Kip Christian Moore (born April 2, 1980) is an American country music singer-songwriter signed to MCA Nashville. His debut album, Up All Night, was released on April 24, 2012.and was the best-selling debut album by a male in 2012 and 2013.In 2014, Moore released the single "Young Love", followed by "Dirt Road" and "I'm to Blame".Wild Ones, Moore's second studio album, was released on August 21, 2015. 　　Kip Moore was born in Tifton, Georgia, to Bonnie (Mann) and Stan Moore. He has two brothers and three sisters. Their father died in September 2011, just months before the release of Moore's debut album. He began playing guitar while attending Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, and made his first public performance at a Mellow Mushroom restaurant in Valdosta, Georgia. After college, he moved to a "little hut" in Hawaii, where he also took up backpacking and surfing.He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2004, where songwriter and producer Brett James helped him sign a publishing deal.