'She's truly extraordinary': Keith Urban gushes about his good friend Taylor Swift and reveals she sent him her unreleased songs By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:43 BST, 6 August 2021 | Updated: 16:45 BST, 6 August 2021 Viewcomments Keith Urban is one of the few lucky people who gets to hear Taylor Swift's songs before fans do. On Friday, the 53-year-old revealed that the fellow singer, 31, texted him some tracks to listen to. At the time, Keith was in the unglamorous location of a food court at Bondi shopping centre in Sydney. He's a fan too! Keith Urban is one of the few lucky people who gets to hear Taylor Swift's songs before fans do. On Friday, the 53-year-old revealed that the fellow singer, 31, texted him some tracks to listen to. Keith and Taylor are pictured 'Taylor texted saying, 'I've got a couple of songs, I'd love you to sing on them,' he told Stellar magazine on Friday. 'I texted back 'Yeah' and she texted me the two songs. So, I sat in the food court at Bondi Junction with my AirPods in, listening to these two unreleased Taylor Swift songs. It was crazy.' Keith sang on the tracks That's When and We Were Happy, which appear on the new rerecording of Taylor's 2008 album, Fearless. Not so glam: At the time, Keith was in the unglamorous location of a food court at Bondi shopping centre in Sydney. 'Taylor texted saying, 'I've got a couple of songs, I'd love you to sing on them,' he told Stellar magazine on Friday Aww! The pair are good friends and Taylor was even Keith's opening act on his 2009 tour. 'What I really love about Taylor is she's driven to keep finding assets of her talent diamond that even she's never seen before... She's truly extraordinary,' he gushed to Stellar The pair are good friends and Taylor was even Keith's opening act on his 2009 tour. 'What I really love about Taylor is she's driven to keep finding assets of her talent diamond that even she's never seen before,' he gushed to Stellar. 'I don't even think of it as reinventing, I just think it's constant exploration to see what else can she do with this talent that she's been given. She's truly extraordinary.' Memories: Keith knows what it's like being on the receiving end of talent show criticism, having appeared on several TV competitions as a child. Left: in 1983, at age 16; and right: today It comes after the star discussed appearing on the talent show Pot of Gold at the age of nine. The brutal critique of his singing by host Bernard King is 'still burned in my mind', Keith told The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday. '[King] said, "I desperately encourage you to escape the mediocrity, get out of country and western and get into some real music,"' the four-time Grammy winner recalled of his audition for the famously acid-tongued TV host. Thick-skinned: The harsh critique of his singing by Pot of Gold host Bernard King is 'still burned in my mind,' Keith told the Daily Telegraph on Wednesday Keith later appeared on the Bert Newton-hosted talent show New Faces, where at 16 he was again roundly criticised for his performance of Air Supply's All Out of Love. Following the release of his self-titled debut album in 1990, the musician moved from Australia to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1992. He has since sold more than 15 million albums and scored more than 20 number one singles. He has also served as a judge on American Idol and a coach on The Voice. Success: Following the release of his self-titled debut album in 1990, the musician moved from Australia to Nashville in 1992. He has since sold more than 15 million albums and scored more than 20 No. 1 singles. He has also served as a judge on American Idol and a coach on The Voice Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility