Billy Gilman
{{short description|American singer (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Gilman_2023.jpg
| caption = Billy Gilman at Wildhorse Saloon, 2023
| alt = Billy Gilman, giving a thumbs-up to the camera while in a bar
| name = Billy Gilman
| birth_name = William Wendell Gilman III
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|5|24}}
| birth_place = Westerly, Rhode Island, U.S.
| instrument = Vocals
| origin = Richmond, Rhode Island, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Country|pop}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| label = Epic, Image Entertainment, EMG
| website = {{official URL}}
}}
William Wendell Gilman III (born May 24, 1988), known professionally as Billy Gilman, is an American country music singer. Starting as a young country artist, he is known for his debut single "One Voice", a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2000. He has released five albums, including three for Epic Nashville. In 2016, Gilman auditioned for season 11 of the US edition of The Voice and competed as part of Team Adam Levine, finishing as runner-up for the season.
Early life
William Wendell Gilman was born on May 24, 1988, in Westerly, Rhode Island. He was raised in Hope Valley, Rhode Island, in the town of Hopkinton.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p425379/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Billy Gilman biography|last=Huey|first=Steve|work=Allmusic|access-date=2009-03-26}} He is the son of Frances "Fran" (Woodmansee) and William Wendell "Bill" Gilman, Jr., who works in maintenance.{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/magazine/vault/billy-gilman-wonder-boy-2001|title=Billy Gilman: Wonder Boy (2001)|work=Country Weekly|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129044821/http://www.countryweekly.com/magazine/vault/billy-gilman-wonder-boy-2001|archive-date=2014-11-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thewesterlysun/obituary.aspx?pid=142468344|title=William W. Gilman Sr.|work=The Westerly Sun}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thewesterlysun/obituary.aspx?n=virginia-w-ginger-woodmansee&pid=127740880|title=Virginia W. 'Ginger' Woodmansee|work=The Westerly Sun}} Gilman began singing before he was in school, and gave his first public performance at the age of seven. At the age of nine, Gilman was discovered by Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel, who helped him record demos. Gilman was then signed to Epic Records Nashville in 2000.
Career
File:Billy Gilman 2000 in Boston.jpg, in 2000.]]
Gilman's debut single "One Voice", became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 38.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/283762/Billy+Gilman/chart?f=379|title=Billboard - Hot 100 - Billy Gilman chart history|magazine=Billboard |access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201065250/http://www.billboard.com/artist/283762/Billy+Gilman/chart?f=379|url-status=dead}} It also became a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2000.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/283762/Billy%20Gilman/chart?f=357|title=Billboard - Hot Country Songs - Billy Gilman|magazine=Billboard |access-date=2016-11-17|archive-date=2016-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201065332/http://www.billboard.com/artist/283762/Billy%20Gilman/chart?f=357|url-status=dead}} 11 years old at the time, he became the youngest artist to ever have a top 40 single on the country chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbc.com/the-voice/credits/credit/season-11/billy-gilman|title=Billy Gilman: The Voice Contestant - NBC.com|website=NBC}}{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2016/09/20/who-is-billy-gilman-the-voice-audition-one-voice/|title=Billy Gilman Reintroduced On 'The Voice' — 5 Things To Know About Former Child Star|first=Emily|last=Longeretta|date=September 20, 2016|access-date=April 14, 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815200958/https://hollywoodlife.com/2016/09/20/who-is-billy-gilman-the-voice-audition-one-voice/|url-status=dead}}
His debut album, also called One Voice was released on June 20, 2000, on Epic Records, and was certified double platinum in the United States.{{cite magazine|author=Gil Kaufman|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7517986/billy-gilman-emotional-return-on-the-voice-cyrus-levine|title=Former Child Star Billy Gilman's Emotional Return on 'The Voice' Sparks Adam Levine/Miley Cyrus Bidding War|magazine=Billboard|date=September 21, 2016|access-date=November 17, 2016}} The album included the title track "One Voice" and the follow-up singles "Oklahoma" and "There's a Hero". The single "Oklahoma" was released on October 9, 2000, making it to the Billboard Hot Country Songs top 40 peaking at number 33. It also cracked the main Hot 100 chart peaking at number 63.
