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Joshua Bishop "Josh" Kelley http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/joshua_bishop_kelley/342707/album.jhtml (born January 30, 1980) is an United States|American singer-songwriter and actor. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records , Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist, and has had four hit singles on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart. His songs "Amazing" and "Only You" made top ten on that chart.

In 2010, Kelley signed to MCA Nashville and began a country music career. His debut single on the format, " Georgia Clay (song)|Georgia Clay ", became a Top 20 hit on the Hot Country Songs charts. Kelley is the brother of Lady Antebellum member Charles Kelley . Kelley is married to actress Katherine Heigl .

Early life

Kelley was born in Augusta, Georgia , the son of Gayle and Dr. John W. Kelley, a cardiologist. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/11/01/rho_150016.shtml Kelley began his musical career at the age of 11. His younger brother, Charles Kelley , is also a musician and singer in the country trio Lady Antebellum . US Magazine, December 26, 2008 Kelley started at 11 with his guitar. While he was a teenager, he and his brother Charles formed a band called Inside Blue. By the time he was 14, the band released a CD with five songs in it, which led to a meeting with James Brown . Kelley played the guitar in the high school jazz band alongside his brother Charles (drums) and Dave Haywood (guitar) from Lady Antebellum.

Kelley attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi , and is a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity .

Music career

Kelley released his independent record label|independent album , Changing Faces , in 2001 and signed with Hollywood Records in 2002. Working with John Alagia as his Record producer|producer , Kelley released the album, For the Ride Home , on June 3, 2003. The album featured his hit song "Amazing," which most people know him by. He also made an appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2003.

Even though Kelley has stated that the lyrics from his song "Angeles" were fabricated, he moved to Los Angeles from Georgia and recorded the majority of his second album, Almost Honest , in the studio of his home. Almost Honest was released on August 23, 2005, and featured the hit single, " Only You (Josh Kelley song)|Only You ."

After asking to be released from his contract with Hollywood Records, Kelley released his third album, Just Say The Word under his own label named Threshold. The digital version of the album was released through iTunes on June 6, 2006, while the physical album was released in stores in the United States on July 25, 2006. "The Pop Game" was the first single from his self-produced album and was accompanied by a cartoon video.

Kelley's next album, Special Company , was released in the United States on January 14, 2008. His label, Threshold, was renamed DNK Records so as to avoid confusion with another record label by the same name. Kelley also released a digital album that summer titled Backwoods on July 7. Later that year, Kelley released his latest album, To Remember , on September 23 exclusively through Target stores. The title track was also included on the AT& T Team USA Soundtrack.

Kelley has toured with many artists including Rod Stewart , Third Eye Blind , Toby Lightman , Counting Crows , and Ryan Cabrera .

Kelley remains a supporter of file sharing applications for independent artists who have a difficult time receiving an audience. In fact, Kelley was "found" after targeting Eric Clinger at Hollywood Records with private spam (electronic)|spam , "If you like James Taylor , Try Josh Kelley," messages using the Napster program.

In November 2009, Kelley signed with Universal Music Group Nashville|MCA Nashville and began recording his first country album in 2010. The album's first single, " Georgia Clay (song)|Georgia Clay ", was released to country radio in August 2010. The single became a Top 20 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart. The album, also titled Georgia Clay , was released in March 2011.

Personal life

Kelley majored in Art at the University of Mississippi and was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He is an avid golfer and attended college on a golf scholarship.

Kelley met actress Katherine Heigl in Spring 2005 when she appeared in his music video Only You (Josh Kelley song)|Only You . One year later in June 2006 they became engaged . For Heigl he wrote the song Hey Katie . The Heigl-Kelley wedding took place at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah|Park City , Utah . Heigl's '' Grey's Anatomy co-stars T.R. Knight , Sandra Oh , Ellen Pompeo and Justin Chambers attended the ceremony, as well as Grey's Anatomy spinoff series Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice star Kate Walsh (actress)|Kate Walsh . The ceremony was officiated by Unitarian Universalism|Unitarian minister Tom Goldsmith. Heigl walked down the aisle to an acoustic song written by Kelley and performed by a cello and guitar players. The couple wrote their own vows. The bridesmaids wore red. During a taping of Live With Regis and Kelly , Heigl stated that she and Kelley chose not to live together before they were married, saying, "I think I just wanted to save something for the actual marriage... I wanted there to be something to make the actual marriage different than the dating or the courtship."

On September 9, 2009, Heigl's representative confirmed that the couple had started the process of adopting a baby girl from South Korea. Later that month, the couple adopted a baby girl with special needs they named Nancy Leigh (named after Heigl's mother and sister), nicknamed Naleigh (born November 23, 2008). Heigl's sister is Korean-born and was adopted before Heigl was born.. In Spring 2010 Nancy had successful open heart surgery http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20386690,00.html? cid=redirect-articles/.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US cite web	US Heat cite web	US Indie cite web	US Country cite web
For the Ride Home Release date: June 3, 2003 Label: Hollywood Records\|Hollywood
Almost Honest Release date: August 23, 2005 Label: Hollywood
Just Say the Word Release date: June 6, 2006 Label: Threshold Records\|Threshold
Special Company Release date: February 5, 2008 Label: DNK
Backwoods Release date: August 20, 2008 Label: DNK
To Remember Release date: September 29, 2008 Label: DNK
Georgia Clay Release date: March 22, 2011 Label: Universal Music Group Nashville\|MCA Nashville
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Josh Kelley Live Session EP Release date: August 2, 2005 Label: Hollywood Records
Georgia Clay Release date: November 30, 2010 Label: MCA Nashville

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
Year	Single	US cite web	US AC cite web	US Adult cite web	US Country cite web	Album
2003	79	—	8	—	For the Ride Home
2004	—	—	24	—	For the Ride Home
2005	—	—	9	—	Almost Honest
2005	"Almost Honest"				Almost Honest
2006	—	—	—	—	Non-album song
	"Pop Game"
	"Just Say the Word"
2008	—	—	—	—	Special Company
2009	—	27	—	—	To Remember
2010	87	—	—	17	Georgia Clay
2011	—	—	—	53	Georgia Clay
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other contributions

Year	Song	Album
2004	To Make You Feel My Love "	A Cinderella Story (soundtrack)
	"Everybody Wants You"	The Prince & Me (soundtrack)
	"Amazing"	Raising Helen (soundtrack)
2005	"You Are the Woman"	Herbie: Fully Loaded (soundtrack)
2005	" Crazy Little Thing Called Love "	Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen
2006	"Lover Come Up"	My Super Ex-Girlfriend (soundtrack)
	"Sunset Lover"	John Tucker Must Die (soundtrack)
	"Feels Like Home"	Brother Bear 2 (soundtrack)
	"Welcome to This Day (Reprise)"	Brother Bear 2 (soundtrack)
	"You're a Part of Everything"	Candles on Bay Street (soundtrack)
2008	"Unfair"	27 Dresses (soundtrack)
2008	"You're a Part of Everything"	Picture This (soundtrack)
2009	"Under the Covers"	The Ugly Truth (soundtrack)

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2004	"Everybody Wants You"	Elliott Lester
2005	"Only You"	Marcus Raboy
2010	"Georgia Clay"	Wes Edwards
2011	"Gone Like That"
2012	"Naleigh Moon"	Katherine Heigl

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