
She coached six contestants who did not get a chair turn during The Blinds, in a new round called The Comeback Stage. Ballerini joined the 15th season of The Voice as the fifth coach. In October, she provided vocals on her husband Morgan Evans' song "Dance With Me". The third and final single from Unapologetically, " Miss Me More", was released in October 2018. 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. In September 2018, she announced that she would be releasing a deluxe edition of the album with four new tracks. The second single from the album, " I Hate Love Songs", was released in March.

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. On November 3, she released her second album, titled Unapologetically. 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. In early 2017, Ballerini was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 – Music list at number two. The album's fourth single, " Yeah Boy", was released to country radio on October 10, 2016.Ģ017–2019: Unapologetically, coaching The Voice, and joining the Grand Ole Opry 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. "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 third single, " Peter Pan", was released to country radio on March 21, 2016. 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. 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. On May 19, 2015, Ballerini's debut album The First Time was released through Black River. She performed for the first time at the Grand Ole Opry on February 14, 2015, and sang "Love Me Like You Mean It". She was named one of CMT's Next Women of Country in 2014. She released a self-titled extended play for the label in November.

In late 2014, she released her debut single " Love Me Like You Mean It", which debuted on the Country Airplay chart in October 2014. Career 2014–2016: Self-titled EP and The First Time Īt 19, she signed a deal with Black River Entertainment. 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. She wrote her first song at 12 for her mother and moved to Nashville, Tennessee, three years later. She also sang in the church and school choirs. Ballerini started taking dance lessons at Premiere Dance Studio in Seymour, Tennessee when she was three and quit ten years later. Carla has worked in marketing for Thomas Nelson Bible publishing and a sponsorship company. Ed held a job as a sales manager for a country radio station and is of Italian descent. Her fourth studio album, Subject to Change was released in 2022.īallerini, an only child, was raised in Knoxville, Tennessee by her father, Ed and her mother, Carla.

Her third studio album, Kelsea, and a counterpart acoustic album, Ballerini, were both released in 2020. Ballerini's fourth No. 1 single is " Legends". 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. 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. īallerini's first two albums have accounted for seven charted songs on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. Her second studio album, Unapologetically, followed in 2017. 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. Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer and songwriter.
