Josh
Groban 620 N. Route 31, Suite C Crystal Lake,
Illinois 60012
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bursting onto the music scene while still a teenager, opera baritone
Josh Groban updates
the age-old genre with modern music styles such as pop and dance. Groban began
singing while in the seventh grade, but despite possessing enormous potential,
took a break from music for a couple of years after changing schools. It was not
until being accepted to Michigan's prestigious Interlochen Arts Program that Groban
began to focus mainly on developing his talent, as he sang in several musical
theatre productions. He began studying with a vocal coach who knew renowned producer/composer
David Foster, who had contacted the teacher to see if he could recommend anyone
to sing at rehearsals for an event that he was arranging for the Governor of California's
Inauguration. Groban got the gig, and subsequently, began a fruitful relationship
with Foster, resulting in a then-17 year old Groban filling in for an ill Andrea
Bocelli at the rehearsals for the 1999 Grammy Awards. When Warner Brothers Records
inquired about signing the young singer to a recording contract, Groban put his
schooling on hold to pursue his music career.
His
self-titled debut was issued in November 2001. The album was produced and arranged
by Foster, and featured appearances by Charlotte Church, the Corrs, Rhys Fulber,
and Lili Haydn. Around the same time, Groban put his acting and vocal talents
to use in the season finale of the US television show, Ally McBeal, singing "You're
Still You".. Need tickets to see Josh
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