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Josh Groban

Background information
Birth name Joshua Winslow Groban
Born February 27, 1981 (1981-02-27) (age 27)
Los Angeles, California,
United States
Genre(s) Classical, Pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Singing, piano, drums
Voice type(s) Baritenor[1]*see below
Years active 1997-present
Label(s) 143/Reprise
Website http://www.joshgroban.com

Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics He has concentrated his career so far mostly in concert singing and recordings, although he has stated that he wishes to pursue musical theater in the future.

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Early life

Josh Groban was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish American father (a descendant of Polish and Russian immigrants) and a Norwegian American mother. The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a Millennium. His father converted to Christianity upon marriage, and Groban was raised an Anglican-Episcopalian. His younger brother Christopher shares a birthday with him four years later. [2]

Groban debuted as a singer in seventh grade, but soon put it on hold for a few years. "I enjoyed the arts aspects, but my grades were slipping. I didn't feel that I was getting enough creative input. So I went to Bridges Academy to get my grades up to straight A's. Bridges Academy' is a grade 6-12 middle and college preparatory high school dedicated to educating “twice-exceptional” students (gifted and highly-gifted with learning disabilities " While at Bridges Academy, Groban took normal classes from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM, and then afterwards attended theater classes. [3] He also played the penny whistle as well as the kazoo in grade school. The tin whistle, also called the tinwhistle, whistle, pennywhistle or Irish whistle, is a simple six-holed Woodwind instrument The kazoo is a simple Musical instrument ( Membranophone) that adds a "buzzing" timbral quality to a player's voice when one vocalizes into it

In 1997 and 1998, Groban attended the Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan, majoring in musical theater, which is also when he began taking voice lessons outside of school. Interlochen Center for the Arts is a privately owned 1200 acre (5 km² arts education institution in Interlochen Michigan, roughly 15 miles southwest of Traverse City "I started taking music lessons on the side. I was very much into musical theater. I had a pretty good baritone voice, so I began acting and singing in school productions". [4]

In late 1998, the 17-year-old Groban was introduced by his vocal coach to Grammy-winning producer/arranger David Foster. A vocal coach is a person who works with singers on their singing technique care and development of the voice performance and preparation of a work The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, LLD (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Groban worked for Foster as a rehearsal singer on a series of high-profile events, including the 1999 Grammy Awards -- where, as a stand-in for Andrea Bocelli, he rehearsed Foster's "The Prayer" with Céline Dion -- and the January 1999 inauguration of Gray Davis as governor of California. Andrea Bocelli, Grande Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana OMRI (born 22 September 1958 is an Italian Operatic pop Tenor "The Prayer" is a duet between Céline Dion and Andrea Bocelli. Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Joseph Graham Davis Jr (born December 26 1942 better known as Gray Davis, is an American politician who served as California 's 37th Governor California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Groban attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a theater major and graduated in 1999 and then attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, studying drama. Los Angeles County High School for the Arts ( Arts High or LACHSA, ˈlæksə is a Public high school that operates on the campus of California Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United

Career

Early career

Groban left Carnegie Mellon after only one year when he was offered a recording contract at Warner Bros. Records through Foster's 143 Records imprint. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and With regard to signing Groban, Foster said: "I love his natural ability in the pop and rock arena, but I love his sense of classics even more. He's a true musical force to be reckoned with. "[5] Therefore, under Foster's influence, Groban's first album focused more on the classics with songs such as "Gira Con Me" and "Alla Luce Del Sole," the first ones decided on by Foster and Groban.

Soon after being picked up by Foster, Groban went on to perform "There For Me" with Sarah Brightman on her 2000-2001 La Luna Tour, featured on her "La Luna" Concert DVD. Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960 is an English classical crossover Soprano, actress songwriter and dancer He made his recording debut by singing "For Always" with Lara Fabian on the movie soundtrack to A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001). Lara Fabian (born Lara Crokaert January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is an international Belgian - Italian Groban also became involved in many benefit shows, including the following: "The Andre Agassi Grand Slam Event For Children", singing alongside Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Don Henley and Robin Williams; "Muhammad Ali's Fight Night Foundation" which honored Michael J. Fox and others; "The Family Celebration" (2001) which was co-hosted by President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and David E. Kelley and his wife, Michelle Pfeiffer; and Michael Milken's CapCure event, which raises funds for cancer research. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Donald Hugh " Don " Henley (born July 22, 1947, in Gilmer Texas, U Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a multi-Emmy award winning American Writer, Executive producer, and creator of the well-known Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress.