Gilman was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his debut single "One Voice" and was nominated for Best Country Song for the songwriters, Don Cook and David Malloy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1435904/43rd-annual-grammy-award-nominees/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208215623/http://www.mtv.com/news/1435904/43rd-annual-grammy-award-nominees/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2015|title=43rd Annual Grammy Award Nominees|author=MTV News Staff|website=MTV News}}
Gilman released a Christmas album in 2000 titled Classic Christmas which went gold,{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/billy-gilman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116161225/http://www.cmt.com/artists/billy-gilman|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2013|title=Billy Gilman|website=Cmt.com}} followed on May 8, 2001, by his second album Dare to Dream, which was certified gold, although its singles "Elisabeth" and "She's My Girl" both fell short of top 40 on the Billboard country singles charts peaking at numbers 50 and 56 respectively. After Dare to Dream, Gilman's voice began to noticeably change because of the onset of puberty, forcing him temporarily to withdraw from singing.{{cite news|author=Jessica Molinari|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/185167-grammy-nominee-billy-gilman-auditions-for-the-voice-season-11-and-proves-that-hes-ready-for|title=Grammy Nominee Billy Gilman Auditions For 'The Voice' Season 11 And Proves That He's Ready For A Comeback|publisher=Bustle.com|date=September 20, 2016|access-date=November 17, 2016}}
His final album for Epic was released on April 15, 2003, and was entitled Music Through Heartsongs: Songs Based on the Poems of Mattie J.T. Stepanek. The tracks were based on poems written by the child poet Mattie Stepanek, a poet with muscular dystrophy who died in 2004, almost one year after the album's release.
Gilman signed to Image Entertainment in 2005 for the release of his fifth album, Everything and More.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r734329|pure_url=yes}}|title=Everything and More - Billy Gilman|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=November 28, 2011}} A self-titled album Billy Gilman followed in 2006.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r838640|pure_url=yes}}|title=Billy Gilman - Billy Gilman|last=Collar|first=Mat|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=November 12, 2011}}
''The Voice''
{{Main|The Voice (U.S. season 11)}}
In 2016, Gilman auditioned for season 11 of the US edition of The Voice. The emotional introduction piece showed him with his supportive parents clearly introducing him as a child star and the fact that he had come out as gay in 2014. He was shown declaring to The Voice host Carson Daly backstage: "I had to come to grips with being gay... I took a long time to rebuild vocally, but it was coming back, and then coming to grips with who I was personally, I also came to grips with who I was as a singer. You know, I love my country music roots, but deep down, I really always wanted to be a pop singer. It's actually nerve-racking to stand here and just be 100 percent me. There's only one shot to reinvent myself."{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/openly-gay-former-country-child-star-billy-gilman-seeks-another-chance-on-the-voice-013103021.html|title=Openly Gay Former Country Child Star Billy Gilman Seeks Another Chance on 'The Voice'|website=Yahoo.com|date=21 September 2016 }}
In the blind audition broadcast on September 20, 2016, Gilman sang Adele's song "When We Were Young". Gilman impressed all four judges, Adam Levine, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys and Blake Shelton with his performance. Adam Levine was the first to turn his chair around soon after Gilman started singing, with Miley Cyrus following shortly thereafter. Blake Shelton and Alicia Keys turned around at the very end of the performance. Once Gilman introduced himself to the coaches, both Shelton and Cyrus said they recognized him from his childhood career with Shelton mentioning Gilman's hit "One Voice". Gilman chose to continue the competition as part of Team Adam Levine.{{Cite web|url=https://theboot.com/billy-gilman-the-voice-blind-audition/|title=Billy Gilman Sings Adele for 'The Voice' Blind Audition [WATCH]|first=Angela|last=Stefano|website=The Boot|date=21 September 2016 }}
In the battle round, Levine matched Gilman with teammate Andrew DeMuro both performing Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" and opted for Gilman to stay for the knockouts round{{cite news|author=Annie Reuter|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-gilman-the-voice-battle-man-in-the-mirror/|title=Billy Gilman Wins 'The Voice' Battle With 'Man in the Mirror'|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016}} where he confronted teammate Ponciano Seoane singing "Fight Song". Levine opted to pick him for the live rounds.