Luke Combs

Luke Albert Combs (; born March 2, 1990) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Born and raised in North Carolina, he began performing as a child. After dropping out of college to pursue a career in music, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he released his debut EP, The Way She Rides, in 2014. In 2017 he released his debut album, This One's for You, which reached number four on the Billboard 200. He released his second album, What You See Is What You Get, on November 8, 2019. The album topped the charts in multiple territories, becoming his first to do so. A deluxe version of the album was released on October 23, 2020, including the song "Forever After All". His music has earned him three Grammy Award 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, the only child of Rhonda and Chester Combs. The family moved to Asheville, North Carolina, when he was 8. As a child he performed in chorus class, multiple school musicals, and joined his church choir, which performed once at Carnegie Hall.