Keith Urban's Wife & Dating History
Keith Urban is a household name and not just for his music, or for being a host on American Idol—though the two do help a lot—but also because of who he’s married to. But Urban has made a name and a career for himself outside of his very famous wife, one that includes four Grammy Awards, 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 13 CMA Awards.
The singer has also released 11 studio albums in total and has charted 37 singles in the US Hot Country Songs chart. But Urban has also been known for not just sticking to country, but for collaborating with different artists in genres outside of country, including Pink, Nelly Furtado, and Jason Derulo. He has also collaborated with big names in country music like Dolly Parton, The Chicks, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, and Reba McEntire.
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Urban’s personal life, however, has been a subject of interest for fans long before his current marriage. So, who is Keith Urban married to? Who did he date before his marriage? Here’s everything we know.
Urban has been married to Nicole Kidman since 2006. The two met in 2005, and though Kidman was instantly charmed, Urban didn’t call her back for months. “I had such a crush on him and he wasn’t interested in me. It’s true!” Kidman told Ellen DeGeneres in 2017. “He didn’t call me for four months.”
But when he did call, things moved fast and the two got engaged and married in 2006, with the ceremony taking place at St. Patrick’s Estate in Sydney, Australia, where the two are from. And though the couple has had its ups and downs, like Urban’s struggles with alcohol abuse, they went on to not just get through those and welcome two daughters together, they now seem stronger than ever.
Urban gushed about his relationship to CBS News in 2016, saying, “Meeting [Nicole] and getting married wasn’t life-changing, it was life-beginning. It was literally, like, ‘Okay, life starts.” Kidman, meanwhile, told CBS Mornings in 2022, “I met him later in life and it’s been the best thing that’s ever happened to me. That man is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
Before dating and marrying Urban, Kidman was famously married to actor Tom Cruise—who after his divorce from Kidman went on to marry Katie Holmes, though that relationship ended in divorce too.
Urban dated supermodel Niki Taylor in the early 2000s, and things were pretty serious for the two. Or, at least, they were serious enough to live together, get matching tattoos, and for Taylor to appear in Urban’s music video for “Somebody Like You.” But things reportedly didn’t work out because their schedules just never aligned. “His career got really busy, I got really busy, and we never saw each other,” Taylor told People after they split, adding, “We’re still friends, and I’m so happy for him and Nicole.”
The tattoos, which read “Amor vincit omnia,” or “love conquers all” in Latin were covered up by both parties and everyone moved on.
Urban and Sigler dated on and off for almost ten years, with the pair even getting engaged at the end of that, in 2001. By 2002, however, the relationship was over and Sigler has since gone on record to indicate Urban’s substance abuse had a lot to do with their breakup.
In a 2005 interview with Today, she said, “There were a lot of lows with the drugs. I don’t have any dark past — he was probably the darkest part, but I’m on my own now and I’m happy about that.”
Urban himself talked about his struggles with drugs and alcohol in a 2022 interview with The Times, crediting his wife Nicole Kidman with helping him get sober. “My dad was an alcoholic, so I grew up in an alcoholic house and it took me a long time to believe I was wired the same,” he shared. “Someone said … ‘What happens when you drink?’ And I said, ‘I break out in cuffs.’”
Sigler wasn’t very sure the relationship between Urban and Kidman would last, telling The Sun in 2005. “Nicole and Keith might date for a while — but it won’t last very long. I don’t know her but I know him very well.”
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Keith Urban reflects on his signature hairstyle, most unusual place he’s performed
Despite the chilly weather, Keith Urban brought a dose of Australian sunshine to the TODAY plaza.
Just days after his 57th birthday, Urban visited TODAY on Oct. 30 to close out the Citi Concert Series with a high-energy set filled with guitar solos, new hits and crowd-pleasing classics.
Since he moved to Nashville in 1992 to pursue his country music dreams, Urban has released hit albums like clockwork, and he isn't slowing down anytime soon.
His 11th studio album, “High,” came out Sept. 20, and in December, Urban will embark on a tour that spans from Las Vegas to South Australia.
The road to his latest album wasn't entirely straightforward: Urban wrote an album titled "615" before shelving the project and going back to the drawing board for "High."
When asked by TODAY.com why he chose to scrap "615," his answer is simple: "I didn't like it."
In contrast to the more somber tone of “615,” Urban describes his new music on "High" as “euphoric."
The album's title has a variety of interpretations, but Urban links it to the energy he feels when performing onstage.
"Playing live is such a high for me," Urban told the TODAY co-hosts. "Even out on the plaza this morning — it was amazing energy."
Onstage at the plaza, his enthusiasm was contagious.
“All right, let’s play a little!” he said to the crowd, eliciting cheers.
His four-song set on TODAY had something for every fan, including the upbeat tune "Chuck Taylors," soulful ballad "Messed Up As Me," and one of his greatest hits — “Somewhere In My Car.”
Offstage, Urban is equally as known for his charm as he is for his performing prowess. Savannah Guthrie called him one of the “best, nicest, coolest guests that we have” during the singer's spot on the show.
Urban maintained his good humor throughout a series of early morning interview questions for TODAY’s original video series “8 before 8."
Here's what Urban had to say about his latest album, his personal guitar heroes and his favorite Australian animal.
I called the latest album “High” because it was a good, strong, simple, euphoric word that has a lot of interpretations, which I also liked. Everybody gets to that place differently, but it’s definitely the destination, and the record has a feeling of euphoria.
So, I made an album called “615,” and there were four songs that I took off that record which made it onto “High.” The rest of them, right now, they’re out in the front yard, up on blocks with grass growing around them. So we’ll see what happens.
Well, first of all, I’m going to need more than four faces, probably. (Jimi) Hendrix, No. 1 for sure. No. 2 is always hotly contested: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Angus Young. I could go on and on. It’s too many, way too many.
The most unusual place I’ve performed? On the baggage carousel at an airport on the little carpeted strip in between where the bags go around. Yeah, totally humiliating.
All of them, because I feel really grateful that I don’t have to do a song that I don’t like. I feel really, really lucky that that’s happened to me: to have such a long career and have certain songs like “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” or “Somebody Like You,” or some of these songs, that I couldn’t not do them. But I love them just as much as I did when I recorded them.
I've never decided to make hair a part of my look. God bless my mom. I got my mom’s hair, and my dad really didn’t have much, and I’m grateful that I got her gene. Go, mom.
That's a great question. First of all, right back at you, dude — been around a long time, high level. Same answer you’d probably have: passion, hunger, curiosity.
I love playing music just as much as I did when I was sitting in my bedroom at 6 years old learning to play guitar. I don’t feel any different. I’m just as excited to write the next song, put on the next tour, make another album — like, literally giddy with excitement to do that. That’s never changed. And that could have worked or not worked, as far as staying relevant or being able to have songs that connect. I’ve just been really blessed and lucky, and the harder I’ve worked, the luckier I’ve become.
There’s too many! I do love In-N-Out. I do love Chick-fil-A. ... I'm going to say In-N-Out is my favorite. Yeah, period.
Oh, Sydney summer. Nashville winters are brutal. January is like Monday. February is like Tuesday. March is like a Wednesday. And slowly, as you can see, you’re getting towards the weekend in Nashville, and the summer is like Friday, Saturday, Sunday — perfect.
Electrifying.
A wombat! I love wombats.
