American country singer Blake Shelton got married to partner singer Gwen Stefani reportedly at the former’s Oklahoma ranch in an intimate setting. Shelton, a television personality from Oklahama, has a reported net worth of $100 million.
He made his debut with the single “Austin” in 2001. The song spent five weeks at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Shelton was born on June 18, 1976, to Dorothy and Richard Shelton, who were a beauty salon owner and a used car salesman, respectively.
At 16, he was awarded a Denbo Diamond Award in his home state. After graduating from high school in 1994, the singer pursued a career in singing and songwriting. After writing and selling sings to several music publishing house, he landed a solo recording contract with ‘Giant Records’.
In 2004, he released his third album %u2018Blake Shelton%u2019s Barn & Grill.%u2019 The album did well and peaked at the 20th number on the ‘US Billboard 200.’ The albums has hit singles likes ‘Some Beach’ and ‘Nobody but Me’.
In the following years, he released several other albums – ‘Red River Blue’ (2011), ‘Cheers, It%u2019s Christmas’ (2012), ‘Based on a True Story’ (2013), and ‘Bringing Back the Sunshine’ (2014).
His 10th album ‘If I am Honest’ was released in May 2016. It debuted at number 3 on the ‘US Billboard 200‘. Reportedly, the album sold 153,000 copies within the first week of its release.
According to reports, a large chunk of his net worth comes from his role on ‘The Voice’. He has been associated with the show since season 1. The Wrap reported in 2016 that he rakes in about $13 million per season, but the number is reportedly higher after Stefani returned for season 19.
