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| Born | Christopher Pierre Janson (1986-04-02)April 2, 1986 (age 39)[1][2] Perryville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Christopher Pierre Janson (born April 2, 1986) is an Americancountry music singer and songwriter. Janson has recorded three full-length albums,Buy Me a Boat,Everybody, andReal Friends, throughWarner Records Nashville, along with oneextended play each forBigger Picture Music Group,Columbia Records, and Warner Nashville. He has charted multiple singles on theBillboardHot Country Songs andCountry Airplay charts, including "Good Vibes" and "Done", both of which went to number one on the latter. In addition to his material, Janson has performed on albums byHolly Williams andLee Brice and has co-written singles forTim McGraw,LoCash,Randy Houser andHank Williams Jr.
Christopher Pierre Janson was born on April 2, 1986, inPerryville, Missouri. He moved toNashville, Tennessee, after finishing high school.[2]
In June 2009, Janson co-wrote and recorded two duets withHolly Williams on her albumHere with Me: "I Hold On" and "A Love I Think Will Last".[3] Janson signed toBNA Records in October 2009[4] and released his debut single, "'Til a Woman Comes Along", in April 2010. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the single a five-star rating, with his review praising Janson's vocals as well as the arrangement.[5] The song debuted at No. 56 on theBillboardHot Country Songs charts dated for the week ending May 1, 2010.[6]
After BNA was restructured, Janson left the label.[2] He co-wroteTim McGraw's 2012 single "Truck Yeah",[7] playedharmonica on the track "Beer" fromLee Brice's albumHard 2 Love,[8] and wrote the title track toJustin Moore's 2013 albumOff the Beaten Path.
In 2013, he signed toBigger Picture Music Group and released "Better I Don't".[9] Janson wrote the song with his wife, Kelly, andPat Bunch,[10] andKeith Stegall produced it.[2] "Better I Don't" peaked at number 40 onCountry Airplay in mid-2013. A second single, "Cut Me Some Slack", peaked at number 60 before Bigger Picture closed in 2014. That same year,Columbia Records releasedTake It to the Bank, which included "Til a Woman Comes Along" and other songs that he had recorded while on BNA.
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Janson self-released the single "Buy Me a Boat" in early 2015. The song debuted at No. 33 on Hot Country Songs after it received airplay on theBobby Bones Show.[2][11] It was officially released as a single viaWarner Records Nashville in May 2015,[12] and became Janson's first top-5 hit by August. In September, Janson announced that his debut studio album (also titledBuy Me a Boat) would be released on October 30.[13] "Buy Me a Boat" peaked at No. 3 on Country Airplay and No. 1 onMediabase.[14] The album also includes the singles "Power of Positive Drinkin'" and "Holdin' Her". Also, in 2015, Janson co-wroteLoCash's "I Love This Life".[15] Also, in 2016, Janson co-wroteRandy Houser's "Song Number 7".
Janson performed on the third day of the2016 Republican National Convention[16] and night one of the2024 Republican National Convention.[17]
Janson's second album for Warner Nashville,Everybody, was released in September 2017. Its lead single is "Fix a Drink", which was followed in 2018 by "Drunk Girl".[2] His next album was 2019'sReal Friends, which accounted for the number-one singles "Good Vibes" and "Done".[2] JansonsAll In, was his fourth and final album with Warner before starting his own imprint "Harpeth 60 Records" withNashville Harbor Records & Entertainment in 2022.[18]
Janson has been married to Kelly Lynn since 2010.[19][1] They have two children together; they also raise two children from Lynn's previous marriage.[20]
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