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Christopher Eric Lane (born November 9, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released one album as front-man of the Chris Lane Band, a second album, Girl Problems, and a third album, Laps Around the Sun. via Big Loud Records. Lane has charted six singles on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, two of which went to No. 1 ("Fix" and "I Don't Know About You").
Early life and career beginnings
Lane grew up in Kernersville, North Carolina 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. 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 High Point University cafeteria. In 2007, Lane and his brother auditioned for the seventh season of American Idol but did not make it to Hollywood. It wasn't until 2008 when Chris’s high school friend Brent Eliason introducedhim 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 Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 2012. He moved to Nashville in 2013. Lane has opened for The Band Perry, Eli Young Band, Lee Brice, Chris Young and Brantley Gilbert, 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", was released to country radio on June 10, 2014 by Big Loud Mountain. The song was written by Rodney Clawson, Shane Minor, and David Lee Murphy and produced by Joey Moi. It was featured on Sirius XM's The Highway and iTunes' New and Noteworthy. It sold 11,000 downloads in its first week of release and reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. As of August 2014, it has sold 43,000 downloads. It was also included on an extended play.
Lane released his debut album Girl Problems in August 2016. It accounted for the singles "Fix" and "For Her". His second album, Laps Around the Sun, produced the duet "Take Back Home Girl" featuring Tori Kelly.
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.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Title | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN | ||||
| Let's Ride (with Chris Lane Band) |
| 75 | — | — | ||
| Girl Problems |
| 8 | 55 | 83 |
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| Laps Around the Sun |
| 8 | 83 | 51 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat | US Indie | |||
| Fix |
| 23 | 4 | 40 |
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| Take Back Home |
| — | — | — | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | CAN | |||||
| 2012 | "All I Ever Needed" (with Chris Lane Band) | — | — | — | — | — | Let's Ride | ||
| "Let's Ride" (with Chris Lane Band) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | "Broken Windshield View" | 45 | 56 | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| 2015 | "Fix" | 10 | 1 | 65 | 8 | 100 |
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| Girl Problems |
| 2016 | "For Her" | 17 | 10 | 92 | 1 | — |
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| 2017 | "Take Back Home Girl" (featuring Tori Kelly) | 12 | 8 | 55 | 3 | 79 |
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| Laps Around the Sun |
| 2018 | "I Don't Know About You" | 2 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 85 |
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| 2019 | "Big, Big Plans" | 33 | 38 | — | — | — |
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| TBA |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Let's Ride" | John Ryan Flaherty |
| 2014 | "Broken Windshield View" | Robert Hales |
| 2016 | "Fix" | TK McKamy |
| "For Her" | ||
| 2017 | "Take Back Home Girl" | Justin Clough |
| 2018 | "I Don't Know About You" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient/Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Best New Country Artist | Chris Lane | Nominated | |
| ACM Awards | New Male Vocalist of the Year | Nominated |
