Kenny Chesney Biography

Kenny Chesney (born 26 March 1968 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a country music singer and songwriter, known for such works as No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems and When the Sun Goes Down. Kenny is known for his laid back style of country music.

His first major hit was "Fall in Love," which reached the Country Top 10 in 1995. The follow-up, "All I Need to Know," also reached the Top 10, but follow-ups were not so successfull.

However, in 1996, he scored the top 5 hit, "Me and You," and returned again with "When I Close My Eyes" in early 1997. "She's Got It All" in August 1997, spent three weeks atop Billboard magazine's country singles chart.

Other No. 1 hits included "How Forever Feels" (No. 1 for six weeks in 1999); "The Good Stuff" (No. 1 in 2002); "There Goes My Life" (No. 1 in early 2004); and "When the Sun Goes Down" (a duet with Uncle Kracker in 2004). Notable No. 2s include "That's Why I'm Here" (1998), "Young" (2002), "Big Star" (2003), "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem" (2003) and "The Woman With You" (2004).

While some of Chesney's music shows the obvious influence of John Mellencamp and Jimmy Buffett (a point critics are quick to note), he often performs several traditional country songs at his shows (particularly, music from George Jones). He won the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year honor in 2004.

In January 2005, Chesney released the album "Be As You Are: Songs from an Old Blue Chair," supporting the album with his "Somewhere Under the Sun" tour.

On May 9a, 2005, Chesney married Renée Zellweger on the resort island St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The pair met in January 2005 at a tsunami relief benefit. Chesney had previously commented that Zellweger was his favorite actress, and he had written a song, "You Had Me from Hello", based on her line from Jerry Maguire. On September 15, 2005, after only four months of marriage, they announced their plans for an annulment. Zellweger cited "fraud" as the reason in the related papers.

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