{{cite news|author=Annie Reuter|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-gilman-the-voice-fight-song/|title=Billy Gilman Knocks Out 'The Voice' Judges With 'Fight Song'|publisher=Taste of Country.com|date=October 26, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016}} In the inaugural live playoffs broadcast, he sang "Crying" from Roy Orbison and was one of two contestants from Team Adam to be saved by the public vote{{cite news|author=Annie Reuter|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-gilman-crying-the-voice/|title=Billy Gilman's Cover of 'Crying' Garners Him Top 12 Spot on 'The Voice'|publisher=Taste of Country.com|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016}} the other being his teammate Josh Gallagher. Based on this vote, he moved to the top 12 live stage of the competition.{{cite news|author=Maria Sciullo|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2016/11/07/Cambria-County-native-Josh-Gallagher-advances-on-NBC-The-Voice/stories/201611070174|title=Cambria County native Josh Gallagher advances on 'The Voice'|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=November 7, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016}}
In the first live show, he sang Queen's "The Show Must Go On".{{cite news|author=Billy Dukes|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-gilman-queen-the-show-must-go-on-the-voice/|title=Billy Gilman's Queen Cover Brings 'The Voice' Judges to Their Feet|publisher=Taste of Country.com|date=November 15, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2016}} followed in week two of live shows by "All I Ask" from Adele{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/videos/see-billy-gilmans-vulnerable-adele-cover-on-the-voice-w451962|author=Perri O. Blumberg|title=Billy Gilman's Vulnerable Adele Cover on 'The Voice' Singer scales back for poignant rendition of "All I Ask"|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 22, 2016|access-date=November 30, 2016}} and in week three by "Anyway" from Martina McBride all three with a standing ovation from the public and from all four judges.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/29/martina-mcbride-billy-gilman-anyway-voice|author=Allison Sadlier|title=The Voice: Billy Gilman wows with 'Anyway' cover, Martina McBride responds|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 29, 2016|access-date=November 30, 2016}} "Anyway" reached number four on iTunes allowing Gilman the advantage of multiplying the vote (sales) totals he got on the iTunes chart published immediately after the broadcast by five.{{cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2016/11/29/the-voice-predictions-top-10-itunes-rankings-elimination-season-11/|author=Michael Slezak|title=The Voice Predictions: Who's at Risk on Top 10 Results Night?|work=TVLine|date=November 29, 2016|access-date=November 30, 2016}} In the semi-final, he performed "I Surrender" from Celine Dion, again with standing ovation from all four judges.{{cite news|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-gilman-i-surrender-the-voice/|author=Cillea Houghton|title=Billy Gilman Wows With Celine Dion's 'I Surrender' on 'The Voice'|publisher=TasteofCountry.com|date=December 5, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2016}} For a second week in a row, Gilman's performance, this time for "I Surrender" featured at number one on iTunes allowing him to benefit from the five times multipliers vote totals again.{{cite news|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/12/06/voices-billy-gilman-reaches-1-itunes-chart-sundance-head-christian-cuevas-josh-gallagher-also-top-10/|author=Brian Cantor|title=The Voice's Billy Gilman, Sundance Head, Josh Gallagher and Christian Cuevas win Top 10 iTunes Chart Bonuses|publisher=HeadlinePlanet|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2016}} On December 6, 2016, Gilman qualified to the final of season 11 of The Voice.{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/voice-season-11s-final-four-revealed-953622|author=Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya|title='The Voice': Season 11's Final Four Revealed|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2016}}
In the final four broadcast on December 12, 2016, Gilman performed "My Way", a cover of Frank Sinatra, then performed "Bye Bye Love" from The Everly Brothers as a duet with his coach and mentor Adam Levine, to finish with his original, "Because of Me", which was originally going to be a Maroon 5 track, but Levine decided it would be an appropriate winner's song for Gilman.{{cite news|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/12/12/the-voice-finals-season-11-performances-recap/|author=Alyssa Norwin|title='The Voice' Recap: Top 4 Sing Their Hearts Out To Be Named Season 11 Winner|publisher=Hollywood Life|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214173425/http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/12/12/the-voice-finals-season-11-performances-recap/|url-status=dead}} Closing the finale broadcast on December 13, Gilman became the season 11 runner-up when Sundance Head was declared the winner.{{cite news|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/billy-gilman-the-voice-season-11-runner-up/|author=Sterling Whitaker|title=Billy Gilman Is 'The Voice' Season 11 Runner-Up|publisher=Taste of Country|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=December 14, 2016}}
= Performances on ''The Voice'' =
:{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes.
