Josh Gracin

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Josh Gracin

Background information
Birth name Joshua Mario Gracin
Born October 18, 1980 (1980-10-18) (age 27)
Origin Westland, Michigan, United States
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 2003-present
Label(s) Lyric Street
Website joshgracin.com
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Joshua Mario (Josh) Gracin (born October 18, 1980 in Westland, Michigan) is a country music singer. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, he first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of the Fox Networks talent competition American Idol.

After his elimination from the show, Gracin completed his service in the Marine Corps and after his honorable discharge, he signed a record deal with Lyric Street Records. His self-titled debut album was released in 2004; it produced three Top 5 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and was certified gold by the RIAA. A second album, We Weren't Crazy, followed in 2008, also on Lyric Street.

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[edit] Biography

Joshua Gracin
Nickname Josh
Place of birth Westland, Michigan
Service/branch USMC
Years of service 2000-2004
Rank Lance Corporal
Unit 1st Maintenance Battalion

Gracin was born and raised in Westland, Michigan to parents Mario and Brenda Gracin. He has four sisters, Stacy, April, Melissa and Kristen. Josh's vocal debut was in an easter musical presented by his church and then later in various school productions and talent shows. Gracin auditioned for and won a national pop orchestra and vocal competition known as the Fairlane Youth Pops Orchestra while a sophomore in high school. During his entire high school career Josh performed at state festivals, fairs and pageants throughout the State of Michigan. At sixteen he performed on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in a national talent show and recorded a demo CD in Nashville. Upon graduation from John Glenn High School in Westland, he attended Western Michigan University before he joined the United States Marine Corps. After basic training, he came home and married, and eventually became a supply clerk at Camp Pendleton outside of San Diego, California.

He then auditioned for the second season of American Idol, a talent competition television program which airs on the Fox Networks; Josh appeared and competed on the program, finishing fourth place overall. Because of his prior commitment to the Marine Corps, Gracin did not participate in the subsequent American Idol Finalists concert tour of American venues. Gracin was sent on tour as a recruiting tool, making appearances at special events around the United States to promote the U.S. Marine Corps. After four years of service, he was honorably discharged in September 2004.

After his Idol stint and his discharge from the Marine Corps, Josh and his wife, Anne Marie Stevens, moved to Tennessee in pursuit of his singing career. Together, they have two daughters: Briana Marie Gracin, born March 30, 2002, and Gabriella Ann Gracin, born November 15, 2006, as well as a son, Landon Joshua Gracin, born August 4, 2005. The couple are currently expecting their fourth child.

[edit] Musical career

[edit] Josh Gracin

In 2004, Gracin was signed to a record deal Lyric Street Records. His debut album Josh Gracin was released on June 15, 2004; with sales of over 750,000 to date, the album has received RIAA gold certification in the United States. The album's first three singles, (I Want To Live, Nothin' To Lose, & Stay With Me [Brass Bed]), all reached Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, with "Nothin' to Lose", the second of those three, reaching Number One.

In 2003, Gracin also contributed the song "Working for the Weekend" to the Herbie: Fully Loaded soundtrack, and he also sang on "When I See an Elephant Fly" on the Jim Brickman album The Disney Songbook.

At one performance in 2006, Gracin filled in for Lonestar's lead vocalist Richie McDonald in concert when McDonald was recovering from a back injury.[1]

[edit] We Weren't Crazy

In March 2006, Josh released his fourth single, "Favorite State of Mind". Although it was a Top 20 hit on the country music charts, Gracin's second album was not released. Originally slated to be titled All About Y'all, the second album was later re-titled I Keep Coming Back and later We Weren't Crazy, also the title of its third single. "We Weren't Crazy", the third release from the album, entered the country music charts in October of 2007. The album was released on April 1, 2008.

[edit] Songs performed on American Idol

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

All albums were released on Lyric Street Records.

Year Album Chart Positions RIAA
US Country US 200 CAN Country
2004 Josh Gracin 2 11 Gold
2008 We Weren't Crazy 4 33 40

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Positions Album
US Country US Hot 100 US Pop 100 US Digital CAN Country
2004 "I Want to Live" 4 45 10 Josh Gracin
2005 "Nothin' to Lose" 1 39 1
"Stay With Me (Brass Bed)" 5 47 66 55 6
2006 "Please Come Home for Christmas"A 51 Single only
"O Holy Night"A 59
"Favorite State of Mind" 19 119 31 We Weren't Crazy
2007 "I Keep Coming Back" 28
"We Weren't Crazy"B 17 82 78 65 45
  • A Album cut; charted from unsolicited airplay.
  • B Current single.

[edit] References

  1. ^ CMT News: Josh Gracin Sings Lead at Lonestar Concert

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