Garth Brooks

Acting

Born: 1962-02-07
From: Yukon, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.5

Also Known As

Troyal BrooksTroyal G. Brooks

Biography

Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962), best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at #2 in the US country album chart while climbing to #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while quickly crossing over into the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience. Brooks, with the assistance of Don Rowley and Britt Jones, and Marc Silver has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, breaking records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. Garth Brooks still continues to sell well and according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales through end 2010 are at 68,513,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 6 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles. Furthermore, according to RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time behind Elvis Presley (overall is third to the Beatles and Elvis Presley) with 128 million units sold.[6] Brooks has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the United States, those being: Garth Brooks (10× platinum), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Hits (10× platinum), Sevens (10× platinum) and Double Live (21× platinum).  Since 1989, Brooks has released 19 records in all, which include; 9 studio albums, 1 live album, 4 compilation albums, 3 Christmas albums and 2 box sets, along with 77 singles. He won several important awards in his career as 2 Grammy Awards, 16 American Music Awards (not including the poll of "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award as Best selling solo albums artist of the Century in the United States. As of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales now exceed 200 million. Troubled by conflicts between career and family, Brooks officially retired from recording and performing from 2001 until 2009. During this time he sold millions of albums through an exclusive distribution deal with Wal-Mart and has sporadically released new singles. In 2005, Brooks started a partial comeback, and has since given several performances and released two compilation albums. On October 15, 2009, Garth Brooks announced the end of his retirement. In December 2009, he began a 5 year concert deal with the Encore Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Awards & Nominations17 won · 43 nominated

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Kennedy Center Honors

2020
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Gershwin Prize

2020
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Favorite Country Male Artist

2008
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American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

The Ultimate Hits

2008
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Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

2002
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American Music Award of Merit

2002
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Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

2001
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Favorite Country Male Artist

2000
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American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

Double Live

2000
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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

When You Come Back to Me Again

2000
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American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

Double Live

2000
🏆 Won

Favorite Country Male Artist

2000
Nominated

American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

Sevens

1999
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Favorite Country Male Artist

1999
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Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1999
🏆 Won

Favorite Country Male Artist

1999
🏆 Won

American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

Sevens

1999
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Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1998
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

1998
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Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

1998
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Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

1998
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Grammy Award for Best Country Album

Sevens

1998
Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Where Your Road Leads

1998
🏆 Won

Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1998
Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

1997
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American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

Fresh Horses

1997
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Favorite Country Male Artist

1997
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Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1997
Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Country Song

In Another's Eyes

1997
🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

1997
🏆 Won

Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1997
🏆 Won

Favorite Country Male Artist

1997
Nominated

American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

The Hits

1996
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Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1996
Nominated

Favorite Country Male Artist

1996
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American Music Award for Artist of the Year

1996
🏆 Won

Favorite Country Male Artist

1996
🏆 Won

American Music Award for Artist of the Year

1996
🏆 Won

American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

The Hits

1996
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Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1995
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Favorite Country Male Artist

1995
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Favorite Country Male Artist

1995
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Favorite Country Male Artist

1994
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American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

In Pieces

1994
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Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1994
🏆 Won

Favorite Country Male Artist

1994
Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

1993
Nominated

Favorite Country Single

The River

1993
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Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year

1993
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Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1993
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Favorite Country Male Artist

1993
Nominated

American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

The Chase

1993
🏆 Won

Favorite Country Male Artist

1993
Nominated

Juno Award for International Entertainer of the Year

1992
Nominated

Favorite Country Single

The Thunder Rolls

1992
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Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year

1992
Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

1992
Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

The Chase

1992
Nominated

American Music Award for Favorite Country Album

Ropin' the Wind

1992
Nominated

Favorite Country Male Artist

1992

Acting70 titles

Writing1 title

Production6 titles