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Luke Albert Combs (born March 2, 1990) is an American singer. He was born in and grew up there, performing as a child. After leaving college to pursue a career in music, he moved to Nashville and released his debut , The Way She Rides, in 2014.

In 2017, Combs released his debut album, This One's for You, which reached number four on the Billboard 200. His second album, What You See Is What You Get, was released on November 8, 2019 and topped the charts in multiple territories, becoming his first to accomplish that. He has received three nominations, two iHeart Radio music awards, four Academy of Country Music Awards, and six Country Music Association Awards including the 2021 and 2022 Entertainer of the Year award, their highest honor.


Early life
Combs was born in Huntersville, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte, as the only child of Rhonda and Chester Combs. The family moved to Asheville in western North Carolina. As a child he performed in chorus class, multiple school musicals, and joined his church choir, which had the opportunity to perform at .

He attended Appalachian State University, where he studied business and later switched to criminal justice intending to be a homicide detective. While in college, he worked as a bouncer at a bar before being on stage in that same bar. He played his first country music show at the Parthenon Cafe in Boone, North Carolina. After five years and with 21 hours left on his degree, he dropped out to follow a country music career path. He later moved to Nashville pursuing more opportunities in music.


Career

2014–2019: Beginnings and This One's For You
Combs released his first EP, The Way She Rides, in February 2014. Later that year, he released his second EP, Can I Get an Outlaw. In November 2015 he released his third EP, This One's for You. In late 2016, he was named one of Sounds Like Nashville's "Artists to Watch". In 2016, his first single, "Hurricane", sold 15,000 copies in its first week, and debuted at number 46 on Hot Country Songs. He signed a deal with Sony Music Nashville, and the debut single from This One's for You, "Hurricane", was re-released on Columbia Nashville. "Hurricane" reached number one on the country radio airplay chart on May 15, 2017, holding that spot for two weeks.

In June 2017, he released his major label debut album, also titled This One's for You, on Columbia Nashville and River House Artists. It hit number one on Billboards Top Country Albums and number five on the Billboard 200 in its first week. The album's second single, "When It Rains It Pours", was released to country radio on June 19, 2017. It reached number one on the chart in October 2017. The album's third single, "One Number Away", was released to country radio on January 8, 2018. In June 2018, he released a deluxe version titled This One's for You Too, with five bonus tracks, two of which ("She Got the Best of Me" and "") were issued as singles with both reaching number-one. "" reached number one on Country Airplay in February 2019, giving him five number-ones on the Billboard country chart with his first five singles. The song reached number one on three additional country charts – Hot Country Songs, Country Streaming Songs, and Country Digital Song Sales.


2019–2021: What You See Is What You Get
On June 11, 2019, he was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. In August 2019, This One's for You spent its 44th week at number one on Top Country Albums, setting the record for the longest reign at the top of that chart by a male artist. Luke Combs' 'This One's for You' Spends 44th Week at No. 1, Sets New Record His second album, What You See Is What You Get, was released on November 8, 2019. The album has charted the singles "Beer Never Broke My Heart", "Even Though I'm Leaving", "Does to Me" (a duet with ), and "Lovin' on You", all of which have reached number one on the country chart.

In May 2020, he released the single "Six Feet Apart". The single quickly became popular to listeners as it illustrated the challenges of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020 he confirmed his next single would be "Lovin' on You", which was released on both his second album and the EP The Prequel, which predated the album. He announced a deluxe version of What You See Is What You Get, titled What You See Ain't Always What You Get, with five new songs; it was released on October 23, 2020. The track "Forever After All" set streaming records in country music on and .


2022–2023: Growin' Up and Gettin' Old
Growin' Up, his third album, was released on June 24, 2022. The album has charted the singles "Doin' This"; "The Kind of Love We Make", which reached number one on the country chart and number eight on the Hot 100; and "Going, Going, Gone". In May 2023 Combs collaborated with English star on the single "Life Goes On". Following the release of the single, Sheeran's solo version of the song was released on his fifth studio album - (Subtract).

His fourth album, Gettin' Old, was released on March 24, 2023. A promotional single, "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old", and a single, "Love You Anyway", were released ahead of the album. His cover of 's "" was streamed more than 65 million times on Spotify in less than two months after the album was released, making it the most popular song from the album on that platform. Combs's version of "Fast Car" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, higher than Chapman's original 1988 version, and No. 1 on the US Adult Top 40, US and US Hot Country Songs charts, as well as No. 1 on the Canada Country charts. The song garnered Combs the Single of the Year at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 8, 2023. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, Combs performed a duet of the song with Chapman. He counts the song as his first favorite song and having an impact on him since he was a child.


2024–present: Fathers & Sons
In May 2024, Combs released "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma", the lead single from the Twisters soundtrack. Combs released "The Man He Sees in Me" on June 6, 2024, along with the announcement of his fifth studio album titled Fathers & Sons, which was released on June 14, 2024.

Combs and put together the "Concert for Carolina" on October 26, 2024 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, which raised over $24 million for relief.

