Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow Groban (Josh Groban), born in Los Angeles, USA on February 27, 1981, is an American classical crossover singer and actor.
In 1999, introduced by producer David Foster to participate in the rehearsal of the Grammy Awards ceremony, rehearsing the song " The Prayer " with Céline Dion
[1]
. In 2001, he released his first album "Josh Groban", which sold more than 5 million in the United States
[1]
. In the same year, starred in the comedy " Ally McBeal ". In 2002, sang the closing ceremony of The2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games
[2]
. In 2003, the album " Closer "
[3] was released
. In 2004, he sang the song " Believe " for the movie " The Polar Express "
[4]
.
In 2006, the album "Awake"
[5] was released
. In 2007, the Christmas album "Noel" was released, which sold more than 6 million in the United States and became the highest-selling album in the United States that year
[6]
. In 2010, he transformed into a singer-songwriter and released the album "Illuminations"
[7]
. In 2013, the album "All that echoes"
[8] was released
. In 2015, the album "Stages"
[9] was released
. In 2017, with the musical " Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 ", he was nominated for The 71th Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical
[10]
. In 2018, the album "Bridges"
[11] was released
.
Early Experience
On February 27, 1981, Joshua Winslow Groban was born in Los Angeles, California. His father is Jewish and his mother has English, German, Norwegian and Jewish descent. At the Los Angeles County College of Art, he first came into contact with singing training in the seventh grade. Later, he suspended for two or three years due to transfer. After joining the Interlochen Art Project, he regained his interest in singing and began to perform in musicals produced by the school. Father Jack, who is the executive director of Qiucai Company, and mother Wendy, who is an art teacher, often take Qiao Shi to see musicals, which makes Qiao Shi interested in musicals and then have a longing for the performance stage
.
Performing Experience
In 1998, after graduating from Los Angeles High School of Arts, majoring in drama, Joshua Winslow Groban entered Mellon University's drama major. Seth Riggs, Qiao Shi's vocal teacher, gave his voice demo to producer David Foster, and he got the attention of David Foster
.
In 1999, Andrea Bocelli , who was originally scheduled to sing at the Grammy Awards , could not be there during the rehearsal. So, recommended by David Foster, Joshua Winslow Groban and Céline Dion rehearsed the song "The Prayer" together. In the same year, he signed a contract with the 143 label under David Foster, suspended his studies from Mellon University and officially entered the music scene
. In 2000, he was invited as the special guest of Sarah Brightman's concert "La Luna Moonlight Goddess Tour", singing the song " There For Me "
.
On May 21, 2001, he starred in the comedy " Ally McBeal " aired, he played the ball singer Malcolm White in the play, and sang the song " You're still you " and " To Where "You Are ", which attracted the attention of the public
. In June, for the film " AI " singing "For Always", the poetry and song of Joe Lara Crokaert joint concert
. On November 20th, he released his first album of the same name "Josh Groban", which was co-produced by David Foster. As Qiao Shi's appearance on TV and major media gradually increased, the sales of the album continued to rise. The highest ranking on the album chart on the bulletin board reached 8th place
.
On February 24, 2002, he sang the song "The Prayer" with Charlotte Church at the closing ceremony of The2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games
. In December, released his first concert album "Josh Groban In Concert"
. In the same month, sang the songs "To Where You Are" and "The Prayer" at the Nobel Peace Prize concert
.
On November 11, 2003, the album "Closer" was released
. In the first week of its release, the album was ranked 4th on the Billboard Albums Chart with a sales volume of 375,000. After 9 weeks of release, it won the Billboard Albums Chart with a sales volume of 110,000. This became Qiao Shi’s first album to win the number one on the chart.
, He was nominated for the 47th Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Singer with "You Raise Me Up" included in the album
. In the same year, Qiao Shi also starred in the musical "Chess" at the Amsterdam Theater on Broadway.
