Blake Shelton (born June 18 1976 in Ada, Oklahoma ) is an American neotraditional country musician and singer-songwriter. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin"; released as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin" went on to spend five weeks at Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.

Between 2001 and the present, Shelton has charted thirteen singles on the Billboard country singles charts, including three Number Ones. His first three albums -- Blake Shelton (2001), The Dreamer (2003) and Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill (2005) have all achieved RIAA gold certification in the United States. A fourth album, Pure BS, was released in 2007.

Blake Shelton may have chosen the amusing title “Pure BS” for his fourth album, but it’s the “pure” part of the name that most aptly describes the music. Traditional-minded but produced with a contemporary edge, “Pure BS” perfectly showcases Shelton as a powerful and expressive vocalist while also showing off his impressive songwriting skills on three of the tracks. To get that “pure” sound, Shelton pushed himself harder than ever before as a singer and as a writer and stepped