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Here is a list of the accomplishments, nominations and awards that Billy
has received in his career.
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- Billy introduces himself and his amazing talent. - May 3, 2000
- Billy's much talked about show stopping performance of "Roly Poly" with Asleep At
The Wheel on the Academy of Country Music Awards brings him a standing ovation.
Picture: AP photo taken during performance
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- Youngest in history to Chart - May 22, 2000*
- Billy becomes the youngest soloist in history to appear on Billboard's Country
charts, breaking Brenda Lee's record (1957), with his debut single "One Voice"
Picture: Billy receives a plaque from WSIX in Nashville for it.
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- First Fan Fair - June 12, 2000
- Billy makes his Fan Fair debut and received a standing ovation for his performance
of "One Voice" during the Sony Show.
Picture: Billy sings "One Voice" at Fan Fair.
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- First #1 Single - June 19, 2000
- In the same week Billy's debut album is released his first single soars to #1 on
the Billboard Country Singles Sales Chart and stays there for 5 weeks.
Picture: "One Voice" single cover.
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- Grand Ole Opry - June 24, 2000
- Billy's stunning debut performance at the historic Grand Ole Opry.
Picture: A dream comes true.
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- Making more Chart history - June 28, 2000
- Released on June 20th, Billy's first album takes a giant leap onto the Billboard
Country Album Chart at #4, making Billy the youngest ever country soloist to
break the top 5, and only the third artist in history to have their first
album debut that high on the charts.
Picture: "One Voice" album cover.
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- Next Big Thing - June 28, 2000
- TNN's "Class Of 2000" names Billy "NBT" or "Next Big Thing".
Picture: TNN's Class Of 2000.
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- "One Voice" goes GOLD - July 19, 2000
- In just 4 weeks "One Voice" is certified Gold, and Billy becomes the
youngest country artist ever to have a gold album.
Picture: "One Voice" album cover.
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- "One Voice" The Most Requested - September 3, 2000
- Billy's "One Voice" video was #1 on the CMT's Top 100 Requests, which features
viewers 100 favorite videos of all time.
Picture: "One Voice" video.
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- Billy's First Nomination - September 9, 2000
- Billy is nominated "The Hollywood Reporter's Fifth Annual YoungStar Awards" for
"Best Young Recording Artist or Musical Group".
Billy's duet partner Charlotte Church won.
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- Billy is Platinum - September 12, 2000
- Twelve weeks to the day of it's release, Billy's "One Voice" album received
Platinum certification from the RIAA, signifying One Million albums shipped.
Billy is the youngest solo artist EVER, in any type
of music, to be certified Platinum.
Picture: Billy celebrating his first platinum
album "ONE VOICE" with Mike Kraski and Sony Senior VP of
International Marketing Rob Kos.
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- Billboard Music Video Awards Nominations - September 15, 2000
- Billy's "One Voice" video earned him Best New Artist nominations in the Country,
Jazz/Adult Contemporary, and Contemporary Christian categories and Best Video
in the Contemporary Christian category.
Picture: Guess! :)
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- Another Standing Ovation - October 4, 2000
- Even with a drastically shortened version of "One Voice" Billy did it again!
He barely got finished before they were on their feet.
Picture: Billy singing at the CMA's.
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- Billy in top 10 - October 23, 2000
- The Daily Variety named Billy as one of the top 10 youths in entertainment!
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- Billy WINS Big! - November 10, 2000
- Billy wins all four of the Billboard Music Video Awards he was nominated for.
Best Country New Artist, Best Contemporary Christian, Best Contemporary
Christian New Artist, and Best Jazz/AC New Artist.
Picture: Billy with his four awards.
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- American Music Award Nomination - November 13, 2000
- The American Music Awards nominates Billy for "Favorite New Artist - Country Music".
Picture: Billy sings at the awards.
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- Billy is the Biggest Selling - November 13, 2000
- With both Billy's "One Voice" and "Classic Christmas" albums in Billboard's Top
10, and a combined sales of about 65,000 per week, Billy is the biggest selling
artist in Country music at the end of November and beginning of December.
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- Billy's second GOLD album. - December 4, 2000
- Billy's "Classic Christmas" Album is certified Gold!
Picture: Classic Christmas cover.
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- Break Out Year - December 31, 2000
- Billy is the Best Selling Debut artist of the year. And the 5th Best Selling
artist in Country Music for 2000.
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- Grammy Nomination - January 3, 2001
- While in NYC helping announce the 2001 Grammy Nominees Billy heard his name for
"Best Male Country Vocal Performance" for his "One Voice" single. "One Voice"
is also up for "Best Country Song". Billy also enters the record books again by
becoming the Youngest solo artist ever to receive a Grammy nomination.
Picture: Billy at the Grammy press conference.
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- Cover Boy - January 5, 2001
- Billy graces the cover of the January 23rd issue of Country Weekly Magazine.
Picture: The cover.
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- American Music Awards - January 8, 2001
- Billy wins the AMA for "Favorite New Country Artist" becoming the youngest to ever
win that award. Billy also performed "One Voice" and received a standing
ovation.
Picture: Billy with his AMA.
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- Blockbuster Award Nomination - January 28, 2001
- Billy has been nominated for "Favorite Male - New Artist"
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- Academy of Country Music Awards Nominations - February 27, 2001
- Billy is nominated for Top New Male Vocalist, Album of the Year ("One
Voice") and Song of the Year ("One Voice")
Billy is the youngest artist to be nominated in ACMA history.
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- TNN Country Weekly Awards Nominations - March 19, 2001
- Billy is nominated for The Fast Track Award and The Discovery Award
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- Canadian Gold Album - June 9, 2001
- "One Voice" goes Gold in Canada.
Picture: Billy getting his gold album
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- TNN & CMT Country Weekly Discovery Award WINNER - June 13, 2001
- Along with an amazing performance and giving out an award during the TNN & CMT
Country Weekly Music Awards, Billy WON the Discovery Award.
Picture: Billy with his award
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