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scope="col"| Show
! scope="col"| Order ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Original artist ! scope="col"| Result |
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scope="row"| Blind Audition
| 2.6 | Adele | All judges, Adam Levine, Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys and Blake Shelton turned |
scope="row" | Battle Rounds (Top 48)
| 7.5 | "Man in the Mirror" | Saved by coach |
scope="row" | Knockout Rounds (Top 32)
| 12.2 | "Fight Song" | Saved by coach. Qualified to the live shows |
scope="row" | Live Playoffs (Top 20)
| 15.20 | "Crying" | Saved by public vote. Qualified to Top 12 |
scope="row" | Live Show (Top 12)
| 16.5 | Queen | Saved by public vote. Qualified to Top 11. |
scope="row" | Live Show (Top 11)
| 18.6 | | "All I Ask" | Adele | Saved by public vote. Qualified to Top 10. |
scope="row" | Live Show (Top 10)
| 20.1 | style="background:gold;"| "Anyway" | Saved by public vote. Qualified to Top 8 (Semi-final). |
scope="row" | Live Show (Top 8 – Semi-final) | 22.8 | style="background:gold;"|"I Surrender" | Saved by public vote. Qualified to Top 4 (Final). |
scope="row" rowspan=3| Live Show (Top 4 – Final) | 24.1 | style="background:gold;"|"My Way" | style="background:silver;" rowspan="3"| Runner-up |
24.5
| "Bye Bye Love" |
24.11
| style="background:gold;"|"Because of Me" | Billy Gilman |
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+ Non-competition performances | |||
Order | Collaborator(s) | Song | Original artist |
---|---|---|---|
17.1 | Adam Levine, Brendan Fletcher, and Josh Gallagher | "For What It's Worth" | Buffalo Springfield |
22.3 | Christian Cuevas | "Unsteady" | X Ambassadors |
25.4 | Billy Gilman with Christian Cuevas, Ali Caldwell, Courtney Harrell and Sa'Rayah | "Proud Mary" | Creedence Clearwater Revival |
25.9 | Billy Gilman with Kelly Clarkson | "It's Quiet Uptown" | Hamilton musical |
Charities and activism
The first time Billy appeared on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon was in September 2001. Two years later, in 2003, he began serving as the Muscular Dystrophy Association's National Youth chairman. He served six terms, from 2003 to 2008. As of 2017, he is still a celebrity ambassador for MDA and continues to perform on many of their charity drives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mda.org/quest|title=Quest Magazine|date=January 23, 2016|website=Muscular Dystrophy Association}}
In April 2012, Gilman collaborated with other country artists and released a charity single, "The Choice", for Soles4Souls, a shoe charity with proceeds going for purchase of shoes for needy children worldwide.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soles4souls.org/|title=Turn shoes and clothing into opportunity.|website=Soles4Souls.org}} In addition for Gilman as spokesman for the charity song and lead singer on it, 18 top country singers also took part in support. The track features vocals from Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Craig Morgan, Josh Turner, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, Steve Holy, Kellie Pickler, Keith Urban, Wynonna Judd, Rodney Atkins, Amy Grant, Montgomery Gentry, Diamond Rio, Vince Gill, Richie McDonald, Ronnie Milsap and Randy Travis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-nOUhHeOlq94j0VmquM1Q|title=Soles4Souls|publisher=YouTube}}
