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Luke Albert Combs (/koʊmz/;[3] born March 2, 1990) is an American country singer. 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, Combs released his debut album, This One's for You, which reached number four on the Billboard 200. His second album, What You See Is What You Get, was released on November 8, 2019, and topped the charts in multiple territories, becoming his first to do so. 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.[4] The family moved to Asheville, North Carolina.[5][6] As a child he performed in chorus class, multiple school musicals, and joined his church choir, which performed once at Carnegie Hall.[7] He attended Appalachian State University, where he worked as a bouncer at a bar before gaining stage time in that same bar.[8] He played his first country music show at the Parthenon Cafe in Boone, North Carolina. After five years and with 1 hour left on his degree, he dropped out to pursue his country music career. He later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, for the same reason. [Background information] Birth name: Luke Albert Combs Born: March 2, 1990 (age 34) Huntersville, North Carolina, U.S Occupations:: Singersongwriter, Instruments, Vocalsguitar Years active 2014–present [Labels] River House ArtistsColumbia Nashville Website www.lukecombs.com