Jimmie Allen, one of the best contemporary Country music singers, is best known for his first official single, "Best Shot", which was released in early 2018. . The week of its release, it was the second most-added song to country music radio playlists. The song has made the Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, and Billboard Hot 100 charts and was made into a music video due to its immense popularity.
Jimmie Allen is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the recipient of the Country Music Association Award for New Artist of the Year 2021. He is the only second black artist to win such a prestigious category following Darius Rucker's win in 2009. He also won the Academy of Country Music Awards for the New Male Artist of the Year in 2020.
Currently, Allen is signed to Broken Bow Records imprint Stoney Creek, for which he has released the two singles "Best Shot" and "Make Me Want To" and the 2018 album Mercury Lane. His music journey began with his appearance on the tenth season of the singing reality show American Idol. He was eliminated before the live voting rounds.
In February 2022, Allen was called as a guest mentor on the twentieth season of American Idol which premiered on February 27, 2022, on the ABC television network and is still running. He released the lead-off single, "Down Home," to his forthcoming third studio album on March 8, 2022. His third studio album titled "Tulip Drive" is set to be released on June 24, 2022.
Jimmie Allen was born on 18th June 1985 in Milton, a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. His birth name is James Edward Allen. He holds an American nationality and belongs to the Afro-American ethnic group. He falls under the Gemini Zodiac group. He is a follower of Christianity.
Allen was born into a middle-class family. His father's name is James “Big Jim” Allen who died in September 2019 at 65 years of age while his mother's name is Angela. Altogether, Allen has six siblings four sisters and two brothers and a few of them live near him in Nashville.
Allen completed his schooling at Cape Henlopen High School, a public high school in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. After turning 22, he moved to Nashville and worked there for many years before breaking through into country music fame.
Jimmie Allen has been married to a beautiful lady named Alexis Gale. Alexis Gale is a 26-years-old blonde public figure who is a nurse by profession. Both Jimmie and Alexis are originally from Milton where they were born and grew up. However, they didn’t actually meet until the spring of 2019 when Jimmie’s cousin’s wife introduced them.
After dating for just a few months, the pair got engaged on June 15, 2019, at Disney World surrounded by family and friends. The couple got married on May 27, 2021, in an intimate wedding ceremony. The nuptials took place in Delaware on June 18, 2020. As of now, the lovely couple has three children.
Their firstborn child: a baby girl, Naomi Bettie Allen, was born on March 1, 2020. The couple has also been raising Jimmie’s 7-year-old son, Aadyn, from a previous relationship. Their second daughter, Zara James Allen, was born on October 16, 2021.
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As of April 2022, the net worth of Jimmie Allen is estimated to be around US $2 million. He has quite good earnings from his professional career as a country singer and musician. Having been in this field for about five years, Allen has managed to amass millions of fortune within a very short time.
His major source of income includes his album sales, concerts, and live performances in music festivals. The major part of his earnings also comes from his youtube channel where he uploads his officially released songs.
Jimmie Allen stands at a height of 5 ft 10 inches approximately and weighs around 76 Kg. He has an average body physique. He looks handsome in his buzz-cut hairstyle which is black in color. He is usually seen in the formal uniform reflecting his high profile status and gentlemanly looks. He has a pair of black-colored eyes.