Kyle Jacobs: who is this Kellie Pickler husband who died by suicide. We will look at their marriage, children and what might have made him to commit suicide.
Who was Kyle Jacobs?’
He was born as Kyle Christopher Jacobs on 26th June,1973.
He was an American country music songwriter.
He was also a vocalist,pianist, guitarist as well as a staff writer.
Kyle Jacobs used to work as staff writer for the Curb Music and this spanned from 2003 till his death.
Jacobs who was born in Bloomington in Minnesota is said to have written songs on both a piano and a guitar.
He is said to have co-written “more than a memory” by Garth Brooks.
This song not only became popular but also went as high as number one on the Billboard‘s Country Singles.
His songs have been recorded by notable names like Tim McGraw, his wife Kelli Pickler, Jo Dee Messina and many more.
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Kyle Jacobs is said to have appeared in the reality series ” I love Kellie Picker” along with his wife.
Kyle Jacobs marriage to Kellie Pickler?
News about the couple marriage came when, Kellie Pickler announced that she was engaged to Jacobs.
This was on 23rd June,2010. This follows a proposal from the song writer. Kyle Jacobs and her wife had dated for two and half years.
He proposed to her on 15th June, 2010 which marked Kellie Picklers grandmother’s birthday.
The love birds got married on 1st January of 2011. Jacobs, who was the husband to Kellie Pickler was one of the founding members of the UTEC which stands for United Teens Encounter Christ in his town of Minnesota.
How did Kyle Jacobs suicide happened?
He is said to have died through a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He died on 17th February, 47 days after his 12th wedding anniversary.
The multi-talented songwriter and guitarist cum pianist was only 49.
It is not currently clear what made him to take his own life. We cannot tell if his death is a result of an issue he had at home, work or anything not related to the two.
Who is Kellie Pickler? Kyle Jacobs wife who survived him.
She is an American country music singer as well as songwriter. Pickler is also a television personality.
She rose to fame through her participation on the famous American Idols fifth season.
She finished sixth on that TV reality show. Born on 28th June,1986, Pickler signed as many as 19 recordings and with the BNA records.
Her first album was “small town girl” and it became a hit selling more than 900,000 copies.
The “small town girl” album was acknowledged as gold by the RIAA and had three singles on the popular Billboard Hot Country songs chart.
The three singles on that album that appeared in the billboard hot country songs are “Things That Never Cross a Man’s Mind” that occupied number 16, “Red High Heels” on number 15 and finally “I Wonder” on number 14.
Her second album came out in 2008 and had four amazing singles in it. Those singles make headlines and went on the famous Billboard charts.
The four singles in her second album include:”Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful” which was at at No. 21, “Best Days of Your Life” at No. 9. The rest are: “Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You” which was at No. 14, as well as “Makin’ Me Fall in Love Again” at No. 30.
The American singer and songwriter was rated as 14th on the list of best American Idol alumna.
She made changes to her record label in October 2012. She signed for Black River Entertainment after dishing her former label.
Kellie Pickler was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
