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Refimprove|date=August 2008Infobox musical artist|image = Billy Gilman 2000 in Boston.jpg|caption = Billy Gilman in 2000 while in concert in Boston.|name = Billy Gilman|background = solo_singer|birth_name = William Wendell Gilman III|birth_date = birth date and age|1988|5|24|origin = Hope Valley, Rhode Island , United States |genre = Country music|Country |years_active = 1999present|associated_acts = Ray Benson Asleep at the Wheel |website = http://www.billygilman.com Official Website William Wendell "Billy" Gilman III (born May 24, 1988) is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 12, he debuted with the single " One Voice (Billy Gilman single)|One Voice ," a Top 20 hit on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard country music charts and became the youngest singer to a Top 40 hit on the country music charts. An album of the same name was released later that year on Epic Records , and was certified Double Platinum in the United States. Following it was a Christmas album Classic Christmas (Billy Gilman album)|Classic Christmas and Dare to Dream , both of which were certified gold. He exited Epic's roster and signed to Image Entertainment in 2005 releasing Everything and More (Billy Gilman album)|Everything and More . In 2006, he released the self-titled Billy Gilman (album)|Billy Gilman .
Biography
Expand section|more biographical info|date=March 2008William Wendell Gilman III was born on May 24, 1988, in Westerly, Rhode Island , he was raised in Hope Valley, Rhode Island .cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p425379/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Billy Gilman biography|last=Huey|first=Steve|work= Allmusic |accessdate=2009-03-26 Gilman began singing before he was in school, and gave his first public performance at age 7. At the age of 9, Gilman was discovered by Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel , who helped him record demos. Gilman was then signed to Epic Records Nashville in 2000.
Musical career
On September 10, 2001, he was voted the European's most awarded new country artist, becoming the youngest contender to ever win that prize. He was also given entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest singer to reach #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. http://billygilman.com/online/contact.html He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his debut single "One Voice" and was nominated for Best Country Song for the songwriters, Don Cook and David Malloy . That same year, he appeared in the tribute album Country Goes Raffi , performing the Raffi (musician)|Raffi song " Baby Beluga ."
On September 7 and September 10, 2001, Gilman performed the song " Ben (song)|Ben " at Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special in New York which was later televised. It was originally sung by Michael Jackson in 1972.
Gilman was featured on Welsh soprano Charlotte Church 's album Dream A Dream and released a Christmas album in 2000 titled Classic Christmas (Billy Gilman album)|Classic Christmas , which was certified Gold by the RIAA. In 2003, Billy released his fourth album, Dare to Dream (Billy Gilman album)|Dare to Dream , which was also certified gold, although its singles "Elisabeth" and "She's My Girl" both fell short of Top 40 on the Billboard country singles charts.
In 2002, Gilman took part in a reading for the then Broadway-bound musical A Tale of Two Cities (musical)|A Tale of Two Cities , in which he played 'The Young Man', who is Madame DeFarge's brother.
His final album for Epic was entitled Music Through Heartsongs: Songs Based on the Poems of Mattie J.T. Stepanek . These songs were based on poems written by Mattie Stepanek , a poet with muscular dystrophy who died in 2004.
Gilman signed to Image Entertainment in 2005 for the release of his fifth album, Everything and More (Billy Gilman album)|Everything and More . A Billy Gilman (album)|self-titled album followed in 2006.
Personal life
Gilman lives in Hope Valley, Rhode Island with his parents Bill and Fran Gilman and his younger brother Colin, frequently flying back to Nashville to write and record.Citation needed|date=March 2009. He is also a Celebrity Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).
Discography
Studio albums
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One Voice #endnote_A
Release date: June 20, 2000
Label: Epic Records|Epic Nashville
Recording Industry Association of America|US : 2Χ Platinumcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH_RESULTS& artist=Billy Gilman& format=ALBUM& go=Search& perPage=50|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - September 26, 2010: Billy Gilman certified albums|publisher= Recording Industry Association of America |accessdate=September 26, 2010
Canadian Recording Industry Association|CAN : Goldcite web|url= http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php#album|title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum|publisher= Canadian Recording Industry Association |accessdate=September 26, 2010
Dare to Dream
Release date: May 8, 2001
Label: Epic Nashville
US: Gold
Music Through Heartsongs
Release date: April 15, 2003
Label: Epic Nashville
Everything and More
Release date: May 3, 2005
Label: Image Entertainment
Billy Gilman
Release date: September 6, 2006
Label: Image Entertainment
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A #ref_A| ^ One Voice also peaked at number 6 on the RPM (magazine)|RPM Country Albums chart in Canada.cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php? PHPSESSID=f7atlpajr7ejeafcv6vcn5liq1& q1=Billy+Gilman& q2=Country+Albums%2FCDs& interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Albums/CDs|publisher= RPM (magazine)|RPM |accessdate=September 26, 2010
Holiday albums
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Classic Christmas
Release date: October 17, 2000
Label: Epic Nashville
US: Gold
Singles
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2000
20
38
29
84
One Voice
Oklahoma "
2001
"She's My Girl"
"Elisabeth"
2005
Everything and More
"Hey, Little Suzie (The Cause of All That)"
2006
Billy Gilman
"Southern Star"
2007
Non-album song
2008
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A #ref_A| ^ "One Voice" also peaked at number 23 on the RPM (magazine)|RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.cite web|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php? PHPSESSID=f7atlpajr7ejeafcv6vcn5liq1& q1=Billy+Gilman& q2=Country+Singles& interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles|publisher= RPM (magazine)|RPM |accessdate=September 26, 2010
Other charted songs
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US Country
2000
50
Classic Christmas
Music videos
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2000
Trey Fanjoy
"Oklahoma"
"Warm and Fuzzy"
2001
Brent Hedgecock
"She's My Girl"
"Elisabeth"
2003
2005
Alec Asten
"Hey, Little Suzie (The Cause of All That)"
2012
Sean Thomas
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External links
official website| http://www.billygilman.com/
myspace|billygilman|Billy Gilman
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