Name: Josh Groban
Birth Date: 27 February 1981
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography:
Pop and classical singer Josh Groban made his debut in the seventh grade, but then put music aside for a few years until he enrolled at the Interlochen Arts Program. In late 1998, he hooked up with a friend of his vocal coach, producer/writer/arranger David Foster. Groban worked for Foster as a rehearsal singer on a series of high-profile events, including the inauguration of Grey Davis as governor of California and the Grammy Awards (at which he rehearsed Foster's "The Prayer" with Celine Dion in place of Andrea Bocelli). He was accepted into the theater department of Carnegie Mellon College, but put his education on hold when he was offered a recording contract at Warner Bros. Records through Foster's 143 imprint. He made his recording debut singing "For Always" with Lara Fabian on the soundtrack to A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, and appeared in the 2001 season finale of the television series Ally McBeal. His debut album, Josh Groban, was released in November 2001. Over the next year, Groban became a star.
His album went double-platinum, and had his own PBS special in November 2002. A month later, he performed "To Where You Are" and "The Prayer" at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, and joined The Corrs, Ronan Keating, Sting, Lionel Richie and others for a holiday performance at the Vatican in Rome. In November 2003, Groban issued his second album, Closer. Two months later, he earned his first ever number one when Closer skyrocketed from number 11 to number one on the Billboard album charts.
~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Trivia:
Was enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University
When David E. Kelly witnessed the audience reaction to Josh singing at the Gray Davis Inaugeral Event, he wrote Josh into an Ally McBeal show where the audience in the show exhibits the same reaction to his voice. His character of Malcolm Wyatt was so popular that he was asked to come back the next season to reprise his role.
He was first "seen" when he stood in for Andrea Bocelli to sing The Prayer with Celine Dion at the 1998 Grammy rehearsals. This led to the MC for the Grammys that year, Rosie O'Donnell, to invite Josh to appear on her show.
Josh and his younger brother Chris were born on the exact same day 4 years apart.

Discography:
Closer
Closer [Bonus Tracks]
Josh Groban
Josh Groban in Concert
Josh Groban in Concert [DVD]
Josh Groban [Bonus Track]
Josh Groban [Japan Bonus Track]