Blake Shelton
Shelton in 2017
Born	Blake Tollison Shelton (1976-06-18) June 18, 1976 (age 49) Ada, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician television personality
Years active	2001–present
Spouses	Kaynette Gern ​ ​ (m. 2003; div. 2006)​ Miranda Lambert ​ ​ (m. 2011; div. 2015)​ Gwen Stefani ​ (m. 2021)​
Musical career
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Instruments	Vocals guitar harmonium
Works	Full list
Labels	Giant Warner Music Nashville Reprise Nashville Ten Point BBR Wheelhouse
Website	blakeshelton.com
Musical artist

Blake Tollison Shelton (born June 18, 1976)^[1] is an American musician and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin" from his self-titled debut album. "Austin" spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The now Platinum-certified debut album also produced two more top 20 entries ("All Over Me" and "Ol' Red").^[1]

His second and third albums, 2003's The Dreamer and 2004's Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill, are gold and platinum, respectively.^[1] His fourth album, Pure BS (2007), was re-issued in 2008 with a cover of Michael Bublé's pop hit "Home" as one of the bonus tracks.^[2] His fifth album, Startin' Fires was released in November 2008.^[1] It was followed by the extended plays Hillbilly Bone and All About Tonight in 2010, and the albums Red River Blue in 2011,^[3] Based on a True Story... in 2013, Bringing Back the Sunshine in 2014, If I'm Honest in 2016, Texoma Shore in 2017, Fully Loaded: God's Country in 2019, Body Language in 2021, and his latest album For Recreational Use Only in 2025.

As of December 2020^[update], Shelton has charted 41 singles, including 30 number ones,^[4] 17 of which were consecutive. The 11th No. 1 ("Doin' What She Likes") broke "the record for the most consecutive No. 1 singles in the Country Airplay chart's 24-year history".^[5] Throughout his career, he has received nine Grammy Award nominations, including two for Best Country Album.^[6] In 2024, Shelton left Warner Music Nashville and signed with BBR Music Group.

Shelton has been a judge on the televised singing competitions Nashville Star, Clash of the Choirs, and a coach on NBC's The Voice. He was on The Voice from 2011 to 2023, and, in nine of twenty-three seasons (2–4, 7, 11, 13, 18, 20, 22), a member of his team won.