Josh Groban Net Worth

How much is Josh Groban worth?

About Josh Groban

Groban, who was raised in a regular American household and was born in Los Angeles, started singing in the sixth grade. Josh was chosen by his music teacher to play at the school’s cabaret night. He performed “S’wonderful” as a solo on stage. The encounter helped him overcome his shyness, and he quickly started to concentrate on his acting and took pleasure in participating in school performances, where he played the part of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof.

He started going to the L.A. County High School for the Arts in 1997, where he finished high school and worked on his vocals. He also participated in the Michigan Interlochen Center for the Arts Camp. He thought it was silly to not pursue a singing career while studying in musical theater. David Foster, a well-known music producer and songwriter, came into possession of a demo recording of a Josh Groban song in the beginning of 1999. Groban agreed to serve as a rehearsal singer for Foster even though he had been accepted to Carnegie Mellon University to complete his music studies. He performed at prestigious occasions, such as the Grammy Awards, where he rehearsed Foster’s “The Prayer” with Celine Dion. The rehearsal attracted the attention of many of the in attendance celebrities and music industry professionals, which was a significant breakthrough for him. After receiving a recording contract from Warner Bros. through Foster’s 143 imprint, Groban decided to postpone his study.

In 2001, he made his recording debut with the song “For Always,” a duet with Lara Fabian from the film A.I. : Artificial Intelligence. His major break came a year later when his Ally McBeal character, Malcolm Wyatt, performed the song “You’re Still You.” After the show’s producers started to receive a lot of fan emails and Groban started to gain notoriety, he decided to reprise his role. His self-titled debut album was published in November 2001 and soon achieved double platinum status. In November 2002, he received his own PBS special. In addition to performing “The Prayer” with Charlotte Church during the 2002 Winter Olympics’ closing ceremonies, Groban also appeared at the Oslo Nobel Peace Concert, a Christmas concert at the Vatican, and the Oslo Nobel Peace Concert. Additionally, People magazine named him “Sexiest Newcomer of the Year.”

Nearly 40 million people watched Groban perform as part of the AOL “Broadband Rocks” concert series in 2003. His follow-up album, Closer, was released in November of that year. The album shot to the top of the charts that year, outselling all but two other albums, and the single “You Raise Me Up” became one of Groban’s most important songs in terms of his career. In the first week, the album sold 375,000 copies, and Groban received his first Grammy nomination for Best Male Vocal Performance for the song. Groban was in high demand following his multi-platinum reputation and performed the top single “Believe” for the soundtrack of the holiday movie The Polar Express (2004). He received his first Academy Award nomination in 2005 for “Best Song” in recognition of his work on the film. He spent some time away from the spotlight and is thought to have amassed a net worth of over $5 million dollars by 2005.

Following his “You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up),” Groban made a comeback in 2006 with his new album Awake, which debuted close to the top of the charts. The album comprised songs that he co-wrote, co-produced, and worked on with a number of well-known musicians, including Imogen Heap, Dave Matthews, and Herbie Hancock. A big global tour was scheduled to begin in 2007. In 81 cities around the Americas, Europe, Australia, and the Philippines, Groban performed on tour. In the same year, 2007, he also published the holiday album Noel, which included performances with the London Philharmonic. Over 4 million copies of the album were sold in the US, and it topped the Billboard music chart for five weeks in a row.

In collaboration with renowned producer Rick Rubin, Groban experimented with his fifth studio album, the Americana-influenced Illuminations. The record, which was an original work, reached number four on the chart and won accolades from critics. Less than 1 million copies were sold in the US, however, signaling a decline in record sales. After taking a break, Groban eventually made a comeback with the Rob Cavallo-produced All That Echoes, which included special guests trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and Italian soprano Laura Pausini. Even though the album began at number one, sales dropped drastically, with only 500,000 copies sold in the US. However, Groban continued to gain recognition by making cameo appearances in movies and on television.

Stages, his subsequent album, which included songs from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Les Misérables, The Wizard of Oz, and other shows, was released in 2015. Kelly Clarkson and Audra McDonald made cameo cameos on the album’s live CD/DVD recording, which was released in 2016. 2018 saw the release of Groban’s album Bridges, which debuted in the US at number two and reached the top 10 in Scotland and the UK. It featured the hits “99 Years,” “Symphony,” and “Granted,” but it was a commercial failure with fewer than 100,000 US record sales. 2019 saw the release of Bridges Live: Madison Square Garden, a concert album that captured the Bridges support tour.

Harmony, a covers album that featured songs by Frank Sinatra and Elton John, was released in 2020 but received little attention.