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Jake Owen becomes first-time dad

Jake Owen kisses his pregnant wife Lacey's stomach as they arrive on the red carpet for the 2012 Country Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on November 1, 2012. UPI/Terry Wyatt

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Published: Nov. 23, 2012 at 4:58 PM

NASHVILLE, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Jake Owen's publicist says the country singer's wife Lacey has given birth to their first child, daughter Olive Pearl Owen, in Nashville.

The baby weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces when she was born Thursday, People.com said.

"Today is the greatest day of my life. Turkey baby!!! Happy Thanksgiving," Owen tweeted, alongside a photo of his new daughter.

The couple married in May.

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