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  • NAME: Kenny Chesney
  • OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Singer
  • BIRTH DATE: March 26, 1968 (Age: 45)
  • EDUCATION: East Tennessee State
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Full Name: Kenneth Arnold Chesney
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Aries

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Country singer Kenny Chesney went gold with Me and You in 1996, platinum with I Will Stand in 1997 and double platinum with Everywhere We Go in 1999.

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Chesney went on tour during the summer of 2008 to support Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates, which was very successful. That September, Chesney was nominated for seven CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year as well as Male Vocalist of the Year. He received two nominations in the Musical Event of the Year for "Every Other Weekend" and "Shiftwork."

More Hits and Awards

Chesney released Lucky Old Sun in 2008. One of the album's singles, "Everybody Wants to Go Heaven," became an instant No. 1 country music hit. In November of that same year, the Country Music Association presented Chesney with his fourth Entertainer of the Year award. The win tied Chesney with Garth Brooks for the most wins of the CMA's top award.

Chesney continues to top the country charts. His newest album, Hemingway Whiskey (2010) had two top singles, "The Boys of Fall" and "Somewhere with You".

Chesney married actress Renee Zellweger in May of 2005. They annulled the union several months later. Since then, he has been romantically linked to former Miss Tennessee Amy Colley and a nurse, whose identity he has kept anonymous.

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