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Birth Name:Billy Currington
Famous As: Country singer, songwriter
Date of Birth: November 19, 1973
Place of Birth: Rincon, Georgia
Nationality: American
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Father: Larry Currington (stepfather)
Claim to Fame: Single Walk a Little Straighter (2003)

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Billy Currington

Background information
Birth name William Matthew Currington1
Born November 19, 1973 (1973-11-19) (age 35)
Origin Rincon, Georgia, USA
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 2003-present
Label(s) Mercury Nashville
Associated acts Shania Twain
Website BillyCurrington.com

William Matthew (Billy) Currington (born November 19, 1973) is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, Currington has released three studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, and 2008's Little Bit of Everything. These three albums have produced six singles for Currington on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the Number One hits "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" and "Good Directions". He has also charted as a duet partner on Shania Twain's "Party for Two", as well as the non-album single "Tangled Up", for a total of eight Top 40 country hits.

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Biography

Billy Currington was born and raised in Rincon, Georgia, and has four sisters and two brothers. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. His mother married Larry Currington when he was only one and a half years old. For the next few years, Currington suffered abuse from his alcoholic step father, who later died from cancer.citation needed

When he was a junior in high school, Currington auditioned for a spot at Opryland, the renowned country music theme park located in Nashville, the country music capital. Failing the audition, after high school he moved to Nashville to pursue his career in country music. His first stint didn't last too long, and he later sang for a bar in Georgia. In Nashville, Currington also worked for a concrete company, and also as a personal trainer. One of the clients he worked with as a personal trainer led Currington to recording demo tapes, as well as writing songs. Soon after, Currington was signed to Mercury Nashville Records.

Musical career

His self-titled debut album was released in 2003. The first single was "Walk A Little Straighter" about his relationship with his alcoholic stepfather. The chorus of the song was written by Currington at the age of 12.citation needed "Walk a Little Straighter" went on to peak at #8 that year on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and established Currington as a major Country performer in Nashville. He first hit the Top 5 on the country charts with his second single, "I Got a Feelin'", also from his debut album.

He scored a third consecutive top 10 hit with Shania Twain in late 2004, on the song "Party for Two". The song was from Shania's Greatest Hits album and was released in two formats: a pop version with Mark McGrath as Twain's duet partner, and the country version, which featured Currington.

In 2005, Currington released a second album entitled Doin' Somethin' Right, which peaked at #2 on the Top Country Albums chart and #11 on the Billboard 200. Doin' Somethin' Right produced his first Number One in "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right", followed by "Why, Why, Why" at #13 and another Number One in "Good Directions", which was also the #2 country song of 2007 according to the Billboard year end-countdown.

On July 19, Currington announced he had canceled the rest of his 2007 tour dates because of a throat ailment. His 2007 single, "Tangled Up", peaked at #30 in late 2007, and his third album was delayed. Currington was absent from the charts for nearly a year before the release of his next single, "Don't", in mid-2008. The latter song is the first single from his third studio album, Little Bit of Everything, which was released on October 14.

Awards

2006 CMT Hottest Video of the Year "Must Be Doin' Something Right"

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart Positions Certifications
US Country US CAN Country
2003 Billy Currington 17 107
2005 Doin' Somethin' Right
  • Released: October 18, 2005
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Format: CD, digital download
2 11
2008 Little Bit of Everything
  • Released: October 14, 2008
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Format: CD, digital download
2 13 39

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions Album
US Country US Hot 100 US Pop 100 US Digital CAN Country CAN Hot 100
2003 "Walk a Little Straighter" 8 67 Billy Currington
2004 "I Got a Feelin'" 5 50 9
2005 "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right" 1 39 63 62 4 Doin' Somethin' Right
2006 "Why, Why, Why" 13 99 30
"Good Directions" 1 42 66 64 5 67
2007 "Tangled Up" 30 single only
2008 "Don't"[A] 15 86 44 Little Bit of Everything

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Chart Positions Album
US Country US Hot 100 US Pop 100 US Digital US AC CAN Country
2004 "Party for Two" Shania Twain 7 58 78 20 16 3 Greatest Hits
  • A^ Current single.

References

  1. ^ Full name per ASCAP

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