yesi-3 eCanada.
Ukuphila komuntu siqu
UShelton washada noKynett Williams ngo-2003, kodwa inyunyana yabo ayizange ihlale isikhathi eside.
Laba bashadikazi bahlukana ngo-2006.
Ngo-2011, uShelton washada nentombi yakhe yesikhathi eside, inkanyezi yomculo wezwe uMiranda Lambert. Ngo-2012, uShelton noMiranda baqhudelana ndawonye eSuper Bowl XLVI.
NgoJulayi 2015, uShelton noLambert bamemezela ukuthi bayahlukanisa ngemva kweminyaka emine yomshado. "Leli akulona ikusasa ebesilicabanga," kusho isitatimende sombhangqwana. “Futhi kungenxa yezinhliziyo 'ezinzima' lapho siya phambili ngokuhlukana.
Singabantu abalula, abanezimpilo zangempela, abanezinkinga zangempela, abangani kanye nozakwethu. Ngakho-ke, sicela ngomusa ubumfihlo nozwela kule ndaba yomuntu siqu.
Ngokushesha uShelton waphinde wathola ukujola nomunye owayecula naye kanye nejaji leThe Voice uGwen Stefani.
Ekupheleni kuka-2017, lo mculi wengeze umklomelo omusha wephephabhuku iPeople othi Sexiest Man in the World eqoqweni lakhe.
Ekhombisa ukuncokola, kanye nokuqhudelana kwakhe no-Levin kuThe Voice, uphendule lezi zindaba ngesankahlu: "Angikwazi ukulinda ukukhombisa lokhu ku-Adam."
