Josh Groban Career
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Author: Diana Curtis
1. Joshua Winslow Groban was born on February 27, 1981 in Los
Angeles, California.
2. Groban debuted as a singer in seventh grade at Bridges
Academy.
3. In 1997 and 1998, Groban attended the Interlochen Arts Camp,
majoring in musical theater, which is also when he began taking
voice lessons outside of school.
4. In late 1998, Groban worked for David Foster as a rehearsal
singer on a series of high-profile events.
5. Josh attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
as a theater major and graduated in 1999. After graduation, he
expected to attend Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
6. In 2000, Groban's first album focused more on the classics
with songs such as "Gira Con Me" and "Alle Luce Del Sole," the
first ones decided on by Foster and Groban.
7. Groban went on to perform "There For Me" with Sarah Brightman
on her 2000-2001 La Luna Tour, and made his recording debut by
singing "For Always" with Lara Fabian on the movie soundtrack to
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001).
8. Groban played the role of Malcolm Wyatt in the May 2001
season finale of the television series Ally McBeal, performing
"You're Still You."
9. The singer's eponymous debut album Josh Groban was released
on November 20, 2001. Over the next year, it went from gold to
double-platinum.
10. By November 2002, he had his own PBS special, Josh Groban In
Concert.
11. In 2003, Groban performed at the David Foster created
concert for World Children's Day. He performed "The Prayer" with
Celine Dion.
12. Groban's second album Closer, also produced by Foster, was
released the following year, on November 11, 2004.
13. On November 30, 2004, his second live DVD, Live At The
Greek, was released. Josh and his recordings were nominated for
more than a dozen awards in 2004, including the American Music
Award, World Music Award, Academy Award, and a Grammy.
14. During the first week of September 2006, Groban's latest
single entitled "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)", was exclusively
released to AOL's First Listen. It was taken from his third
studio album Awake, which was officially released on November 7,
2006. He will be launching a world tour in early 2007.
About the Author
Diana Curtis, single 29 yrs. teacher at Junior High School. Website: http://www.timeenjoy.com/josh_groban.php
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