Josh Groban is an American singer, actor and songwriter, whose first four solo albums were recognized as multi-platinum. In 2007, his records became the best-selling records in the United States with over 22.3 million copies sold.
Biography
Joshua Winslow Groban, better known as Josh Groban, was born February 27, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. The boy was born in the family of school teacher Linda Groban and businessman Jack Groban. He has a brother, Chris Groban, who is four years younger than Josh.
Groban began to show interest in music from early childhood. By decision of his parents, he received his secondary education at Bridges Academy. The educational institution is famous for its educational program, which is based on the development of talents of gifted children.
Then, Josh continued his studies at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, where dozens of young people from around the world annually come to study in the fields of music, theater, dance, visual arts, cinema, etc. Groban successfully graduated from Interlochen with a degree in musical theater.
Interlochen Art Building Photo: rossograph / Wikimedia Commons
In 1999, he graduated from Los Angeles County High School Arts with a major in theater, and then began attending Carnegie Mellon University. However, after four months, Josh dropped out of college.
Career
Josh Groban's musical career began at age 17, when the talent of a young artist was noticed by musician and producer David Foster. It was he who in 1999 invited Groban to act as an understudy of the Italian singer Andrea Bocelli at the rehearsal of the Grammy ceremony and to perform one of the compositions with Celine Dion. And soon, Groban began to be invited to various musical ceremonies and shows, so that the novice performer got the opportunity to perform on the same stage with such stars as Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Don Henley.
British singer Elton John Photo: Ernst Vikne / Wikimedia Commons
A few years later, on November 20, 2001, Josh Groban released his debut album, which twice received platinum status. Soon he managed to surpass his success.
In 2003, the second collection of songs by Groban, called "Closer", was released. Two months after the release, the album took first place on the American Billboard 200 chart and went platinum five times. In the same year, the singer took part in a concert organized by David Foster, where he performed compositions with Yolanda Adams, Nick Carter, Enrique Iglesias and Celine Dion.
American singer Celine Dion Photo: Anirudh Koul / Wikimedia Commons
Josh Groban's third album "Awake" was released in 2006. He was no less successful than the two previous works of the singer. The album went platinum twice. Soon he presented his collection "Noyol", which collected Christmas compositions from around the world.
On November 15, 2010, Josh released his fifth studio album, entitled "Illuminations", in which 11 of 133 tracks he wrote himself. Three years after "Illuminations", the singer presented his sixth album, "All That Echoes." As part of a world tour in support of this album, Josh Groban gave his first concert in Moscow.
In March 2015, Groban’s seventh album, entitled "Stages", was released. It included songs for Broadway musicals. The album received a Grammy nomination, but a cold reception from critics did not allow him to become a winner of a music award.
In addition to musical creativity, Groban takes part in the filming of films and various talk shows on television. He six times became a guest of the famous American television presenter Oprah Winfrey, participated in the shows Ellen Degeneres, Larry King, Rosie O'Donnell and others.
On July 29, 2011, the film was directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Recois, "This Wacky Love, " in which Josh Groban played the role of Richard, the guy of one of the main characters in the film. On the set, the singer worked with Hollywood stars such as Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Julianne Moore and Emma Stone.
Josh Groban also starred in the comedies Coffee Town and The Muppets 2. In 2016, he appeared in the role of Rev. Dan in the melodrama "Hollers". In 2017, he starred in the American comedy series Crazy Ex. Among the films of Groban roles in the films "Ellie McBeal", "Office", "Crazy", "Happyland", "Life in the Details" and others.
