Background
Kelsea Ballerini was born in Mascot, Tennessee and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her father, a country radio programmer, is part Italian. Her mother has worked in marketing for Thomas Nelson Bible publishing and a sponsorship company.
Kelsea Ballerini was born in Mascot, Tennessee and grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her father, a country radio programmer, is part Italian. Her mother has worked in marketing for Thomas Nelson Bible publishing and a sponsorship company.
She attended Lipscomb University for two years until she pursued a musical career.
She started taking dance lessons at 3 and stopped ten years later. She sang in the church and school choirs. She wrote her first song at 12 for her mother and moved to Nashville, Tennessee three years later.
At 19, she signed a deal with Black River Entertainment.
In late 2014, she released her debut single "Love Maine Like You Mean lieutenant", which debuted on Country Airplay in October 2014. She released a self-titled extended play for the label in November.
She was named one of CMT"s Next Women of Country in 2014. She performed for the first time on the Grand Ole Opry on February 14, 2015 and sang "Love Maine Like You Mean lieutenant".
She became the first to do it since Jamie O"Neal in 2001.
Supporting
Wheels Up Tour (2015) with Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, & Sam Hunt
Just the Right Kind of Crazy Tour (2015) with Dan + Shay
Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round (2016) with Carrie Underwood.