Kelsea Ballerini

Kelsea Ballerini
Birth name Kelsea Nicole Ballerini
Born (1993-09-12) September 12, 1993
Mascot, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Country pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2013–present
Labels Black River Entertainment

Kelsea Nicole Ballerini[1] (born September 12, 1993)[2] is an American country pop singer and songwriter signed to Black River Entertainment.

Career

Kelsea Ballerini was born in Mascot, Tennessee[3] and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee.[4] Her father, a country radio programmer, is part Italian.[5][6] Her mother has worked in marketing for Thomas Nelson Bible publishing and a sponsorship company.[6] She started taking dance lessons at 3 and stopped ten years later.[7] She sang in the church and school choirs.[5] She wrote her first song at 12 for her mother[8] and moved to Nashville, Tennessee three years later.[4] She attended Lipscomb University for two years until she pursued a musical career.[9]

At 19, she signed a deal with Black River Entertainment.[4] In late 2014, she released her debut single "Love Me Like You Mean It", which debuted on Country Airplay in October 2014.[10] She released a self-titled extended play for the label in November.[11] She was named one of CMT's Next Women of Country in 2014. She performed for the first time on the Grand Ole Opry on February 14, 2015 and sang "Love Me Like You Mean It".[5] For the chart dated July 4, 2015, "Love Me Like You Mean It" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay, making Ballerini the first solo female country artist to score a number one hit with her debut single since Carrie Underwood with "Jesus, Take the Wheel" in 2006, and only the eleventh in history to achieve the feat.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country US US Indie
The First Time 4 31 4

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
US Country
[14]		 US Heat
[15]
Kelsea Ballerini
  • Release date: November 24, 2014
  • Label: Black River Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
 40 12

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album
US Country
[17]		 US Country Airplay
[18]		 US
[19]		 CAN Country
[20]		 CAN
[21]
2014 "Love Me Like You Mean It" 5 1 45 3 61 The First Time
2015 "Dibs"A 11 5 66 8 96
2016 "Peter Pan"B

Music videos

Year Video Director
2014 "Love Me Like You Mean It" (acoustic)[26] Robert Chavers
2015 "Love Me Like You Mean It"[27] Kristin Barlowe
"Dibs"[28] Robert Chavers

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result
2015 CMT Music Awards[29] Breakthrough Video of the Year
"Love Me Like You Mean It"		 Nominated
Country Music Association Awards[30] Female Vocalist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
American Music Awards[31] Favorite Country Female Artist
Billboard's Women in Music[32] Rising Star Won
2016 ACM Awards[33] New Female Vocalist of the Year Pending
Female Vocalist of the Year

Tours

Supporting

References

  1. ↑ Sellers, Morgan. "Artist Interview: Kelsea Ballerini" http://www.thetennesseelife.com/2014/07/meet-kelsea-ballerini.html Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/KelseaBallerini/status/510241283521003521
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFMAfmdXl-0
  4. 1 2 3 Leggett, Steve. "Kelsea Ballerini biography". Allmusic. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Shelburne, Craig (December 5, 2014). "Next Women of Country: Kelsea Ballerini". CMT. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Would Kelsea Ballerini ever change her name?". 99.5 QYK. April 18, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ Hudelson, Molly (February 9, 2015). "Country singer Kelsea Ballerini talks her debut EP, upcoming NYC show and more". AXS. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ Mansfield, Brian (April 5, 2015). "On the Verge: Kelsea Ballerini means it". USA Today. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini experiences several firsts, headlines SGA Spring Concert". Lumination Network. April 9, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Tomorrow's Hits: Lillywood & Robin Schulz, Logic, Kelsea Ballerini". Billboard. October 10, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini EP". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (January 31, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: February 1, 2016". Roughstock.
  14. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Album & Song Chart History - Heatseeker Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  16. ↑ Matt Bjorke (March 18, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For March 18, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  17. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Album & Song Chart History - The Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  22. ↑ "American singles certifications – Kelsea Ballerini – Love Me Like You Mean It". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
  23. ↑ Matt Bjorke (October 12, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: October 12, 2015". Roughstock.
  24. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 8, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: February 8, 2016". Roughstock.
  25. ↑ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  26. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Kelsea Ballerini : Love Me Like You Mean It (Acoustic)". Country Music Television. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  27. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Kelsea Ballerini : Love Me Like You Mean It". Country Music Television. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  28. ↑ Wuokko, Staci (October 22, 2015). "Watch Kelsea Ballerini Travel Cross Country in ‘Dibs’ Music Video". radio.com. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Carrie Underwood Leads 2015 CMT Awards Nominations". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  30. ↑ "Eric Church, Little Big Town Lead 2015 CMA Awards Nominations". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  31. ↑ "Taylor Swift Leads 2015 American Music Awards Nominations | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  32. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini to Receive 'Rising Star' Honor & Perform at Billboard's Women in Music | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  33. ↑ http://www.acmawards.com/nominees
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