Groban originally studied acting, but moved to singing as his voice developed. Groban attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, a free public school on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles, where students receive a conservatory-style education. David Foster called Groban to stand in for an ailing Andrea Bocelli to rehearse a duet, "The Prayer", with Celine Dion at the rehearsal for the 1998 Grammy Awards. Rosie O'Donnell immediately invited him to appear on her talk show. Foster asked him to sing at the California Governor's Gray Davis' 1999 inauguration. He was cast on Ally McBeal by the show's creator, David E. Kelley, performing "You're Still You" for the 2001 season four finale.
In 2016, he made his Broadway debut as Pierre Bezukhov in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, to critical acclaim and nomination for a 2017 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. His performance at the 72nd Tony Awards earned him two Primetime Emmy nominations, one for Outstanding Live Variety Special and one for Original Music and Lyrics for the song "This One's for You". Groban co-starred as Tony Caruso Jr. in the Netflix original series, The Good Cop. Groban was also the host of Rising Star, he also appeared in the films, Coffee Town, Muppets Most Wanted, The Hollars and Crazy, Stupid, Love. He also appeared on TV such as Danny Chase in The Crazy Ones, as well as Walter Bernard Jr in The Office.
Career
1997–2001: Debut
In late 1997, the 16-year-old Groban was introduced by his vocal coach, Seth Riggs, to Grammy-winning producer and arranger David Foster and future manager Brian Avnet.[18][failed verification] At the time, Groban had no recording experience and was preparing for his studies at Carnegie Mellon.[18] Groban worked for David Foster as a rehearsal singer on a series of high-profile events, including the January 1999 California gubernatorial inauguration of Gray Davis and the 1999 Grammy Awards where—as a stand-in for Andrea Bocelli—he rehearsed Foster's "The Prayer" with Céline Dion. According to Avnet, Groban was very nervous about standing in for Bocelli and had to be talked into it; his performance prompted the show hostess, Rosie O'Donnell, to ask him to appear on her show the following week, which in turn led to an appearance on Ally McBeal.[18] Creator David E. Kelley wrote the character Malcolm Wyatt for Groban in the season finale, aired in May 2001. Groban as Malcolm Wyatt was so popular that the show received upwards of 8,000 emails from viewers;[19] thereafter, Groban was asked to return the next season to reprise his role as Wyatt and to perform "To Where You Are". Avnet claims this sequence of events effectively got Groban's career off the ground.[18]
Groban was offered a recording contract at Warner Bros. Records through Foster's 143 Records imprint. Avnet told HitQuarters that Warner Bros. initially proved resistant to the deal because "They were afraid they wouldn't be able to get a voice like that on radio."[18] Explaining his reasons for signing the artist, Foster said: "I love his natural ability in the pop and rock arena, but I love his sense of classics even more. He's a true musical force to be reckoned with."[19] Under Foster's influence, Groban's first album focused more on classics such as "Gira Con Me Questa Notte" and "Alla Luce Del Sole".
Groban performed "There For Me" with Sarah Brightman on her 2000–01 La Luna World Tour, and was featured on her "La Luna" concert DVD. He recorded "For Always" with Lara Fabian for the movie soundtrack of A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). Groban performed in many benefit shows, including "The Andre Agassi Grand Slam Event For Children," alongside Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Don Henley, and Robin Williams; "Muhammad Ali's Fight Night Foundation" which honored Michael J. Fox and others; "The Family Celebration" (2001), which was co-hosted by President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, and David E. Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer; and Michael Milken's CapCure event, which raised funds for cancer research.
His self-titled debut album Josh Groban was released on November 20, 2001. Over the next year it went from gold to double-platinum.[20]
2002–2005: Closer
Groban in concert at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire in 2007
On February 24, 2002, Groban performed "The Prayer" with Charlotte Church at the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and by November, he had his own PBS special titled "Josh Groban In Concert" (2002). In December 2002, he performed "To Where You Are" and sang "The Prayer" in a duet with Sissel Kyrkjebø at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway. He joined The Corrs, Ronan Keating, Sting, Lionel Richie, and others for a Christmas performance at the Vatican. In 2003, Groban performed at the David Foster concert for World Children's Day, singing "The Prayer" with Celine Dion and the finale song, "Aren't They All Our Children?" with artists including Yolanda Adams, Nick Carter, Enrique Iglesias, and Celine Dion.
Groban's second album Closer, produced and written by Foster, was released on November 11, 2003. Groban said he believed that his second album was a better reflection of him, and that his audience would be able to get a better idea of his personality from listening to it.
