Chris Stapleton Biography

Who is Chris Stapleton?

Chris Stapleton is an American country singer and songwriter. He has written more than 150 songs for other artists, including “Never Wanted Nothing More” for Kenny Chesney and “Come Back Song” for Darius Rucker.

He is famous for his debut album Traveller (2015), which peaked at number two on the U.S. country charts.

Age(41), Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

Chris was born on April 15, 1978, in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is mixed(Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Manx, Scottish, Swedish, Welsh).

Chri’s birth name is Christopher Alvin Stapleton. His mother’s name is Carol J. (Mace) Stapleton and his father’s name is Herbert Joseph Stapleton, Jr. He belongs to a coal miner’s family. His mother worked at the local health department and his father was a coal miner. He has two siblings: Herbert Joseph(brother) and Melanie Brooke(sister).

He grew up in the small town of Staffordsville, Kentucky with his family.

Chris Stapleton: Education History

Chris’s mother homeschooled him and his siblings. Later he was educated at Johnson Central High School. After high school graduation, he attended the Vanderbilt University, where he studied engineering but dropped out after a year in order to pursue his career in the music field and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2001.

Chris Stapleton: Professional Life and Career

Chris has been an active member of the industry since the early 2000s. After moving to Nashville, Tennessee, he signed with the publishing house Sea Gayle Music as a songwriter.

In 2007, he became the frontman for the bluegrass group called The Steeldrivers.

He had two hit records with the group. He left The Steeldrivers in 2010. After leaving the group, he founded a Southern rock band called The Jompson Brothers in mid-2010.

Chris Stapleton and the band independently released a self-titled album in November 2010. In 2013, Stapleton signed with Mercury Nashville, a division of Universal Music Group Nashville, as a solo artist.

Chris released his first single “What Are You Listening To?” in October 2013. His debut solo album, Traveller was released on May 5, 2015, which became a hit among his fans and audience and peaked at number two on the U.S. country charts.

In 2015, Stapleton won three awards at the 2015 CMA Awards: Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, and New Artist of the Year. He has also contributed to several other songs and tracks.

Chris Stapleton: Salary and Networth

He has been a successful singer and songwriter in his career. According to the sources, he has an estimated net worth of 12 million dollars but his salary is unknown.

Chris Stapleton: Rumors and Controversy

Talking about the rumors and controversy, he has been in controversy when he postponed the show because he was suffering from his broken right index finger.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Moving towards Chris Stapleton’s body measurements, he has a good height of 6 Feet and 1 Inch (1.85m) and weighs ‎85 kg. He has green eyes and his hair color is brown. Besides this, there is no information about his weight, shoe size, and dress size.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Chris Stapleton is active in various sorts of social media like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He has around 1.8 million followers on Facebook. He has more than 1.5 m k followers on Instagram and has more than 312.3k followers on Twitter and 1.34 million subscribers on the Youtube channel.

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