Luke co-owns a polarized sunglasses and hat company called Blue Otter Polarized.Luke Combs Co-Owns Blue Otter Polarized


Personal life
In early 2016, Combs started dating Nicole Hocking, and the two became engaged in November 2018. They married in on August 1, 2020. On June 19, 2022, they had their first son. On August 15, 2023, their second son was born. On September 23, 2025, Combs and his wife announced that they are expecting their third child due this winter.

Combs began to struggle with and primarily obsessional obsessive compulsive disorder in adolescence through his college years; he has said that while it is something he has learned to control better, he still struggles with obsessive thoughts from time to time.

In 2023, Combs obtained a $250,000 default judgment against Nicol Harness inadvertently, who was a fan who had sold $380 worth of tumblers featuring a likeness of Combs. Combs subsequently issued an apology, sent Harness $11,000, and offered to sell the tumblers through his official merchandise store to assist with Harness's medical bills.


Discography
  • This One's for You (2017)
  • What You See Is What You Get (2019)
  • Growin' Up (2022)
  • Gettin' Old (2023)
  • Fathers & Sons (2024)


Tours
Headlining
  • Don't Tempt Me with a Good Time Tour (2017–18)
  • Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour (2019)
  • What You See Is What You Get Tour (2020–21)
  • Luke Combs World Tour (2023)
  • Growin' Up and Gettin' Old Tour (2024)
  • My Kind of Saturday Night World Tour (2026)

Supporting


Awards and nominations
2017CMT Music AwardsBreakthrough Video of the Year"Hurricane"
Country Music Association AwardsNew Artist of the YearLuke Combs
2018Academy of Country Music AwardsNew Male Vocalist of the YearLuke Combs
iHeartRadio Music AwardsCountry Song of the Year"Hurricane"
New Country Artist of the YearLuke Combs
Billboard Music AwardsTop Country ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country AlbumThis One's for You
CMT Music AwardsVideo of the Year"When It Rains It Pours"
Country Music Association AwardsNew Artist of the YearLuke Combs
Male Vocalist of the Year
American Music AwardsFavorite Album - CountryThis One's for You
2019Grammy AwardsBest New ArtistLuke Combs
Academy of Country Music AwardsNew Male Artist of the YearLuke Combs
Male Artist of the Year
CMT Music AwardsCMT Performance of the YearLuke Combs and
Video of the Year"She Got the Best of Me"
iHeartRadio Music AwardsCountry Artist of the YearLuke Combs
Billboard Music AwardsTop Country ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country Male ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country AlbumThis One's For You
Top Country Song"She Got the Best of Me"
Country Music Association AwardsMale Vocalist of the YearLuke Combs
Song of the Year""
Musical Event of the Year"Brand New Man" (w/ Brooks & Dunn)
2020Grammy AwardsBest Country Duo/Group Performance
Academy of Country Music AwardsEntertainer of the YearLuke Combs
Male Artist of the Year
Album of the YearWhat You See Is What You Get
Country Music Association AwardsEntertainer of the YearLuke Combs
Male Vocalist of the Year
Album of the YearWhat You See Is What You Get
Single of the Year"Beer Never Broke My Heart"
Song of the Year"Even Though I'm Leaving"
"I Hope You're Happy Now"
Billboard Music AwardsTop Country ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country Male
Top Country AlbumWhat You See Is What You Get
People's Choice AwardsThe Country Artist of 2020Luke Combs
2021Nashville Songwriter AwardsSongwriter-Artist of the YearLuke Combs
ARIA Music AwardsARIA Award for Best International ArtistLuke Combs - What You See Ain't Always What You Get
Academy of Country Music AwardsEntertainer of the YearLuke Combs
Male Vocalist of the Year
Music Event of the Year"Does to Me" (with Eric Church)
Billboard Music AwardsTop Country ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country Male ArtistLuke Combs
Country Music Association AwardsEntertainer of the YearLuke Combs
Male Vocalist of the Year
Song of the Year"Forever After All"
2022Academy of Country Music AwardsEntertainer of the YearLuke Combs
Male Vocalist of the Year
Billboard Music AwardsTop Country ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country Male ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country Song"Forever After All"
Country Music Association AwardsEntertainer of the YearLuke Combs
Male Vocalist of the Year
Album of the YearGrowin' Up
2023Grammy AwardsBest Country Album
ARIA Music AwardsBest International ArtistHimself
Broadcast Music, Inc.Country Writer of the YearLuke Combs
Country Music Association AwardsSingle of the Year""
Entertainer of the YearLuke Combs
Male Vocalist of the Year
Album of the YearGettin' Old
Billboard Music AwardsTop ArtistLuke Combs
Top Male ArtistLuke Combs
Top Billboard 200 ArtistLuke Combs
Top Hot 100 ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country Male ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country Touring ArtistLuke Combs
Top Country AlbumGettin' Old
Growin' Up
Top Country Song"Fast Car"
2024Grammy AwardsBest Country Solo Performance"Fast Car"
People's Choice AwardsThe Male ArtistHimself
The Male Country Artist
The Song"Fast Car"
The AlbumGettin' Old
The Concert TourLuke Combs World Tour

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