What most people know about me, they know through my music. This time, I've tried to open that door as wide as possible. These songs are a giant step closer to who I really am and what my music is all about. Hence the title.[19]
Two months after Closer was released, it rose on the Billboard charts from number 11 to number one.[21] Groban's cover of "You Raise Me Up" became his third most popular song on the adult contemporary charts as of March 2004. Later that year, he also performed the song "Remember" (with Tanja Tzarovska) on the Troy soundtrack, "Believe" on the soundtrack to the 2004 animated film The Polar Express and a cover of Linkin Park's "My December".
In the summer of 2004, Groban returned to Interlochen, performing and discussing his earlier experiences with local residents and campers. On November 30, 2004, his second live DVD, Live At The Greek, was released; it was also shown as a Great Performances special on PBS. That same year, Groban performed "Remember When It Rained", backed by a full orchestra, at the American Music Awards, where he was nominated for Favorite Male Artist in the pop category; he was also nominated for a People's Choice Award. His recording of "Believe" secured an Academy Award nomination in 2005 for the songwriters Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri,[22] and earned them a Grammy in the category Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at the ceremony held in February 2006.[23]
2005–2010: Awake
Groban earned his first Grammy nomination in 2005 for his single "You Raise Me Up" in the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance category. During the first week of September 2006, Groban's single entitled "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" was released exclusively on AOL's First Listen. His third studio album Awake was officially released on November 7, 2006. Groban performed "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" as well as two other tracks from Awake at his recording session for Live from Abbey Road at Abbey Road Studios on 26 October 2006. On that album, Groban also collaborated on the single "Now or Never" with British musician and songwriter Imogen Heap. He performed two tracks with the South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, "Lullaby" and "Weeping". Groban's "Awake" world tour visited 71 cities between February and August 2007, and toured Australia and the Philippines with Lani Misalucha as his special guest in October 2007. He performed a duet with Barbra Streisand ("All I Know of Love") and with Mireille Mathieu ("Over the Rainbow"). As to his future, Groban was open to a plethora of possibilities. He said, "I am fortunate enough to have had many really big moments in my career. I think the mistake a lot of people in my position make is to always search for the next big thing. I am looking forward to playing some small theaters. I'm looking forward to writing more. I want to delve further into my acting career and explore some of the film and TV opportunities that I haven't had time for. My outlook is to expect the unexpected. And when the next step comes, I'm prepared to take it."[9]
2010–2015: Illuminations; All That Echoes
Groban finished his fifth studio album, entitled Illuminations, and the album was released on November 15, 2010.[24] Most of the songs on the album are about "specific situations that I've had where love has existed and ultimately failed," Groban told The New York Times, adding: "And other songs are about the quest, and it just not working out." Groban wrote 11 of the 13 songs on the album.[25] The first single from the album, "Hidden Away", was made available for free download via Facebook on September 8.[26] "For me to sit in a room with a piano in one take with some of Johnny Cash's musicians—that was totally new for me." Josh added. "and I think that excitement is on the record."[25] On October 12, a second single from the upcoming album, "Você Existe Em Mim", was made available on iTunes.[27] This song is sung in Portuguese and was written by Brazilian artist Carlinhos Brown. The Washington Post said: "Illuminations" is not a revelation, but it offers a perfectly fine, and often quite lovely, glimpse at a pop-classical crossover artist in the middle of crossing over."[28] Groban plans on making one more record with Rick Rubin.[29] Beginning May 12, 2011 and continuing through December of that year, Groban undertook the 81-city Straight to You Tour to promote Illuminations, encompassing appearances in North America, Europe, and South Africa.[30]
Groban's sixth studio album, All That Echoes, was released on February 5, 2013, debuting at number one by selling 141,000 copies.[31][32] Groban promoted the album with the All That Echoes World Tour in 2013. A year later, he embarked on his Summer Symphony Tour.[33]
2015–2017: Stages and Broadway debut
In early March 2015, Josh Groban's Facebook page announced the release of the album Stages, consisting of covers of songs from Broadway musicals. The album was released on April 28, 2015.[34]
Starting October 18, 2016, Groban performed on Broadway as Pierre Bezukhov in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera by composer Dave Malloy based on War and Peace.[35] For his performance as Pierre, Groban was nominated for the 2017 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. His final performance as Pierre was on July 2, 2017.[36] Groban also performed the song "Evermore" during the end credits of the 2017 Disney film Beauty and the Beast.[37]
2018: Bridges
On March 12, 2018, tour dates were announced for Groban's Bridges Tour with special guest Idina Menzel. The US leg of the tour began on October 18, 2018, in Duluth, Georgia and concluded at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 18. The European leg of the tour began on December 12 at the O2 Arena in London and concluded on December 18 in Poland.[38]
On June 26, 2018, Groban announced via social media that his album Bridges would be released on September 21 and would contain a cover of Céline Dion's song "S'il suffisait d'aimer" along with new tracks.[39] The album debuted at number two in the US[40] and in the top 10 in the UK[41] and Scotland.[42]
2020: Harmony
On August 17, 2020, Groban's album Harmony was announced to release in November 2020. Groban will also offer a virtual livestreamed concert series in the fall and winter of 2020.[43] On October 2, the album was announced to be released on November 20, 2020. The album is now available in all the platforms from the regular to deluxe edition.
