Keith Lionel Urban ( born 26 October 1967 ) is a New Zealand-born Australian country musician . In 1991 , he released a self-titled debut album and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the following year . Still signed to Capitol , Urban made his solo American debut in 1999 with a second eponymous album . Urban has released a total of nine studio albums ( one of which was released only in the United Kingdom ) , as well as one album with The Ranch . Urban is also known for his roles as a coach on the Australian version of the singing competition The Voice and as a judge on American Idol .
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