Christopher Eric Lane (born November 9, 1984) is an American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer and songwriter. He has released one album as frontman of the Chris Lane Band, a second album, ''

Girl Problems ''Girl Problems'' is the second studio album by American country music singer Chris Lane. It was released on August 5, 2016 by Big Loud Records. Produced by Joey Moi, the album includes Lane's first #1 single, " Fix", his top 10 single, " For Her" ...

'', and a third album, '' Laps Around the Sun''. via Big Loud Records. Lane has charted seven singles on

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and

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, three of which went to No. 1 ("

Fix Fix or FIX may refer to: People with the name * Fix (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Fix'' (film), a feature film by Tao Ruspoli Music * ''Fix'' (album), 2015 album by Chris Lane * "Fix" (Blackstreet song), 1997 song by Black ...

", "

I Don't Know About You "I Don't Know About You" is a song recorded by American country music singer Chris Lane. It was released in 2018 as the second single from his second major-label album '' Laps Around the Sun''. Ashley Gorley, Hardy, Hunter Phelps, and Jameson Rod ...

", and "

Big, Big Plans "Big, Big Plans" is a song recorded by American country music singer Chris Lane. It was released in June 2019 as the lead single from his upcoming third studio album. Lane co-wrote the song with Ernest Keith Smith Ernest Keith Smith, known mon ...

").

Early life and career beginnings

Lane grew up in

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, and has a twin brother named Cory. While attending Glenn High School, he and his brother played football and baseball, and both went on to play baseball in college at

University of North Carolina at Charlotte The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte) is a public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral, 66 master's, and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colle ...

. Lane learned to play the guitar when sports injuries affected his chances of a professional baseball career. In his hometown he worked for his father's landscaping business and started a cover band that played in

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cafeteria. In 2007, Lane and his brother auditioned for the seventh season of ''

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'' but did not make it to Hollywood. It wasn't until 2008 when Chris’s high school friend Brent Eliason introduced him to Seth England of Big Loud Mountain and told his 'Uncle Seth' he had to listen to his mixtape. This was the moment which launched Chris's career as an up-and-coming country music artist.

Career

Before pursuing a solo career, Lane fronted the Chris Lane Band. Their album ''Let's Ride'' charted on the ''

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chart in 2012. He moved to

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in 2013. Lane has opened for

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, Eli Young Band,

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, Chris Young and

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, among others. In 2014, he opened for Florida Georgia Line on their This Is How We Roll Tour.

Lane's debut single, "

Broken Windshield View "Broken Windshield View" is a song recorded by American country music singer Chris Lane. It was released in June 2014 as his debut single. Critical reception Markos Papadatos of ''Digital Journal'' gave the song four stars out of five, saying that ...

", was released to country radio on June 10, 2014, by Big Loud Mountain. The song was written by

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, Shane Minor, and David Lee Murphy and produced by Joey Moi. It was featured on

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and

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' New and Noteworthy. It sold 11,000 downloads in its first week of release and reached number 45 on the ''Billboard''

chart. As of August 2014, it has sold 43,000 downloads. It was also included on an

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. Lane released his debut album ''

'' in August 2016. It accounted for the singles "

" and " For Her". His second album, '' Laps Around the Sun'', produced the duet "

Take Back Home Girl "Take Back Home Girl" is a duet song recorded by American country music singer Chris Lane and American pop singer Tori Kelly. The song, Lane's third release for Big Loud Records, is also the lead single to his second studio album '' Laps Around the ...

" (featuring

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) and "

". In 2019, "

" was released and became his third number one on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, but it was never included on an album, and after "Fill Them Boots" failed to reach the top 40 of the chart in 2021, he parted ways with Big Loud. In 2021, he featured on the single "

Tailgate to Heaven "Tailgate to Heaven" is a song by Canadian country artist Shawn Austin featuring American country artist Chris Lane. The song was written by Kelly Archer, Rodney Clawson, and Will Bundy, while Bundy produced the track with Scott Cooke. It marked ...

" by Canadian country artist

Shawn Austin Shawn Austin (born January 13, 1996) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to Big Loud Records' joint venture Local Hay. Early life Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Austin elected to pursue a career in country ...

. Lane signed a joint venture with his own imprint Voyager Records and the newly-developed Red Street Records in 2023 and "Find Another Bar" will be released on August 21, 2023, as his first single for the label.

Personal life

In 2018, Lane began dating Lauren Bushnell, the winner of the 20th season of '' The Bachelor''. They got engaged on June 16, 2019. The two married in Nashville on October 25, 2019. On December 6, 2020, Lane and Bushnell announced they were expecting their first child. On January 1, 2021, it was revealed that the baby would be a son. On June 8, 2021, their son was born. On June 6, 2022, Lane and Bushnell announced that they were expecting their second child in late October. On October 16, 2022, their second son was born.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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