Billy Dean (born April 2, 1962 in Quincy, Florida) is an American country music singer and songwriter. April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Quincy is a city located in Gadsden County, Florida. ... country music, see Country music (disambiguation) In popular music, country music, also called country and western music or country-western, is an amalgam of popular musical forms developed in the Southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, and old-time music that began...

Dean first became known to fans in the early 1990s with his appearance on "Star Search." He later earned a recording contract with EMI-Capitol records and rose to national stardom with a string of Top 10 hits on Billboard magazine's country singles chart. His debut song, 1991's "Only Here For a Little While," rose into the Top 5, while the follow up, "Somewhere in My Broken Heart," repeated the feat. "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" won the 1992 Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year; he also took home the ACM's New Male Vocalist award. Star Search was a television show from 1983 to 1995 hosted by Ed McMahon. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. ...

Dean's string of hits continued in the early- and mid-1990s, with songs like "You Don't Count the Cost" (1991); "Only the Wind," "Billy the Kid" and "If There Hadn't Been You" (all 1992); "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" (1993); "We Just Disagree" (1993); "It's What I Do" and "That Girl's Been Spying on Me" (both 1996).

During the late 1990s, his career slowed down a bit, although he made several television appearances, including "One Life to Live" and "Wings." One Life to Live is a soap opera which has been broadcast on the American ABC television network since July 15, 1968. ... Wings was an American sitcom that ran on NBC from April 19, 1990 to May 14, 1997. ...

In 2004, he began a comeback with the single, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (a remake of John Denver's classic) on his new label, Curb Records. In early 2005, he released the album, Let Them Be Little, which featured both "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and the title track. "Let Them Be Little" became Dean's first Billboard magazine Top 10 hit in almost nine years. John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Billy Dean is currently working on a reality-talk based show which he will host.

External links

• Billy Dean – official site