Groban played the role of Malcolm Wyatt in the May 2001 season finale of the television series Ally McBeal, performing "You're Still You. Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 " The series creator, David E. Kelley, was impressed at Groban's performance at The Family Celebration event, and, based on the audience reaction to Groban's singing, Kelley created a character for Groban in this finale. David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a multi-Emmy award winning American Writer, Executive producer, and creator of the well-known The character of Malcolm Wyatt was so popular, with 8,000 emails from fans,[5] that Groban was asked to return the next season to reprise his role and perform "To Where You Are. "

The singer's eponymous debut album Josh Groban was released on November 20, 2001. Josh Groban is the eponymous first album of singer Josh Groban. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Over the next year, it went from gold to double-platinum. [6]

On February 24, 2002, Groban performed "The Prayer" with Charlotte Church at the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, and by November, he had his own PBS special, Josh Groban In Concert (2002). Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Charlotte Maria Church (born 21 February 1986 is a Welsh singer actress and television presenter The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the In December he performed "To Where You Are" and then sang "The Prayer" in a duet with Sissel Kyrkjebø at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway. "The Prayer" is a duet between Céline Dion and Andrea Bocelli. Sissel Kyrkjebø (born June 24, 1969 in Bergen, Norway) also known as just Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano Each year on the date of death of Alfred Nobel, December 10th the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place in The City Hall of Oslo, Norway. He then joined The Corrs, Ronan Keating, Sting, Lionel Richie and others for a Christmas performance at the Vatican in Rome, Italy. The Corrs are a Celtic Folk rock group from Dundalk, County Louth Ireland. Ronan Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop Singer who has had hits with boyband Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In 2003, Groban performed at the David Foster created concert for World Children's Day. He performed "The Prayer" with Celine Dion and the finale song, "Aren't They All Our Children" with artists like Yolanda Adams, Nick Carter, Enrique Iglesias and Celine Dion. Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Yolanda Adams (born Yolanda Yvette Adams on) is a American Gospel music Singer and Radio Show host. Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28 1980) is an American Actor, Musician, and Pop singer. Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer

Recent years

Groban's second album Closer, also produced by Foster, was released on November 11, 2003. Closer is the second studio album and third overall album by vocalist Josh Groban, released in November 2003 Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Groban said that he believed that this second album was a better reflection of him and that his audience would be able to get a better idea of him personally from listening to it. "What most people know about me, they know through my music. This time, I've tried to open that door as wide as possible. These songs are a giant step closer to who I really am and what my music is all about. Hence the title. "[5]

Two months after Closer was released, it rose on the Billboard charts from number 11 to number one. [7] His cover of Brian Kennedy's "You Raise Me Up" became very popular on the adult contemporary charts. Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy (born October 12 1966) is a Northern Irish Singer-songwriter and Author, known for his Ballads "You Raise Me Up" is a popular song in the inspirational mould Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Groban also performed the song "Remember" (with Tanja Tzarovska) on the Troy soundtrack, "Believe" on the soundtrack to the 2004 animated film The Polar Express, and a cover of Linkin Park's "My December". Tanja Tzarovska, also known as Tanya Carovska is a Macedonian singer Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War. The Polar Express is the soundtrack to the animated film The Polar Express, released in 2004 The Polar Express is a 2004 Academy Award -nominated feature film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California.

During the summer of 2004, Groban returned to Interlochen, where he gave a performance to local residents and campers, also speaking about his experiences as a young performer. On November 30, 2004, his second live DVD, Live At The Greek, was released. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The Greek Theatre is a 5700-seat Amphitheater located at Griffith Park in Los Angeles California. It also ran as a Great Performances special on PBS. Great Performances is a Television series devoted to the Performing arts and has been aired on the U The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Also in 2004 , Groban performed "Remember When It Rained," backed by a full orchestra, at the American Music Awards where he was nominated for Favorite Male Artist in the pop category. The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Billboard Music Awards the Grammy Awards Groban 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. The World Music Awards (founded in 1989 is an international awards show that annually honors Recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures which are provided by the "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Other appearances have included The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Jay Leno, Larry King Live, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 20/20, The Today Show, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Super Bowl XXXVIII, the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, and the Rockefeller Tree Lighting. The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated Talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, also called Ellen The Ellen DeGeneres Show, is an Emmy Award winning James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno (born April 28 1950 is an Emmy Award -winning American Stand-up comedian and Television host Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. 20/20 is an American television Newsmagazine broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual Parade presented by Macy's Department store. Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game played on February 1, 2004 at Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas to decide the [8]

