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| Josh Gracin
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| Background information
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| Birth name
| Joshua Mario Gracin
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| Born
| October 18, 1980 (1980-10-18) (age 31)
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| Origin
| Westland, Michigan, USA
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| Genre(s)
| Country
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| Occupation(s)
| Singer
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| Instrument(s)
| Vocals
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| Years active
| 2003-present
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| Label(s)
| Lyric Street
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| Associated acts
| Brett James
Tim McGraw
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| 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 a Number One hit and two more Top Five hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and was certified gold by the RIAA. His second album, We Weren't Crazy, followed in 2008. This album also produced five more chart singles, including a Top Ten in its title track.
Biography
| Joshua Gracin
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| Nickname
| Josh
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| Place of birth
| Westland, Michigan
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| Allegiance
| United States of America
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| Service/branch
| United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service
| 2000-2004
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| Rank
| Lance Corporal
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| Unit
| 1st Maintenance Battalion
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Gracin was born on October 18, 1980 and raised in Westland, Michigan[1] 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 boot camp, 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.
Personal life
After his Idol stint and his discharge from the Marine Corps, Josh and his wife, Anne Marie Stevens (who wed in 2001), 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's fourth child and third daughter, Isabella Sophia Gracin was born on November 12, 2008. [2]
Musical career
Josh Gracin
In 2004, Gracin was signed to a record deal at Lyric Street Records.[1] His debut album Josh Gracin was released on June 15, 2004 and was certified gold. 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.[3]
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 delayed. 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 and for the chart week dated August 2, 2008, 40 weeks after it debuted on the charts, it has reached the Top 10 and is his fourth Top 10 overall and first Top 10 since "Stay With Me (Brass Bed)" in 2005. The album was released on April 1, 2008. A fourth single, "Unbelievable (Ann Marie)", was released to country radio on August 25, 2008.[4] Gracin wrote the song about his wife. Following this song was "Telluride", a song originally recorded by Tim McGraw on his 2001 album Set This Circus Down.
Third Album
While practicing his hockey skills for an upcoming movie opportunity, Josh talked about his third album, which will be started in January 2009. Gracin called the third album more of a "Hybrid album". He said he intends on putting some of his favorite tracks from his first two albums on their along with new songs.
Songs performed on American Idol
- February 25, 2003 (semifinals): "I'll Be" - Edwin McCain
- March 11, 2003 (Top 12): "Baby I Need Your Loving" - The Four Tops
- March 18, 2003 (Top 11): "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith
- March 25, 2003 (Top 10): "Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)" - Garth Brooks
- April 1, 2003 (Top 9): "Celebration" - Kool and the Gang
- April 8, 2003 (Top 8): "Amazed" - Lonestar
- April 15, 2003 (Top 7): "Piano Man" - Billy Joel
- April 22, 2003 (Top 6): "That's When I'll Stop Loving You" - 'N Sync
- April 29, 2003 (Top 5): "Bad Blood" (Neil Sedaka) and "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (Neal McCoy)
- May 6, 2003 (Top 4): "To Love Somebody" and "Jive Talkin'", both by The Bee Gees
Discography
Albums
All albums were released on Lyric Street Records.
| Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
| RIAA
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| US Country
| US
| CAN Country
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| 2004
| Josh Gracin
| 2
| 11
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| Gold
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| 2008
| We Weren't Crazy
| 4
| 33
| 40
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Singles
| Year
| Single
| Chart Positions
| Album
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| US Country
| US
| US Pop 100
| CAN Country
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| 2004
| "I Want to Live"
| 4
| 45
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| 10
| Josh Gracin
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| 2005
| "Nothin' to Lose"<span id="ref_A" />[A]
| 1
| 39
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| 1
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| "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)"
| 5
| 47
| 66
| 6
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| 2006
| "Favorite State of Mind"
| 19
| 119
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| 31
| We Weren't Crazy
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| 2007
| "I Keep Coming Back"
| 28
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| "We Weren't Crazy"
| 10
| 82
| 78
| 38
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| 2008
| "Unbelievable (Ann Marie)"
| 36
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| "Telluride"<span id="ref_B" />[B]
| 37
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Other charted songs
| Year
| Single
| US Country
| Album
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| 2006
| "Please Come Home for Christmas"
| 51
| single only
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| "O Holy Night"
| 59
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- Notes
- A <span id="endnote_A" />^ "Nothin' to Lose" was certified Gold by the RIAA.
- B <span id="endnote_B" />^ Current single.
Music videos
| Year
| Song title
| Director
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| 2004
| "I Want to Live"
| Brent Hedgecock
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| 2005
| "Nothin' to Lose"
| Trey Fanjoy
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| "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)"
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| 2006
| "Favorite State of Mind"
| Roman White
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| 2007
| "We Weren't Crazy"
| Stephen Shephard
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See also
References
External links
| Josh Gracin |
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| | Studio albums | Josh Gracin (2004) · We Weren't Crazy (2008) | | | Singles | "I Want to Live" ·</span> "Nothin' to Lose" · "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)" · "Favorite State of Mind" · "I Keep Coming Back" · "We Weren't Crazy" · "Unbelievable (Ann Marie)" · "Telluride" | | | Related topics | |
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| American Idol |
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| | Seasons | | | | Hosts | Ryan Seacrest · Brian Dunkleman | | | Judges | | | | Winners | | | | Winner's Singles | | | | Runners-up | | | | Other alumni | | | | Spin-offs | | | | Other | |
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Categories:
1980 births |
American country singers |
American Idol participants |
American military personnel of the Iraq War |
American male singers |
Living people |
Lyric Street Records artists |
Musicians from Michigan |
People from Wayne County, Michigan |
United States Marines
