Morgan Wallen is a renowned American country singer-songwriter. He has a huge fan base around the world who are curious to know more about Morgan Wallen age, his relationships and personal life.
He gained nationwide fame when he participated to The Voice. His magical performance impressed the audience and judges. In his audition, he performed the song Collide by Howie Day. Shakira, who was one of the judges applauded him by saying that he was unique.
Although he didn’t win the contest, he gained immense popularity due to his melodious voice and mind-blowing performance.
What Is Morgan Wallen Age?
Morgan Wallen was born on 13th May 1993 in Sneedville, Tennessee. So he’s 28 years old as of date of publication. His charming looks make him look much younger than his real age.
Is Morgan Wallen Married?
No, Morgan Wallen is not married. However, he once dated Katie Smith. She became his fiancée and rumors started to spread about them getting married but then they broke up.
Is Morgan Wallen Rich?
Morgan Wallen’s net worth is approximately $4 million. He earns approximately a $0.5 million per year from his singing career, sponsored posts, and other sources. He typically earns 50 thousand USD from a single song.
Morgan Wallen Height and Weight
Morgan Wallen is a 6 feet tall handsome man. His height is slightly above the average height in America i.e. 5ft 9inch.
His weight is just 68 kilograms i.e. 150 pounds. It seems that he takes much care of his diet and body to maintain his health & fitness.
Morgan Wallen Parents
His father’s name is Tommy Wallen. He was a Baptist pastor.
His mother’s name is Leslie Wallen and she was a teacher. He said that he wants a parenthood life like his parents had and wanted to raise his children the same way.
Recent News
Morgan Wallen was seen in a video where he used the racial slur word. He was suspended by his label. Morgan was declared ineligible for competing in the 2021 Billboard music awards. The singer was also banned from streaming his playlists.
However, he soon spoke about it on Good Morning America. He said that he used the word jokingly in his group of friends.
Moreover, he said that he also went to a rehab center in San Diego for 30 days. He also donated approximately 50,000 USD to black-led organizations
Children
Morgan Wallen had a child, Indie Wilder, with his ex-fiancée. He was born on July 10, 2021, at 5:46 pm. At the time, Morgan Wallen age was just 27.
He shared the news on July 13. But he says that that’s not how he envisioned parenthood to be. He often posts his picture with his son on social media.
Love Life
He was reported to have a relationship with Katie Smith that lasted for 3 years. They have photos posted on Facebook from 2017. Moreover, they were also seen together at the 2017 CMT awards. They got engaged but broke up due to personal problems.
He says that she’s someone he still cares about.
Now, he is single. However, fans say that he’s in a relationship with Paige Lorenze after a group photo was posted on Instagram at one of her birthday events.
Early Life and Childhood
When he was a child, Morgan’s parents arranged piano and violin classes for him. He began singing at the church at the age of 3. Morgan began playing violin at 5.
Wallen often had clashes with his father as a teenager.
He never thought of starting singing as a career. Morgan was more interested in sports. He was also offered a scholarship due to his good performance with the high school’s basketball team.
But he contracted an injury that ended his career in basketball. Then he focused on music and singing.
Career And Achievements
As mentioned above, he started his career by competing in the 6th season of The Voice. In 2014, he was included in Usher’s team then he was added to Adam Levine’s team.
In 2015 he joined Panacea records. He debuted with his song “Spin You Around”. Soon he joined Big Loud Records in 2016. He also was a co-writer in the song “A Thousand Horses”.
His debut album was released on the 27th of April 2018 named “If You Know Me”. Its second single, “Up Down”, ranked at no.16 on Billboard.
Its third single ranked at no.1 on Country Airplay. His album “If You Know Me” achieved 1st position on the Top Country Albums. His song “7 summers” surpassed every previous record of 1st-day streams for a country song on Apple music.
Wallen was 1st on the billboard even after his previously mentioned racial slur scandal in February 2021. His other album, “Dangerous: the double album” obtained the 1st position on Billboard 200.
Achievements
- In 2019, He was nominated for the country music association awards as the New Artist of The Year.
- He was nominated again for the Country Music Association Awards in 2020 and, that time, he won.
- His songs “Himself” and “Whiskey Glasses” won the iHeart radio music awards in 2020.
- He was 1st time nominated for the Billboard awards in 2020 for “Whiskey glasses” and the album “If You Know Me”.
- However, his albums “Dangerous: the double album” and “Himself” won the billboard music awards in 2021. Both these songs also won the American music awards.
Social Media Activity
He is very active on social media. Morgan has almost 650 posts on Instagram. He often posts his son’s photos. Wallen likes to post on social media whenever he’s out playing golf or with his dad.
Quick Facts
- His zodiac sign is Taurus
- He belongs to white ethnicity
- He and Kenny Chesney attended the same school
- He’s thankful that he didn’t win The Voice because they demanded to sing pop music while his interest was country music.
Morgan Wallen Age: More About Him During His Boyhood
He said that he was very naughty as a child. His father said that he was a very wild child and was harsh with him at times until he was 25. He says that he understood that his father’s advice was always filled with wisdom.
People search for personal information such as Morgan Wallen age, relationships, career, and achievements, because he is truly a star and ends up under the projectors quite often.