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. " You Are Loved (Don't Give Up " is the second track and the first single from Josh Groban 's third album Awake, released on November It was taken from his third studio album Awake, which was officially released on November 7, 2006. Awake is a platinum-certified album by the American Singer-songwriter Josh Groban. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Josh Groban performed "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" as well as two other tracks from "Awake" at his recording session for Live from Abbey Road at Abbey Road Studios on 26 October, 2006. Live from Abbey Road is a 12 part one hour Performance series / documentary filmed during 2006 at Abbey Road Studios in London Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, On this album Groban also collaborated with British musician and songwriter Imogen Heap, on the single "Now or Never". Imogen Heap (ˈɪmoʊdʒən ˈhiːp (born December 9 1977) is a Grammy nominated English Singer-songwriter from Romford, Two tracks were performed with the South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, namely "Lullaby" and "Weeping", both songs having strong African influences. Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal style of Isicathamiya and mbube. Groban toured with Angelique Kidjo around the U. S. for his Awake tour. The latter also featured a performance by another famous South African artist, Vusi Mahlasela. Vusi Sidney Mahlasela Ka Zwane (born 1965 in Pretoria) is a Sotho South African singer-songwriter Groban's "Awake" world tour visited 71 cities between February and August 2007, and travelled further to Australia in September and the Philippines with Lani Misalucha as his special guest in October of 2007. Lani Misalucha (born August 03, 1969 in Manila, Philippines) is a singer from the Philippines currently performing in the United States He did a duet with Barbra Streisand ("All I Know of Love") and also in 2007 a duet with Mireille Mathieu ("Over the Rainbow"). Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Mireille Mathieu (miʁɛj maˈtjø in French (born July 22, 1946) is a French Singer. Groban has expressed an interest in performing on Broadway one day. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located

In June 2007, Josh spent some weeks in London recording a Christmas album with the London Philharmonic and the African Children's Choir, which he discussed on the DVD from "The Making of Noël". London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The London Philharmonic Orchestra ( LPO) based in London, is one of the major Orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal It was released on October 9, 2007 and is titled Noël. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Noël is a Christmas album by singer Josh Groban. It was released on October 9, 2007 and on December 13th 2007 the RIAA [9] The album has been highly successful in the U. S. breaking numerous records for a Christmas album, as well as becoming the best selling album of 2007 in only its tenth week of release, at sales of 3. 6 million. [10] On 10 February, he performed at the 2008 Grammy Awards with Andrea Bocelli in a tribute to Luciano Pavarotti. Andrea Bocelli, Grande Ufficiale Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana OMRI (born 22 September 1958 is an Italian Operatic pop Tenor

According to an advertisement that came with the CD/DVD version of Noël, "Awake Live (CD + DVD)" will be available in early 2008. According to the fan club "Friends of Josh Groban," there will be a special fan club only edition. The concert was filmed on August 28, 2007, in Salt Lake City, Utah, in honor of his first arena concert, which was given at the same city. "

Also in early 2008 he took part in the Jimmy Kimmel video, "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck. James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American Television host and Comedian. Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of [11]

Groban joined Idina Menzel on April 14th for a PBS Soundstage Taping. Idina Kim Menzel (born May 30 1971 is an American Tony Award winning Actress, Singer and Songwriter who achieved fame for her The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the The day following he held his own small concert to be taped for PBS at the Rose Hall in NYC. Rose Hall may refer to Rose Hall Guyana, a town in Guyana Rose Hall Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a village in Saint Vincent and

Josh was nominated for the 2008 Juno Award for International Album of the Year for "Noel". The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian Musical Artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music In collaboration with French chanson legend Charles Aznavour, the two of them recorded Aznavour's signature song La Bohème as a duet in English and French. Charles Aznavour OC ( Armenian: Շառլ Ազնավուր born Shahnour Varenagh Aznavourian (Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրյան A signature song is the one Song (or in some cases one of a few songs that a popular and well-established La Bohème is a song written by Jacques Plante and Armenian - French artist Charles Aznavour. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people It is due to be released on Aznavour's next album, titled Duets.

