Luke Combs

Combs was born in Huntersville, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte on March 2, 1990, as the only child of Rhonda (née Frasure) and Lee Combs. The family moved to Asheville in Western North Carolina. As a child he performed in chorus class, multiple school musicals, and joined his church choir, which had the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. He attended Appalachian State University, where he studied business and later switched to criminal justice intending to be a homicide detective. While in college, he worked as a bouncer at a bar before being on stage in that same bar. Luke taught himself guitar on his mother's advice after dropping out of college. He played his first country music show at the Parthenon Cafe in Boone, North Carolina. After five years and with 21 hours left on his degree, he dropped out to follow a country music career path. He later moved to Nashville pursuing more opportunities in music. ==Career==

2014–2019: Beginnings and ''This One's For You'' Combs released his first EP, The Way She Rides, in February 2014. Later that year, he released his second EP, Can I Get an Outlaw. In 2016, his first single, "Hurricane", sold 15,000 copies in its first week, and debuted at number 46 on Hot Country Songs. He signed a deal with Sony Music Nashville, and the debut single from ''This One's for You'', "Hurricane", was re-released on Columbia Nashville. In June 2017, he released his major label debut album, also titled ''This One's for You, on Columbia Nashville and River House Artists. and number five on the Billboard'' 200 in its first week. The album's second single, "When It Rains It Pours", was released to country radio on June 19, 2017. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in October 2017. The album's third single, "One Number Away", was released to country radio on January 8, 2018. In June 2018, he released a deluxe version titled ''This One's for You Too, with five bonus tracks, two of which ("She Got the Best of Me" and "Beautiful Crazy") were issued as singles with both reaching number-one. "Beautiful Crazy" reached number one on Country Airplay in February 2019, giving him five number-ones on the Billboard country chart with his first five singles. The song reached number one on three additional country charts – Hot Country Songs, Country Streaming Songs, and Country Digital Song Sales. In August 2019, This One's for You spent its 44th week at number one on Top Country Albums, setting the record for the longest reign at the top of that chart by a male artist. His second album, What You See Is What You Get'', was released on November 8, 2019. The album has charted the singles "Beer Never Broke My Heart", "Even Though I'm Leaving", "Does to Me" (a duet with Eric Church), and "Lovin' on You", all of which have reached number one on the country chart. In May 2020, he released the single "Six Feet Apart". The single quickly became popular to listeners as it illustrated the challenges of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020 he confirmed his next single would be "Lovin' on You", which was released on both his second album and the EP The Prequel, which predated the album. He announced a deluxe version of What You See Is What You Get, titled ''What You See Ain't Always What You Get'', with five new songs; it was released on October 23, 2020. The track "Forever After All" set streaming records in country music on Apple Music and Spotify. 2022–2023: ''Growin' Up and Gettin' Old'' ''Growin' Up'', his third album, was released on June 24, 2022. The album has charted the singles "Doin' This"; "The Kind of Love We Make", which reached number one on the country chart and number eight on the Hot 100; and "Going, Going, Gone". In May 2023 Combs collaborated with English star Ed Sheeran on the single "Life Goes On". Following the release of the single, Sheeran's solo version of the song was released on his fifth studio album - (Subtract). His fourth album, ''Gettin' Old'', was released on March 24, 2023. A promotional single, "Growin' Up and Gettin' Old", and a single, "Love You Anyway", were released ahead of the album. His cover of Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" was streamed more than 65 million times on Spotify in less than two months after the album was released, making it the most popular song from the album on that platform. Combs's version of "Fast Car" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, higher than Chapman's original 1988 version, and No. 1 on the US Adult Top 40, US Country Airplay and US Hot Country Songs charts, as well as No. 1 on the Canada Country charts. The song garnered Combs the Single of the Year at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 8, 2023. At the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4, 2024, Combs performed a duet of the song with Chapman. He counts the song as his first favorite song and having an impact on him since he was a child. 2024–present: Fathers & Sons In May 2024, Combs released "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma", the lead single from the Twisters soundtrack. Combs released "The Man He Sees in Me" on June 6, 2024, along with the announcement of his fifth studio album titled Fathers & Sons, which was released on June 14, 2024. Combs and Eric Church put together the "Concert for Carolina" on October 26, 2024, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, which raised over $24 million for Hurricane Helene relief. Luke co-owns a polarized sunglasses and hat company called Blue Otter Polarized. Combs released a new song "Giving Her Away" which was released in late 2025. ==Personal life==

Combs began dating Nicole Hocking in early 2016, and the couple became engaged in November 2018. They married in Florida on August 1, 2020. Their first son was born on June 19, 2022. Their second son arrived on August 15, 2023. On February 19, 2026, the pair announced the birth of their third son. Combs began to struggle with anxiety and primarily obsessional obsessive–compulsive disorder in adolescence through his college years; he has said that while it is something he has learned to control better, he still struggles with obsessive thoughts from time to time. In 2023, Combs obtained a $250,000 SAD scheme default judgment against Nicol Harness, a fan who had sold $380 worth of tumblers featuring a likeness of Combs. Combs subsequently issued an apology and said he had no personal awareness of the lawsuit, sent Harness $11,000, and offered to sell the tumblers through his official merchandise store to assist with Harness's medical bills. ==Discography==

• ''This One's for You'' (2017) • What You See Is What You Get (2019) • ''Growin' Up'' (2022) • ''Gettin' Old'' (2023) • Fathers & Sons (2024) • The Way I Am (2026) ==Tours==

Headlining • Don't Tempt Me with a Good Time Tour (2017–18) • Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour (2019) • What You See Is What You Get Tour (2020–21) • Luke Combs World Tour (2023) • Growin' Up and Gettin' Old Tour (2024) • My Kinda Saturday Night Tour (2026) Supporting • The Devil Don't Sleep Tour (2017) with Brantley Gilbert • High Noon Neon Tour (2018) with Jason Aldean • Here on Earth Tour (2020) with Tim McGraw ==Awards and nominations==