Gilman was the host of the 2014 Artists Music Guild's AMG Heritage Awards. His co-host for the event was Mallory Lewis and the puppet Lamb Chop. Gilman also took home the statue for the 2014 AMG Heritage Mainstream Artist of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://artistsmusicguild.com/content/2014-amg-heritage-award-recipients|title=Gilman wins AMG Heritage Mainstream Artist of the Year|website=Artistsmusicguild.com|publisher=Artists Music Guild|last1=Gilman|first1=Billy|access-date=November 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120074737/http://artistsmusicguild.com/content/2014-amg-heritage-award-recipients|archive-date=November 20, 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Gilman|first1=Billy|title=Gilman hosts the 2014 AMG Heritage Awards|url=http://www.annanews.com/news/article_cc9c003a-2489-11e4-8e12-0019bb2963f4.html|publisher=Anna News|access-date=November 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141121031745/http://www.annanews.com/news/article_cc9c003a-2489-11e4-8e12-0019bb2963f4.html|archive-date=November 21, 2014}}
In popular culture
In 2000, Gilman appeared on the tribute album Country Goes Raffi, performing the Raffi song "Baby Beluga".{{Cite web|url=http://www.raffinews.com/store/childrens-music/country-goes-raffi#.WCuXNxorIdU|title=RaffiNews.com | Store | Country-goes-raffi|website=Raffinews.com}} In 2000, he also appeared on the television special Twas the Night Before Christmas singing seasonal songs.{{cite news|author=Jay Bobbin|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-12-24/entertainment/0012240365_1_disney-show-christmas-day-disney-channel-movie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222032401/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-12-24/entertainment/0012240365_1_disney-show-christmas-day-disney-channel-movie|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2016|title=The Night Before Christmas - Disney Parks Host Holiday Celebrations|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=December 24, 2000|access-date=November 15, 2016}}
On September 7 and September 10, 2001, Gilman performed the song "Ben"
(although he misspoke the first phrase of the song by changing "need look no more" to "we live no more") at Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration in New York which was later televised. It was originally sung by Jackson himself in 1972.{{cite news|author=Stephen L. Betts|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-billy-gilman-performs-pitch-perfect-cover-of-michael-jacksons-ben-20141121|title=Flashback: Billy Gilman Performs Pitch-Perfect Cover of Michael Jackson's 'Ben'|date=November 21, 2014|access-date=November 15, 2016}}
Gilman was also on the album Dream A Dream by Welsh soprano Charlotte Church, singing the title track as a featured vocalist with her. The song is for voice and orchestra based on Fauré's Pavane Op. 50 ("Elysium").{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dream-a-dream-mw0000015314|title=Dream a Dream - Charlotte Church | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}
In 2002, Gilman took part in a reading for the then Broadway-bound musical A Tale of Two Cities, in which he played "The Young Man", who is Madame DeFarge's brother.{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/fans-offered-a-chance-to-see-nyc-industry-reading-of-a-tale-of-two-cities-musical-com-121407|title=Fans Offered a Chance to See NYC Industry Reading of A Tale of Two Cities Musical|first=Kenneth|last=Jones|date=August 14, 2004|website=Playbill.com}}
In 2003, he appeared in the short documentary Our Country; and in 2005, he released the promotional documentary Billy Gilman: The Making of Everything and More, produced by Al Gomes of Big Noise, through Image Entertainment.[Go Local Prov: Rhode Island's Billy Gilman on NBC's The Voice Tonight]
Personal life
Gilman originated from Hope Valley, Rhode Island where he lived with his parents and his younger brother Colin as a young singer.{{cite news|last1=Patinkin|first1=Mark|title=For former child star Billy Gilman, intermission is over|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/entertainment/20140824/mark-patinkin-for-former-child-star-billy-gilman-intermission-is-over|work=Providence Journal|date=August 24, 2014|access-date=November 15, 2016}} He was also interviewed on Entertainment Tonight about his coming out on November 21, 2014, just one day after Ty Herndon had appeared on the same program.{{cite news|author=Sophie Schillaci|url=http://www.etonline.com/music/154254_billy_gilman_talks_coming_out_country_music_support_from_leann_rimes_and_lucy_hale/|title=Billy Gilman Talks Coming Out in Country Music, Support from LeAnn Rimes and Lucy Hale|publisher=Entertainment Tonight|date=November 21, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2016}}
