Kelsea Ballerini is one of the most popular and richest Country Singer who was born on September 12, 1993 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Became notable for her single “Love Me Like You Mean It,” which rose to a Top 30 position on the U.S. Country Chart. She was named one of Country Music Television’s Next Women of Country in 2014.
She’s cited Shania Twain as a major influence in her music career.
At 19, she signed a deal with Black River Entertainment. In late 2014, she released her debut single “Love Me Like You Mean It”, which debuted on the Country Airplay chart in October 2014. She released a self-titled extended play for the label in November. She was named one of CMT’s Next Women of Country in 2014. She performed for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry on February 14, 2015, and sang “Love Me Like You Mean It”. On May 19, 2015, Ballerini’s debut album The First Time was released through Black River. For the chart dated July 4, 2015, “Love Me Like You Mean It” , the album’s first single, reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, making Ballerini the first solo female country music artist to score a number one hit with her debut single since Carrie Underwood did so with “Jesus, Take the Wheel” in 2006, and only the eleventh in history to achieve the feat. Ballerini also became only the fifth solo female country music artist to score back-to-back number one hits with her first two singles when “Dibs”, the second single from the album, reached the top of the Country Airplay chart. She became the first to do it since Jamie O’Neal in 2001.
The album’s third single, “Peter Pan”, was released to country radio on March 21, 2016. “Peter Pan” reached number one on both the Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts in September, making Ballerini the first solo female country music artist to top both country music charts simultaneously. This achievement also made her the first solo female to send her first three singles to number one since Wynonna Judd accomplished the same feat in 1992. The album’s fourth single, “Yeah Boy”, was released to country radio on October 10, 2016.
She spent her first thirteen years in Knoxville, Tennessee and the remainder of her youth in Nashville. In 2016, she got engaged to Morgan Evans and they tied the knot in December of 2017.