On February 1, 2004, sang "You Raise Me Up" at the 38th Super Bowl halftime show
. In May, sang the song "Remember" for the movie " Troy "
. In November, sang the song "Believe" for the movie "The Polar Express". The song was nominated for "Best Song" at the 77th Academy Awards and "Best Original Song" at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards
. The live album "Live At The Greek" was released in the same month.
In February 2005, he sang the song "Believe" with Beyoncé at the 77thOscars awards ceremony
. On October 13, 2006, the album "Awake" was released. In its first week of release, the album won the second place on the Billboard Albums chart with sales of 270,000
. In December, sang the song "The music of the light" at the Kennedy Arts Center Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
.
On October 9, 2007, the Christmas album "Noel"
was released. In the seventh week of its release, the album won the Billboard Albums No. 1 with 405,000 sales
, and later became the first Christmas album in the United States to win the championship for five consecutive weeks. In the fifth week of the championship, the highest weekly sales volume was 757,000
. The album has also become the highest-selling album of the year in the United States
, and was nominated for the best traditional pop singing album at the 51st Grammy Awards
.
In February 2008, he sang "The Prayer" with Andrea Bocelli at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards
. On May 6, the concert album "Awake Live" was released. The album was ranked 8th on the Billboard Albums chart with 58,000 copies sold in the first week of its release
.
In June 2010, the starring " Glee " was aired, and he played himself in the play
. In November, the album "Illuminations" was released. The album was produced by Ricky Rubin. Qiao Shi transformed into a singer-songwriter on the album and wrote 11 songs in the album with Dan Wilson
; the album was released with 19 songs in the first week of release. With a sales volume of 10,000 copies, it ranked No. 4 on the Billboard Albums Chart
.
In 2011, he participated in the NBC comedy " The Office " and played the second generation of Andy Bernard's brother Walter Bernard
. On February 5, 2013, the album "All That Echoes" was released. The album was produced by Warner Records President Rob Cavaro at the helm. In the first week of its release, it won the Billboard Albums No. 1 with 145,000 sales, thus becoming Qiao Shi's third album to win the top spot on the chart
.
On April 28, 2015, the album "Stages" was released. The album included multiple cover versions of musical songs. In the first week of release, it won the second place on the Billboard Albums chart with 180,000 sales
, and was nominated for the best tradition in the 58th Grammy Awards. Popular singing album
.
In February 2016, the concert album "Stages live" was released, which was nominated for the best traditional pop concert album in the 59th Annual Grammy Awards
. In October, Qiao Shi played the role of Pierre in the musical "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812", for which he was nominated for the best actor in The 71th Tony Awards
.
In June 2018, co-hosted the 72nd Tony Awards ceremony with female singer Sara Bareilles and presented an opening performance
. On September 21, the album "Bridges" was released, which won the second place on the Billboard Albums Chart with 96,000 sales in its first week of release
. On April 19, 2019, the concert album "Bridges Live: Madison Square Garden" was released
.
In 2020, sing at the Disney Family Choir, singing the song "You've Got a Friend In Me"
.
Personal Life
In October 2014, started dating with actor Kat Dennings . In August 2016, the two sides decided to break up peacefully
.
Character Evaluation
The baritone sound quality of Joshua Winslow Groban combines the romantic lyricism of pop music, the sacred elegance of classical music and the dramatic vitality of opera music
. He used the classical baritone vocal skills to the fullest, and can beautifully run through pop, rock, adult lyric and even world music styles
. He conquered the pop music world with the baritone of classical music, and shocked the classical music world with pop music elements. His music completely breaks the boundaries between classical and popular, and crosses these two seemingly out-of-the-box music worlds. Suddenly classical temperament, and then popular elements, it is easy to do
. His singing not only has the strength to revolve in classical and popular, but also reveals a sentimental youth feeling
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Qiao Shi’s singing voice is amazing and varied. His talent in pop and rock music is very significant, and his sense of classical music has made him a person with real musical influence
.
