How Old Is Kelsea Ballerini?

The Short Answer

Kelsea Ballerini is 33 years old — born on September 12, 1993. That makes Kelsea Ballerini one of the most-searched public figures for age-related questions, with fans regularly looking up birthday and family details.

Kelsea Ballerini: Early Life and Background

Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country singer and songwriter. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, she began having success in the 2010s, being honored with the Gene Weed Milestone Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Rising Star Award at the Billboard Women in Music.

She began songwriting as a child and signed a contract with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album, The First Time, in 2015, and her second one Unapologetically, followed in 2017. The two albums account for seven songs on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts. She has five No. 1 singles on the latter, starting with her debut single "Love Me Like You Mean It", which made her the first female artist to send a debut single to the top of that chart since Carrie Underwood in 2006. It was followed by "Dibs" and "Peter Pan", whose peaks also made her the first female country artist to send her first three singles to the top of that chart since Wynonna Judd.

Her third studio album, Kelsea, and a counterpart acoustic album, Ballerini, were both released in 2020. The collaboration "Half of My Hometown" with Kenny Chesney garnered two Country Music Association Awards. Her fourth studio album, Subject to Change, was released in 2022. Her second EP, Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, followed in 2023. She released her fifth album, Patterns, in late 2024. On November 14, 2025, Ballerini released her third EP, Mount Pleasant.

Career and Rise to Fame

Early life

An only child, Kelsea Nicole Ballerini was born on September 12, 1993, in Mascot, Tennessee, to Ed and Carla Ballerini. Kelsea grew up in Knoxville. She is of Italian, German and Scottish descent. Ed Ballerini was a sales manager at a country radio station. Carla worked in marketing for the Bible publishing division of Thomas Nelson and for a sponsorship company. Kelsea started taking dance lessons at Premiere Dance Studio in Seymour, Tennessee, south of Knoxville when she was three and quit ten years later. She also sang in a church choir and the school choir. She wrote her first song at 12 for her mother and moved to Nashville three years later. Kelsea attended Central High School in Knoxville, Centennial High School in Franklin, Tennessee; and studied at Lipscomb University in Nashville for two years before pursuing a musical career.

2014–2016: Self-titled EP and The First Time

At 19, Ballerini signed a record deal with Black River Entertainment. In late 2014, she released her debut single, "Love Me Like You Mean It"—which peaked atop the US Country Airplay chart—and a self-titled extended play (EP) for the label in November, being named one of Country Music Television (CMT)'s Next Women of Country for that year.

Age and Birthday Details

Kelsea Ballerini was born on September 12, 1993.

As of 2026, Kelsea Ballerini is 33 years old.

Birthday milestones for public figures like Kelsea Ballerini routinely trend on social media, which is why "how old is" questions generate such consistent search demand.

Personal Life and Family

In 2015, Ballerini was a supporting act for Lady A's Wheels Up Tour. She also performed at the Grand Ole Opry for the first time on February 14, sang "Love Me Like You Mean It", and announced her debut studio album, The First Time, released through Black River on May 19. For the chart dated July 4, "Love Me Like You Mean It" reached number one on the US Country Airplay chart, making Ballerini the first solo female country music artist to score a number one hit with her debut single since Carrie Underwood did so with "Jesus, Take the Wheel" in 2006, and only the eleventh in history to achieve the feat. Ballerini also became only the fifth solo female country music artist to score back-to-back number one hits with her first two singles when "Dibs" reached the top of the Country Airplay chart and the first to do it since Jamie O'Neal in 2001. In October, Ballerini joined Dan + Shay as a supporting act on select dates of their Just the Right Kind of Crazy Tour.

The third single, "Peter Pan", was released to country radio on March 21, 2016. It reached number one on both the Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts in September, making Ballerini the first solo female country music artist to top both country music charts simultaneously. The achievement also made her the first solo female to send her first three singles to number one since Wynonna Judd accomplished the same feat in 1992. Ballerini participated in Rascal Flatts's Rhythm and Roots Tour with Chris Lane as an opener, which began on June 17 and concluded on September 17. In August, Ballerini covered Alison Krauss's song "Ghost in This House" alongside him at the CMT Artists of the Year Awards. "Yeah Boy", the fourth single from The First Time, was released to country radio on October 10. Ballerini embarked on the First Time Tour that began on October 21 at Houston and concluded on December 10 at Las Vegas.

2017–2018: Unapologetically and The Voice

In early 2017, Ballerini was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 – Music list at number two. That year, she also received two Academy of Country Music Award nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year and Video of the Year for "Peter Pan". Ballerini joined Thomas Rhett's Home Team Tour which began on February 23 and concluded on April 21. She also joined Lady A's You Look Good World Tour which began in May. In June, Ballerini released "Legends" as the first single from her then upcoming second studio album, Unapologetically, released on November 3. The album debuted at number three on the US Top Country Albums and number seven on the Billboard 200 chart, making it her highest-charting album on both charts.

Recent Years

Ballerini embarked on the Unapologetically Tour which began on February 8, 2018, at Birmingham and conluded on April 27 at Indio. In March, the second single from the album, "I Hate Love Songs", was released. Ballerini was a special guest for Keith Urban's Graffiti U World Tour that began on June 5 and concluded on November 3. In September, she announced that she would be releasing a deluxe edition of the album with four new tracks. On September 18, the Chainsmokers released a song titled "This Feeling" featuring Ballerini, and they later performed at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in November. The third and final single from Unapologetically, "Miss Me More," was released in October. That month, she provided vocals on her husband Morgan Evans's song "Dance with Me" and released a song "We Were Like". Ballerini also joined the 15th season of The Voice as the fifth coach—where she coached six contestants who did not get a chair turn during The Blinds—in a new round called The Comeback Stage, a digital companion series to the show. In December, Unapologetically received a nomination for Best Country Album at the 61st annual Grammy Awards.

2019–2021: Kelsea and Ballerini

Ballerini joined Kelly Clarkson's Meaning of Life Tour on selected days in 2019. On March 5, Ballerini was invited by Little Big Town to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. On April 16, she was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by Underwood. In support of Unapologetically, Ballerini embarked on the Miss Me More Tour that month. In June, Ballerini was a guest on the NBC competition show Songland and released the song "Better Luck Next Time". In July, Ballerini confirmed in an Instagram that work on her third studio album was complete. On September 6, Ballerini released the first single from her then upcoming third album, titled "Homecoming Queen?". The song debuted at number 22 on the Country Airplay chart. On November 8, Ballerini released the album's first promotional single, "Club".

On January 20, 2020, Ballerini confirmed that the album is self-titled as Kelsea and would be released on March 20. The announcement coincided with the release of the second promotional single, "LA". On February 28, she released the third promotional single, "Hole in the Bottle", and announced the tracklist for Kelsea, including "Half of My Hometown" featuring Kenny Chesney and "The Other Girl" featuring Halsey. "The Other Girl" and "Hole in the Bottle" were later serviced to country radio on April 20 and May 27, as the second and third single. On September 2, Ballerini announced a counterpart album to Kelsea, titled Ballerini, featuring stripped-down versions of the songs. It was released on September 11, 2020, and the stripped-down version of "Club" was released alongside the album announcement. She described Ballerini as "emotional, vulnerable and soft" while Kelsea showed her "bold and effervescent" side....

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