In a video posted on November 20, 2014, Gilman came out as gay.{{cite news|last1=Campbell|first1=Nigel|title=Country Singer Billy Gilman Comes Out As Gay|url=http://instinctmagazine.com/post/country-singer-billy-gilman-comes-out-gay|access-date=November 20, 2014|work=Instinct|agency=Instinct Publishing, Inc.|publisher=instinctmagazine.com|date=November 20, 2014|location=United States|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723090658/http://instinctmagazine.com/post/country-singer-billy-gilman-comes-out-gay|archive-date=July 23, 2015|url-status=dead}} He released his video titled "My Story by Billy Gilman" on One Voice Productions YouTube page only hours after another country singer Ty Herndon had come out. Gilman said in the video that Herndon's public acknowledgement inspired him to do the same.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N7MBAPZWms|title=One Voice Productions YouTube page: My Story by Billy Gilman|publisher=YouTube}} He married his husband, Anthony Carbone, in August 2024.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/voice-alum-billy-gilman-marries-anthony-carbone-rhode-island-exclusive-8686220 | title='The Voice' Alum Billy Gilman Marries Anthony Carbone on Stunning 45-Acre Horse Farm in Rhode Island! (Exclusive) }}
On March 16, 2017, he was honored in two separate ceremonies in the Rhode Island Senate{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiMhmi3OfnQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/PiMhmi3OfnQ |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Billy Gilman is honored at the Rhode Island Senate, March 16, 2017|website=YouTube |date=17 March 2017 }}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/pressrelease/_layouts/RIL.PressRelease.ListStructure/Forms/DisplayForm.aspx?List=c8baae31-3c10-431c-8dcd-9dbbe21ce3e9&ID=12569&randId=AXD6ZXZ848RGROS&fbrefresh=CAN_BE_ANYTHING|title=Senator Morgan to welcome Billy Gilman to Senate chamber|website=Rilin.state.ri.us}} and the House of Representatives{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvcdg7n_x9o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/Qvcdg7n_x9o |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Billy Gilman blog: Billy Gilman sings the National Anthem & is honored at R.I. House of Representatives, March 16, 2017|date=16 March 2017 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/16/billy-gilman-to-be-honored-by-rhode-island-house/|title=Singer Billy Gilman honored by Rhode Island House|newspaper=The Washington Times}} for his successes and for representing Rhode Island as an artist.
Discography
{{Main|Billy Gilman discography}}
;Studio albums
- One Voice (2000)
- Classic Christmas (2000)
- Dare to Dream (2001)
- Music Through Heartsongs (2003)
- Everything and More (2005)
- Billy Gilman (2006)
;Compilation albums
- ''My Time On Earth (2006)
Awards
= Grammy Awards =
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Gilman received one nomination.
{{awards table}}
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|2001
|"One Voice"
|Best Male Country Vocal Performance
|{{nom}}
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|}
= American Music Awards =
= TNN and CMT Country Weekly Music Awards =
{{awards table}}
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
|rowspan=2| Billy Gilman
|Fast Track Award
|{{nom}}
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|Discovery Award
|{{won}}
|}
= Academy of Country Music Awards =
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{official website}}
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