My Take
Groban occupies a chair almost nobody else wanted to sit in — the space between pop and classical — and he made it look inevitable. Four consecutive multi-platinum albums and over 25 million records sold tell the commercial story, but what I value is the warmth: that baritone carries an intimacy most operatic voices sacrifice for power. I also love that he trained as an actor first; you can hear it in how he shapes a lyric, treating every song like a monologue. His Christmas album Noël became a household fixture for a reason. He sings like someone welcoming you in.
Overview
Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, with over 22.3 million records. As of 2022, he had sold over 25 million records worldwide. Groban originally studied acting, but switched to singing as his voice developed.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Josh Groban
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョシュ・グローバン
- Reading
- じょしゅ・ぐろーばん
- Born
- February 27, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / opera singer / actor / pianist / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
- University
- Carnegie Mellon University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Noël | — |
6. Links
Singer-songwriter — see all → · Opera singer — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.