Kelsea Ballerini

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.

Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer and songwriter.

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" reached the top of the Country Airplay chart and the first to do it since Jamie O'Neal in 2001.

She has five No. 1 singles on the latter, starting with her debut single "Love Me Like You Mean It", which made her the first female artist to send a debut single to the top of that chart since Carrie Underwood in 2006.

It was followed by "Dibs" and "Peter Pan", whose peaks also made her the first female country artist to send her first three singles to the top of that chart since Wynonna Judd.

Ballerini's fourth No. 1 single is "Legends".

She began songwriting as a child and signed a contract with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, The First Time.

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 joined the 15th season of The Voice as the fifth coach.

She coached six contestants who did not get a chair turn during The Blinds, in a new round called The Comeback Stage.

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.

The album's fourth single, "Yeah Boy", was released to country radio on October 10, 2016.

Her second studio album, Unapologetically, followed in 2017.

Ballerini's first two albums have accounted for seven charted songs on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.

In early 2017, Ballerini was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 – Music list at number two.

In 2017, Ballerini received two Academy of Country Music Award nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year for "Peter Pan."

In June 2017, Ballerini released "Legends" as the first single from her second studio album.

On November 3, she released her second album, titled Unapologetically.

The album debuted at number three on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart and number seven on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, making it her highest-charting album on both charts.

The second single from the album, "I Hate Love Songs", was released in March.

In September 2018, she announced that she would be releasing a deluxe edition of the album with four new tracks.

On September 18, 2018, EDM-pop duo The Chainsmokers released a song titled "This Feeling" featuring Ballerini, which later performed at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in November.

The third and final single from Unapologetically, "Miss Me More", was released in October 2018.

In October, she provided vocals on her husband Morgan Evans' song "Dance With Me".

Her third studio album, Kelsea, and a counterpart acoustic album, Ballerini, were both released in 2020.

Her fourth studio album, Subject to Change was released in 2022.

Ballerini, an only child, was raised in Knoxville, Tennessee by her father, Ed and her mother, Carla.

Ed held a job as a sales manager for a country radio station and is of Italian descent.

Carla has worked in marketing for Thomas Nelson Bible publishing and a sponsorship company.

Ballerini started taking dance lessons at Premiere Dance Studio in Seymour, Tennessee when she was three and quit ten years later.

She also sang in the church and school choirs.

She wrote her first song at 12 for her mother and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, three years later.

She attended Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee; Centennial High School in Franklin, Tennessee; and then Lipscomb University for two years until she pursued a musical career.

At 19, she signed a deal with Black River Entertainment.