Scotty McCreery | |
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![]() McCreery performing at the Ryman Auditorium in 2020 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Scott Cooke McCreery |
Born | Garner, North Carolina, U.S. | October 9, 1993
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2011–present |
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Spouse(s) |
Gabi Dugal (m. 2018) |
Website | scottymccreery |
Scott Cooke McCreery[3] (born October 9, 1993) is an American country singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of American Idol in May 2011.
His debut studio album, Clear as Day, was released in October 2011 and was certified platinum in the United States. The album includes the top 20 country songs, "I Love You This Big" and "The Trouble with Girls". McCreery released a Christmas album, Christmas with Scotty McCreery, in October 2012 and it has been certified gold. He released his third album, See You Tonight, in October 2013. Its title track became his first single to reach the top ten on Billboard's Country charts. Setting a new record in July 2017 with his single "Five More Minutes",[4] McCreery became the only country music artist in Country Aircheck/Media base history to chart a song without the backing of a record label;[5] it topped Billboard in February 2018. His fourth album, Seasons Change, was released in March 2018 and became McCreery's fourth top 10 album in the United States.[6] His fifth album, Same Truck, was released on September 17, 2021.[7]
In 2024, McCreery received one of country music's crowning achievements when he became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was inducted on April 20 by his childhood hero Josh Turner.