Joshua Mario Gracin (; born October 18, 1980) is an American country music singer. He first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of American Idol. His self-titled debut album was released in 2004. It produced a number one hit, "Nothin' to Lose", and two more top five hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and was certified gold. His second album, We Weren't Crazy, followed in 2008. This album produced five more chart singles.

Biography

Gracin was born on October 18, 1980, and was raised in Westland, Michigan.

During high school, Gracin performed at state festivals, fairs, and pageants throughout Michigan. At 16, he performed on stage at the Grand Ole Opry in a national talent show.

After graduating from John Glenn High School in Westland, he attended Western Michigan University before he joined the United States Marine Corps Gracin was honorably discharged in September 2004.

After singing Rascal Flatts' "I'm Movin' On" on American Idol, Gracin was contacted by Rascal Flatts bass player Jay DeMarcus. That led to a record deal with Lyric Street Records in 2004. Gracin wrote the song about his wife. The second single, "She's A Different Kind Of Crazy" was released in August 2009.

In January 2010, Gracin signed with Average Joe's Entertainment. His first single under Average Joe's, "Cover Girl," was released in August 2010. Gracin's third album, Redemption, was released on November 8, 2011. The album's next single, "Long Way to Go," became Gracin's first single to chart on the adult contemporary chart.

Personal life

Gracin was married to Ann Marie. They have three daughters born in 2002, 2006 and 2008, and a son born in 2005.

On August 14, 2014, Gracin left a goodbye note on his Facebook account which Rolling Stone described as "[reading] like a suicide note" and TheWrap stated "many perceived [it] as a suicide threat". He was placed on a psychiatric hold in a hospital, but was later released after voluntarily checking himself into an inpatient psychiatric facility. Gracin has maintained the note was not meant as a suicide note, rather as he says a "poorly worded" painful separation letter as his wife insisted on divorcing him.

In October 2015, Gracin became engaged to his new girlfriend Katie Weir. The couple married on May 6, 2017. The single "Nothin' Like Us" is reference to his new relationship. and a daughter in 2024.

Songs performed on American Idol

{| class="wikitable"

|-

!Week/theme

!Date performed

!Song

!Artist

|-

|Semifinals<br />N/A

|February 25, 2003

|"I'll Be"

|Edwin McCain

|-

|Top 12<br />Motown

|March 11, 2003

|"Baby I Need Your Loving"

|Four Tops

|-

|Top 11<br />Songs of the Cinema

|March 18, 2003

|"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" from Armageddon

|Aerosmith

|-

|Top 10<br />Country-Rock

|March 25, 2003

|"Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)"

|Garth Brooks

|-

|Top 8<br />Disco

|April 1, 2003

|"Celebration"

|Kool & the Gang

|-

|Top 8<br />Billboard Number 1

|April 8, 2003

|"Amazed"

|Lonestar

|-

|Top 7<br />Billy Joel Songs

|April 15, 2003

|"Piano Man"

|Billy Joel

|-

|Top 6<br />Contestant's Choice

|April 22, 2003

|"That's When I'll Stop Loving You"

|'N Sync

|-

|Top 5<br />Neil Sedaka<br />1960s

|April 29, 2003

|"Bad Blood"<br />"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"

|Neil Sedaka<br />Neal McCoy

|-

|Top 4<br />Bee Gees

|May 6, 2003

|"To Love Somebody"<br />"Jive Talkin'"

|Bee Gees

|}

  • <small> Due to Corey Clark's disqualification, the Top 9 performances became Top 8 when no one was eliminated.</small>

Discography

Studio albums

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title

! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales threshold)</small>

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country<br />

! width="45"| US<br />

! width="45"| US Indie

|-

! scope="row"| Josh Gracin

|

  • Release date: June 15, 2004
  • Label: Lyric Street Records
  • Formats: CD, music download

| 2

| 11

| —

| align="left"|

  • US: Gold

|-

! scope="row"| We Weren't Crazy

|

  • Release date: April 1, 2008
  • Label: Lyric Street Records
  • Formats: CD, music download

| 4

| 33

| —

|

|-

! scope="row"| Redemption

|

  • Release date: November 8, 2011
  • Label: Average Joes Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, music download

| 39

| —

| 39

|

|-

| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

|-

|}

Extended plays

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! style="width:10em;"| Title

! style="width:18em;"| Details

|-

! scope="row"| Nothin' Like Us: Pt. 1

|

  • Release date: February 17, 2017
  • Label: Revel Road Records
  • Formats: Music download

|-

|}

Singles

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single

! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales threshold)</small>

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:45px;"| US Country

! style="width:45px;"| US

! style="width:45px;"| US<br />Pop

! style="width:45px;"| US AC

|-

| rowspan="2"| 2004

! scope="row"| "I Want to Live"

| 4

| 45

| —

| —

|

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Josh Gracin

|-

! scope="row"| "Nothin' to Lose"

| 1

| 39

| —

| —

| align="left"|

  • US: Gold

|-

| 2005

! scope="row"| "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)"

| 5

| 47

| 66

| —

|

|-

| rowspan="2"| 2006

! scope="row"| "Favorite State of Mind"

| 19

| 119

| —

| —

|

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| We Weren't Crazy

|-

! scope="row"| "I Keep Coming Back"

| 28

| —

| —

| —

|

|-

| 2007

! scope="row"| "We Weren't Crazy"

| 10

| 82

| 78

| —

|

|-

| rowspan="2"| 2008

! scope="row"| "Unbelievable (Ann Marie)"

| 36

| —

| —

| —

|

|-

! scope="row"| "Telluride"

| 34

| —

| —

| —

|

|-

| rowspan="2"| 2009

! scope="row"| "Enough"

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Redemption

|-

! scope="row"| "She's a Different Kind of Crazy"

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

|-

| rowspan="2"| 2010

! scope="row"| "Over Me"

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

|-

! scope="row"| "Cover Girl"

| 57

| —

| —

| —

|

|-

| 2011

! scope="row"| "Long Way to Go"

| —

| —

| —

| 16

|

|-

| 2013

! scope="row"| "Drink It Gone"

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

| style="text-align:left;"

|-

| 2014

! scope="row"| "Can't Say Goodbye"

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=| Redemption

|-

| 2017

! scope="row"| "Nothin' Like Us"

| —

| —

| —

| —

|

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=| Nothin' Like Us: Pt. 1 – EP

|-

|2018

! scope="row"| "Good for You"

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

| style="text-align:left;"

|-

|2019

! scope="row"| "Lucky Stars"

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

| style="text-align:left;"

|-

|2019

! scope="row"| "Bye Felicia"

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

| style="text-align:left;"

|-

|2020

! scope="row"| "Home"

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

| style="text-align:left;"

|-

|2021

! scope="row"| "Love Like"

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

| style="text-align:left;"

|-

|2022

! scope="row"| "History Repeats"

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

| style="text-align:left;"

|-

|2023

! scope="row"| "You're On Fire"

|—

|—

|—

|—

|

| style="text-align:left;"

|-

| colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not certified

|}

Other charted songs

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single

! colspan="1"| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="50"| US Country

|-

| rowspan="2"| 2006

! scope="row"| "Please Come Home for Christmas"

| 51

| rowspan="2"

|-

! scope="row"| "O Holy Night"

| 59

|-

|}

Music videos

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Year

! Video

! Director

|-

| 2004

| "I Want to Live"

| Brent Hedgecock

|-

| rowspan="2"| 2005

| "Nothin' to Lose"

| rowspan="2"| Trey Fanjoy

|-

| "Stay with Me (Brass Bed)"

|-

| 2006

| "Favorite State of Mind"

| Roman White

|-

| 2007

| "We Weren't Crazy"

| Stephen Shepherd

|-

| 2011

| "Can't Say Goodbye"

| Adam Dew

|-

| 2017

| "I Go Crazy"

|

|}

References

  • Official website