Classifying Groban's voice

Various music critics have described Groban's voice in different ways, with some referring to him as a tenor[12][13] and others as a baritone. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. [14][15] In performance, Groban's music goes as low as G2 (as in the song "To Where You Are") and extends up to at least B5 flat[16] or the B flat above middle C (As heard in "You Raise Me Up"). C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note "You Raise Me Up" is a popular song in the inspirational mould [17] This places his voice lower than the tenor range on the low end, and just short of Tenor C, and therefore solidly above the baritone range, on the high end. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice C or Do is the first Note of the fixed-Do Solfege. In Western Music, the expression " Middle C " refers to the note This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. [18] [19] In a 2002 New York Times article, Groban described himself as a "tenor in training". [20]

Charity

Josh Groban in a concert at Atlantic City's boardwalk hall
Josh Groban in a concert at Atlantic City's boardwalk hall

Under the guidance of his mentor David Foster, Groban performed for many charity events that included VH1 Save the Music (2005), Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005), Fifth Adopt-A-Annual Minefield concert (2005), 2nd Annual Grammy Jam (2005), Live 8 (2005), The Heart Foundation Gala (2005), and David Foster and Friends Charity Gala (2006). David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, LLD (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Inspired by a visit with Nelson Mandela during a 2004 trip to South Africa, he established the Josh Groban Foundation to help children in need through education, healthcare and the arts. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative Mandela appointed Groban as an Official Ambassador for Mandela's Project 46664, a campaign to help raise Global awareness of HIV/AIDS in Africa. 46664 ( four double six six four) is a series of AIDS charity concerts played in honour of Nelson Mandela by South African musicians in the 2000s On April 25th, 2007, Josh Groban performed with the African Children's Choir on American Idol's "Idol Gives Back" episode. The African Children's Choir is a large Choir made up of children ages 7 to 12 from several African nations American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Also on September 2, 2007 Josh Groban donated $150,000 to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to fund music education. Governance The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education or school board, consists of 9 members--3 at-large and 6 from districts [21] On February 28, 2008 he appeared in One Night Live at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada with Bryan Adams, Sarah McLachlan, Jann Arden and RyanDan in aid of the Sunnybrook Hospital Women and Babies Program. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and Jann Arden (born Jann Arden Anne Richards on March 27, 1962) is an award-winning Canadian Singer-songwriter with a fan base primarily in RyanDan is a Canadian musical duo comprising identical twins Ryan and Dan Kowarsky whose music is a mix of pop, Opera, and Classical Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, abbreviated SHSC and known simply as Sunnybrook, is an academic health sciences centre located in Toronto, In honor of his 27th birthday, his fans set out to raise $27,000 in a project called "Raise 27". They ended up raising a total of $44,227 for the Josh Groban Foundation, to benefit the Noah's Ark children's orphanage called Siyawela in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Josh has since referred to this donation as "the best birthday present ever". [22]

Influences and personal details

Some of Groban's musical influences have been Radiohead, Paul Simon, Sting, Peter Gabriel, and Björk. Radiohead Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. [8] He says he is able to look up to anyone, musically, who has pushed the boundaries and stepped outside of the box. As for vocal influences, "anyone who told a story with their songs," including Mandy Patinkin, Klaus Nomi, George Hearn, and Luciano Pavarotti. Mandy Patinkin ( (born November 30, 1952) is an American actor of stage and screen and a Tenor vocalist Klaus Sperber ( January 24, 1944 - August 6, 1983) better known as Klaus Nomi, was a German Countertenor noted George Hearn (born June 18 1934) is a American Tony Award -winning Actor and singer primarily in Broadway Musical WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes. Thank you--> Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 12, [23]

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

He is single, but dated January Jones from 2003-2006, breaking up in the summer of that year. January Jones (born January 5, 1978 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota) is an American Actress and former They remain friends. [24]

Discography

Albums

CD/DVDs

DVD Releases with other artists

Songs featured on CD releases by or with other artists

Notable performances

Soundtracks

Acting

References

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