Kenneth Chesney is an American singer and songwriter. He is known for his Country music. He has more than 20 albums under his record and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles. His songs have been on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 many times. He is one of the most successful Country singers in the world, with a record of 30 million sold copies of his albums. One of his most popular songs includes “There goes my life,” which was released in 2004.
He is a well-known figure in the country music genre. He has won twelve Country Music Association Awards. He has received their Entertainer of the Year award four times. He also has won the Academy of Country Music Awards eleven times. He was also their Entertainer of the Year from 2005 to 2008. In addition to this, he is a Grammy Award nominee with six nominations under his name.
He is a popular name in the country music genre with albums and grammy nominations. He is so popular that most of his venues regularly sell out before his performance. His country tours are popular and have the highest-grossing.
Kenny Chesney’s early life
Kenny Chesney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 26, 1968. He grew up in Luttrell, Tennessee. His father is David Chesney, an elementary school teacher, and his mother is Karen Chandler, a hairstylist based in Knoxville. He has a younger sister, Jennifer Chandler. He is of English-Irish descent.
Kenny Chesney attended Gibbs High School and graduated in 1986. While in high school he was a part of the sports group and played baseball and football. Music was still a part of him. He taught himself how to play the guitar from the guitar he received as a Christmas gift. His first guitar was “The Terminator”.
Kenny Chesney
After his graduation, he decided to get a bachelor’s in advertising. He chose the East Tennessee State University in Johnson City to do his degree. At university, he became a member of the ETSU Bluegrass Program. He graduated from university in 1990.
It was only after his graduation he began to take his music seriously. Even at university, he used to perform at various clubs to make money. He recorded his first album at the Classic Recording Studio in Bristol, Virginia. It was a self-released demo album.
He released it in 1989. It was two years before he graduated college. He sold around 1000 copies of this album. He used the money from his sale to buy a guitar and continued playing at local clubs in Johnson City. After graduation, he moved to Nashville to start a music career.
Kenny Chesney’s Relationship with Renée Zellweger
Kenny Chesney and actress Renée Zellweger tied the knot in May 2005. It was a surprise to many as they had only known each other for five months. They decide to make that decision after knowing only for a few months. Perhaps this could be the reason why they decided to call it quits after four months of marriage.
In their divorce paper, the reason for divorce was given as “fraud”; this caused a lot of speculation and rumors. People assumed that he was gay and hence the reason for “fraud”. He has denied this allegation against him. It was revealed that they chose the fraud box in the annulment because they thought it was the least harmful.
Kenny Chesney and Renée Zellweger on their wedding day Credit: WireImage
According to Kenny, the only fraud he committed was his preconception of what a married life is going to be. He thought he knew what a marriage would be, but he overestimated his knowledge. Renée Zellweger also made some comments saying that it was unfortunate people bullied him for his sexual orientation. It was a simple choice to have “Fraud” as their reason and nothing more.
Is Kenny Chesney dating?
Kenny Chesney with his girlfriend Mary Nolan at the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards. Credit: Brent Harrington/ Getty
After his divorce from Renée Zellweger, he opened up in an Oprah interview that he was not ready to get married; their relationship was short-lived because he was not ready for it. After this, he stayed away from relationships for a while before he started dating his present girlfriend, Mary Nolan. They met in 2012 and have since been together. They have a very private relationship and would like to keep it that way.
