Josh Groban - Noel (2007)
Noel by Josh Groban
Career Overview
Part of a wave of classical-pop crossover artists around the turn of the century (Charlotte Church, Bond, Andrea Bocelli), the young Josh Groban achieved massive worldwide success straight out of the gate with his 2001 debut album. In fact, he veers considerably closer to pop than the aforementioned artists (can you picture Andrea Bocelli tackling Ultravox’s “Vienna?”), but maintains enough of a classical/opera comportment and flavoring to appeal to stragglers on either side of the fence. His photogenic appearance and acting experience don’t hurt his popularity either.
Biography
b. 27 February 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA. First bursting onto the music scene while still a teenager, opera baritone 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“. An in-concert set was released as a stop-gap the following year while the singer worked on his new studio album. Closer, released in November 2003, confirmed Groban’s star status in his homeland, taking up residence in the US Top 10 over the Christmas period. The album eventually topped the charts in January 2004.
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Silent Night (Live)
Noel album tracklists are:
01
Silent Night
02
Little Drummer Boy
03
I’ll be home for Christmas
04
Ava Maria
05
Angels We Have Heard On High
06
Thankful
07
The Christmas Song
08
What Child is this
09
First Noel
10
Petit papa Noel
11
It came upon a Midnight Clear
12
Panis Angelicus
13
O Come all Ye Faithful
Buy the CD album Noel
