16 Things You Didn't Know About Blake Shelton
By Shayna Spero
June 16, 2021
We all know that Blake Shelton is a mega-successful singer-songwriter, who has lent his coaching talents to NBC's The Voice for all of its 16 seasons. After making his debut with his single, "Austin" in 2001, this country singer's star has never dulled. In honor of his birthday, today (June 18), we have compiled a list of facts about the country singer's life, achievements and that curly mullet.
1. He was invited to be a member of the Grand Ole Opry via Twitter.
.@blakeshelton, you're invited to join the Grand Ole Opry. See you on 10/23/2010!
— Grand Ole Opry (@opry) September 29, 2010
2. Blake has had over 25 number one singles. He set the record for the most consecutive #1 songs on Country charts in 2014 with “Doin’ What She Likes” and beginning with “Hillbilly Bone” in 2009.
3. In 2018, the country singer established a cancer research program at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital in honor of his infant cousin, Aspen, who underwent treatment for cancer at the hospital’s children’s center.
Oklahoma native and country music star,@blakeshelton, establishes the Blake Shelton Cancer Research Program in honor of his cousin, Aspen Van Horn. You can support the research program here: https://t.co/IZ7XLrB7rO #blakeshelton #cancersucks #defeatchildhoodcancer pic.twitter.com/3bkbwT0tX0
— Children's Hospital Foundation (@okchf) December 10, 2018
4. Shelton designed and drew his own deer tracks tattoo, which, according to the singer, has often been mistaken for a trail of ladybugs.
5. Shortly after high school, Blake moved to Nashville and landed a job at a publishing company. However, he was fired for constantly trying to talk to songwriters instead of doing his job!
6. In the early 2000s, he owned a pet turkey that was aptly named “Turkey."
7. Blake Shelton opened restaurant and live music venue “Ole Red” in both Tennessee and Oklahoma. The restaurant got its name from Shelton’s hit, “Ol Red," a cover of the '90s George Jones song.
8. In 2015, he rescued a group of strangers in Oklahoma that were stranded in waist-deep water by pulling them out with his tractor.
@blakeshelton just wanna thank you for helping us yesterday man. pic.twitter.com/Xi7D36oDmX
— WhiteBoy_silverado (@bryar85) November 14, 2015
9. He was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2017.
👀🔥😍 @BlakeShelton is this year's #SexiestManAlive! And most importantly, he 'can't wait' to stick it to his fellow #TheVoice judge (and former SMA) @AdamLevine. 😂 https://t.co/LtQ2q8QSkU pic.twitter.com/g7IilIXzxA
— People (@people) November 15, 2017