William Wendell (Billy) Gilman III (born May 24, 1988) is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 12, he debuted with the single "One Voice (One Voice (Billy Gilman single))," a Top 20 hit on the Billboard (Billboard (magazine)) country music charts and became the youngest singer to chart a Top 40 hit on the country music charts. An album of the same name was released later that year on Epic Records, and was certified 2× Single-platinum in the United States. Following it was a Christmas album "Classic Christmas" and Dare to Dream, both of which were certified gold. He exited Epics roster signed to Image Entertainment in 2005 releasing Everything and More. In 2006, he released the self-titled Billy Gilman.