Drew Baldridge, the American country singer born in Patoka, Illinois, turns 35 today. He is best known for making music history in 2024 when his song "She's Somebody's Daughter" became the first self-funded number-one hit by an artist, reflecting his determinedly independent path through the country music industry before eventually signing with a major label.

Baldridge wrote the song after meeting his future wife Katherine's parents, releasing it in 2019 through his own label, Lyric Ridge, after his previous label Cold River folded. He ploughed his streaming earnings back into promoting the track, and after it went viral on TikTok in 2021 and was re-released in 2023, it topped the Billboard Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart in August 2024. He signed with BBR Music Group's Stoney Creek imprint that same year, and his follow-up single "Tough People" reached number 12 on the US Country Airplay chart and number one in the UK.