[2] Throughout high school, McKinney was a 3-time National Champion in javelin throwing, an All-state basketball player, and held a 4.0 GPA.
He graduated summa cum laude from Washington State University and received a degree in Mathematics and teaching.
[3] Prior to entering Country Music Television's contest, McKinney was a member of the band Nathan Chance, which disbanded in September 2009.
Chance McKinney was also a founding member of the now disbanded group Timeless Soul (A Motown/Philly Review) Show.
[1] He then recorded it on his voice mail while on an airplane flying home when the flight attendant was not paying attention.
"Be Real" eventually ended up securing over 1 Million Votes / Views in the final round of CMT's Music City Madness which propelled him to No.
Chance McKinney has toured with Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Colt Ford, Trace Adkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, CCR, Darius Rucker and more...