| Intro | American singer |
| Is |
Musician Composer Singer Songwriter |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 23 March 1986, Paris |
| Age: | 34 years |
Brett Ryan Eldredge (born March 23, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer, signed to Atlantic Records Nashville. The cousin of Terry Eldredge of The Grascals, Eldredge has had three No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart from his debut studio album, Bring You Back: “Don’t Ya”, “Beat of the Music”, and “Mean to Me”.
Life and career
Eldredge was raised in Paris, Illinois, the son of Robin Beth (Vonderlage) and Christopher “Chris” Eldredge. His cousin, Terry Eldredge, is a member of The Grascals. Another cousin of his works at Liberty High School (Lake St. Louis, Missouri) as the activity director.
He co-wrote the track “I Think I’ve Had Enough” for Gary Allan, who recorded it for his eighth studio album, Get Off on the Pain. By late 2010 he had signed to Atlantic Records and released his debut single, “Raymond” on September 27, 2010. It debuted at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending October 16, 2010 and reached a peak of number 23. “It Ain’t Gotta Be Love” was released as his second single and reached number 46. Eldredge performed on the Grand Ole Opry on October 29, 2010.
A third single, “Don’t Ya”, was released to country radio in October 2012. It became his first single to reach the top 20 of the Hot Country Songs chart and his first to appear on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut studio album, Bring You Back, was released on August 6, 2013. “Don’t Ya” reached number one on the Country Airplay chart the same month. The album’s second single, “Beat of the Music”, also reached number one on the same chart. The album’s third single, “Mean to Me”, was released to country radio on July 14, 2014. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in March 2015.
Eldredge’s sixth single overall, “Lose My Mind”, was released in 2015. It is the lead single to his second studio album, Illinois. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay chart in October 2015. The album’s second single, “Drunk on Your Love” released to country radio on November 9, 2015. It reached at number two on the Country Airplay chart in April 2016. The album’s third single, “Wanna Be That Song” released to country radio on May 23, 2016. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay in January 2017. He was one of the opening acts on Taylor Swift’s Red Tour. On Memorial Day 2015, he sang “Take Me Out to The Ballgame” during the seventh Inning Stretch at Wrigley Field while the Cubs played host to the Washington Nationals.
In 2016, Eldredge was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on “Forever Country“, a mash-up track of Take Me Home, Country Roads, On the Road Again and I Will Always Love You which celebrates 50 years of the CMA Awards.
Eldredge released his first Christmas album, Glow, in October 2016.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
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| Bring You Back |
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2 | 11 | — |
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| Illinois |
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1 | 3 | 10 |
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| Glow |
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2 | 29 | — |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | Album | ||||
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| US Hot Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | CAN | |||||
| 2010 | “Raymond” | — | 23 | — | — | — | Bring You Back | ||
| 2011 | “It Ain’t Gotta Be Love” | — | 46 | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| 2012 | “Don’t Ya” | 5 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 51 |
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Bring You Back |
| 2013 | “Beat of the Music” | 6 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 58 |
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| 2014 | “Mean to Me” | 4 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 65 |
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| 2015 | “Lose My Mind” | 2 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 57 |
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Illinois |
| “Drunk on Your Love” | 2 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 64 |
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| 2016 | “Wanna Be That Song” | 3 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 64 |
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Promotional singles
| Year | Single | Album |
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| 2013 | “Tell Me Where to Park” | Bring You Back |
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||
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| US Hot Country | US Country Airplay | US Country Digital | US AC | US Holiday 100 | |||
| 2015 | “Just a Taste” | 44 | — | 30 | — | — | Illinois |
| “Lose It All” | — | — | 37 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (Brett Eldredge featuring Meghan Trainor) |
26 | 36 | — | 1 | 83 | Glow |
| 2017 | “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” | — | 39 | — | — | — | |
| “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” | — | 45 | — | — | — | ||
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Featured singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| US Hot Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | CAN | AUS | ||||
| 2016 | “Forever Country” | Artists of Then, Now & Forever | 1 | 33 | 21 | 39 | 25 | 26 | N/A |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2010 | “Raymond” | Shaun Silva |
| 2013 | “Don’t Ya” | Mason Dixon |
| 2014 | “Beat of the Music” | Shane Drake |
| “Mean to Me” | ||
| 2015 | “Lose My Mind” | Joel Robertson |
| 2016 | “Drunk on Your Love” | |
| “Wanna Be That Song” | Trey Fanjoy | |
| “Forever Country”(Artists of Then, Now & Forever) | Joseph Kahn |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
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| 2011 | American Country Awards | Music Video by a New Artist “Raymond” |
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| 2013 | Single by a New Artist “Don’t Ya” |
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| Music Video by a New Artist “Don’t Ya” |
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| 2014 | Academy of Country Music Awards | New Artist of the Year | |
| CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of the Year “Beat of the Music” |
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| ASCAP Country Music Awards | Top 5 Songs “Don’t Ya” |
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| BMI Country Awards | Top 50 Songs “Don’t Ya” |
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| Country Music Association Awards | New Artist of the Year | ||
| American Country Countdown Awards | Song of the Year “Beat of the Music” |
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| Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | CMT Music Awards | Performance of the Year “Beat of the Music” (from CMT’s Ultimate Kickoff Party) |
Won |
| ASCAP Country Music Awards | Most Performed Songs “Mean to Me” |
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| BMI Country Awards | Song of the Year “Beat of the Music” |
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| Top 50 Songs “Beat of the Music” |
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| Top 50 Songs “Mean to Me” |
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| 2016 | Academy of Country Music Awards | New Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |