Joshua Bishop Kelley (born January 30, 1980) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist. His songs "Amazing" and "Only You" reached the top ten on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.

In 2010, Kelley signed to MCA Nashville and began a country music career. His debut country single, "Georgia Clay", reached the top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Kelley is married to actress and model Katherine Heigl. They have three children.

Early life

Kelley was born in Augusta, Georgia, Kelley began his musical career at the age of 11. His younger brother, Charles Kelley, is a musician and singer in the country trio Lady A.

Music career

Kelley released his independent album, Changing Faces, in 2001 and signed with Hollywood Records in 2002. Working with John Alagia as his record producer, Kelley released the album, For the Ride Home, on June 3, 2003.

In November 2009, Kelley signed with MCA Nashville and began recording his first country album in 2010.

Kelley released the album New Lane Road in 2016.

Concert tours

;Supporting

  • Revolution Tour with Miranda Lambert (2011)
  • Own the Night Tour with Lady A (2011)
  • The Driver Tour with Charles Kelley (2016)

Personal life

Kelley met actress Katherine Heigl in spring 2005 when she appeared in his music video "Only You". One year later, in June 2006, they became engaged.

During a taping of Live With Regis and Kelly, Heigl stated that she and Kelley chose to wait till marriage before living together, saying, "I think I just wanted to save something for the actual marriage... I wanted there to be something to make the actual marriage different than the dating or the courtship."

In 2009, the couple adopted a South Korean baby girl, naming her Nancy Leigh, after Heigl's mother and her adopted, Korean-born older sister, respectively. Nancy Leigh's nickname is Naleigh. Nancy Leigh was born with a congenital heart defect that was repaired with open heart surgery before she left South Korea. Kelley and Heigl adopted a second daughter, Adalaide Marie Hope, in April 2012.

In addition to their two daughters, Josh Kelley and Katherine Heigl have a son, Joshua Bishop Kelley Jr., born December 20, 2016.

Kelley, Heigl, and their children live in Oakley, Utah.

Discography

Studio albums

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! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details

! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:45px;"| US<br>

! style="width:45px;"| US Heat<br>

! style="width:45px;"| US Indie<br>

! style="width:45px;"| US Country<br>

! style="width:45px;"| US Folk<br>

! style="width:45px;"| AUS<br>

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! scope="row"| For the Ride Home

|

  • Release date: June 3, 2003
  • Label: Hollywood

| 159

| 5

| —

| —

| —

| 79

|-

! scope="row"| Almost Honest

|

  • Release date: August 23, 2005
  • Label: Hollywood

| 114

| 1

| —

| —

| —

| —

|-

! scope="row"| Just Say the Word

|

  • Release date: June 6, 2006
  • Label: Threshold

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

|-

! scope="row"| Special Company

|

  • Release date: February 5, 2008
  • Label: DNK

| —

| 7

| 27

| —

| —

| —

|-

! scope="row"| Backwoods

|

  • Release date: August 20, 2008
  • Label: DNK

| —

| 19

| —

| —

| —

| —

|-

! scope="row"| To Remember

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  • Release date: September 29, 2008
  • Label: DNK

| —

| 11

| —

| —

| —

| —

|-

! scope="row"| Georgia Clay

|

  • Release date: March 22, 2011
  • Label: MCA Nashville

| 92

| —

| —

| 16

| —

| —

|-

! scope="row"| New Lane Road

|

  • Release date: April 22, 2016
  • Label: Sugar Hill

| —

| —

| —

| 29

| 13

| —

|-

! scope="row"| My Baby & The Band

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  • Release date: November 2020

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

|-

| colspan="8" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

|}

Extended plays

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! style="width:14em;"| Title

! style="width:20em;"| EP details

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! scope="row"| Josh Kelley Live Session EP

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  • Release date: August 2, 2005
  • Label: Hollywood

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! scope="row"| Georgia Clay

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  • Release date: November 30, 2010
  • Label: MCA Nashville

|}

Singles

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! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title

! colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:40px;"| US<br>

! style="width:40px;"| US AC<br>

! style="width:40px;"| US<br>Adult<br>

! style="width:40px;"| US Country<br>

! style="width:45px;"| AUS<br>

|-

| 2017

| "Young Americans" <small>(with Colt Ford & Charles Kelley)</small>

| Wayne Miller

|-

|}

References

  • Josh Kelley collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
  • "The Prince & Me" movie
  • [ Billboard Song Chart History]