Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American
country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "
Austin". The lead-off single from his
self-titled debut album, "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the
Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The
gold-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 hits ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red"). Although the album was released on
Giant Records Nashville, he was transferred to
Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Giant closed in late 2001.