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Brett Ryan Eldredge (born March 23, 1986) is an American
country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
singer, songwriter and record producer, signed to
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Nashville. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, three of which came from his debut studio album, ''
Bring You Back ''Bring You Back'' is the debut album by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on August 6, 2013 by Atlantic Records. The album was originally titled ''One Way Ticket'', and was to include Eldredge's second single " It Ain ...
'': " Don't Ya", " Beat of the Music", and " Mean to Me".


Early life

Eldredge was born on March 23, 1986, in
Paris, Illinois Paris is a city in Edgar County, Illinois, south of Chicago and west of Indianapolis. The population was 8,291 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat and largest city of Edgar County. History Paris was established in 1826 on land donated ...
, the son of Robin Beth (née Vonderlage) and Christopher "Chris" Eldredge. He has an older brother, Brice. He studied at
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in
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. His cousin, Terry Eldredge, is a former member of
the Grascals The Grascals are a six-piece American bluegrass band from Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in February 2004, the band has gained a level of fame by playing on the Grand Ole Opry and bluegrass festivals around the country, as well as with Dolly Par ...
.


Career

Eldredge co-wrote the track "I Think I've Had Enough" for
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, who recorded it for his eighth studio album, ''
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''. By late 2010 he had signed to
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and released his debut single, " Raymond" on September 27, 2010. It debuted at number 52 on the US ''
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''
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chart dated for the week ending October 16, 2010 and reached a peak of number 23. " It Ain't Gotta Be Love" was released as his second single and reached number 46. Eldredge performed on the
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on October 29, 2010. A third single, " Don't Ya", was released to country radio in October 2012. It became his first single to reach the top 20 of the Hot Country Songs chart and his first to appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His debut studio album, ''
Bring You Back ''Bring You Back'' is the debut album by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on August 6, 2013 by Atlantic Records. The album was originally titled ''One Way Ticket'', and was to include Eldredge's second single " It Ain ...
'', was released on August 6, 2013. "Don't Ya" reached number one on the
Country Airplay Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States since January 20, 1990. This chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored ...
chart the same month. The album's second single, " Beat of the Music", also reached number one on the same chart. The album's third single, " Mean to Me", was released to country radio on July 14, 2014. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in March 2015. Eldredge's sixth single overall, " Lose My Mind", was released in 2015. It is the lead single to his second studio album, ''
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''. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in October 2015. The album's second single, " Drunk on Your Love" released to country radio on November 9, 2015. It reached at number two on the Country Airplay chart in April 2016. The album's third single, " Wanna Be That Song" released to country radio on May 23, 2016. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay in January 2017. He was one of the opening acts on
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's Red Tour. On Memorial Day 2015, he sang "Take Me Out to The Ballgame" during the seventh Inning Stretch at Wrigley Field while the Cubs played host to the Washington Nationals. In 2016, Eldredge was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "''Forever Country''", a mash-up track of Take Me Home, Country Roads;
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; and
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which celebrates 50 years of the
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. Eldredge released his first Christmas album, '' Glow'', in October 2016. In March 2017, he released " Somethin' I'm Good At", the lead single to his self titled fourth studio album. The album's second single, "The Long Way" released to country radio on August 21, 2017, and peaked at #3. The album's third single was "Love Someone." On April 17, 2020, Eldredge released the single "Gabrielle", the lead single off his fifth studio album '' Sunday Drive'', released on July 10, 2020. On April 22, 2022, Eldredge released the single "Songs About You", the lead single from the album of the same name; the album was released on June 17, 2022.


Discography

* ''
Bring You Back ''Bring You Back'' is the debut album by American country music artist Brett Eldredge. It was released on August 6, 2013 by Atlantic Records. The album was originally titled ''One Way Ticket'', and was to include Eldredge's second single " It Ain ...
'' (2013) * ''
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'' (2015) * '' Glow'' (2016) * '' Brett Eldredge'' (2017) * '' Sunday Drive'' (2020) * '' Mr. Christmas'' (2021) * '' Songs About You'' (2022)


Awards and nominations


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eldredge, Brett American country singer-songwriters Atlantic Records artists Living people Country musicians from Illinois 1986 births People from Paris, Illinois American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Illinois 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers