| For those left wondering where Josh Groban 'fits' | | | | 40-city North American concert tour broke |
| in the highly labelled world of musical arts, don't | | | | records by selling out in just twenty minutes and |
| bother trying to pigeon hole this guy. Los | | | | he sang to an audience of more than two billion |
| Angeles-born Josh can claim fans from all age | | | | people at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics' |
| ranges, and is just as comfortable singing pop | | | | closing ceremony. |
| ballads with The Corrs as he is performing | | | | His popularity has spawned numerous fan clubs |
| classical masterpieces in Italian or even Spanish or | | | | and his devotees call themselves "Grobanites", |
| French. The turn of the millennium saw Josh's star | | | | testament to the loyalty his fans feel towards |
| on the rise, his rich baritone voice compelling little | | | | him and his art. With operatic-style influences |
| old ladies and swooning teens alike. Of course, it | | | | infiltrating the younger market more and more |
| doesn't hurt at all that he has full lips and intense | | | | these days, performers such as Charlotte Church, |
| eyes that crinkle when he smiles. What matters | | | | Il Divo and Andrea Bocelli are Groban's peers, yet |
| most to Josh Groban, however, is that he gets to | | | | he can simultaneously break and mend hearts |
| ply his trade and make a career out of his natural | | | | with his earnest lyrics and contemporary take on |
| talents. His hit singles "To Where You Are" and | | | | love and life issues. |
| "You Raise Me Up" have already become modern | | | | What appears to matter most to Groban is the |
| day classics to a gazillion iPod devotees who | | | | opportunity to continue to explore the ranges of |
| eagerly consume each new song release. | | | | his talent and to work alongside music's most |
| At just 25 years of age, Josh Groban is a | | | | acclaimed and appreciated artists. It seems Josh |
| veteran of countless television appearances, and | | | | Groban is a fan as much as a star. |
| is a regular guest on the Oprah Winfrey show. His | | | | |