Voice
Various music critics have described Groban's voice in different ways, with some referring to him as a tenor[62] and others as a baritone.[63][64] In performance, Groban's music goes as low as G2 (as in the songs "To Where You Are", "Higher Window", and "The World We Knew (Over and Over)") and extends up to at least B4 (as heard in "The Duel" from Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812[65]). This places his voice lower than the usual tenor range on the low end (although still within the vocal fry register of a tenor), and just short of tenor C, and therefore above the baritone range, on the high end.[66][67]
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Josh Groban Lyrics
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Non cercare di spiegare
lo sapevo
Che finiva prima o poi
È solo ieri
Che dicevi "quanto ti amo"
Me era soltanto
Una stato di agonia
Non c'è cosa
Più illusoria dell'amore
Non credi mai che
Possa capitare a te
Di ritrovarti
Sopra un filo di speranza
per poi crollae
Dentro questa oscurità
Mai crederò
Mai ci cadrò
In queste false emozioni
Dove non c'è pietà
Mai cercherò
La verità dentro un sogno
Il nostro sogno
Solo adesso
sembri cosi preoccupata
si direbe
che ora soffri più di me
ma non è vero
non mi hai mai nemmeno amato
altrimenti
non andresti via cosi
Mai crederò
Mai ci cadrò
In queste false emozioni
Dove non c'è pietà
Mai cercherò
La verità dentro un sogno
Ma quale sogno!
The song "Mai" by Josh Groban is a ballad about the loss of love and the realization that it was never meant to be. The first verse conveys the sense of inevitability that the relationship was going to end, and the pain that the singer had to endure in the process. The second verse speaks to the illusion of love, how it can blind us and lead us to believe in false hopes and dreams. The chorus then stresses the importance of not falling for fake emotions and seeking the truth within reality rather than fantasy. The third verse shows the disparity in feelings between the two people in the relationship. The singer understands that the other person was never truly in love with them and that they must move on.
One interpretation of the song is that it is about the realization that one's love for another was not reciprocated. The singer is coming to terms with the fact that they were never truly loved in the way they had hoped. It speaks to the struggle of letting go and moving on from a relationship that was not based in truth and genuine emotion. It is a poignant reminder of the need to be authentic and not allow oneself to be fooled by false promises.
Line by Line Meaning
Non guardarmi
Don't look at me
Non cercare di spiegare
Don't try to explain
lo sapevo
I knew it
Che finiva prima o poi
That it would end sooner or later
È solo ieri
It feels like just yesterday
Che dicevi "quanto ti amo"
You said "how much I love you"
Me era soltanto
But for me it was only
Una stato di agonia
A state of agony
Non c'è cosa
There is nothing
Più illusoria dell'amore
More illusory than love
Non credi mai che
You never believe that
Possa capitare a te
It could happen to you
Di ritrovarti
To find yourself
Sopra un filo di speranza
On a thread of hope
per poi crollae
And then fall down
Dentro questa oscurità
Into this darkness
Mai crederò
I will never believe
Mai ci cadrò
I will never fall for it
In queste false emozioni
In these false emotions
Dove non c'è pietà
Where there is no mercy
Mai cercherò
I will never search for
La verità dentro un sogno
The truth in a dream
Il nostro sogno
Our dream
Solo adesso
Only now
sembri cosi preoccupata
You seem so worried
si direbe
One would say
che ora soffri più di me
That now you suffer more than I do
ma non è vero
But it's not true
non mi hai mai nemmeno amato
You never even loved me
altrimenti
Otherwise
non andresti via cosi
You wouldn't leave like this
Ma quale sogno!
But what dream!
Contributed by Bella M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@pamalalindemann679
Mi Mancherai
Mi mancherai se te ne vai
Mi mancherá la tua serenita
Le tue parole come canzoni al vento
E l'amore che ora porti via
Mi mancherai se te ne vai
Ora per sempre non so come vivrei
E l'allegria, amica mia
Va via con te
Mi mancherai, mi mancherai
Perché vai via?
Perché l'amore in te si é spento
Perché, perché?
Non cambierà niente lo so
E dentro sento te
Mi mancherai, mi mancherai
Perché vai via?
Perché l'amore in te si é spento
Perché, perché?
Non cambierà niente lo so
E dentro sento che
Mi mancherà l'immensita
Dei nostri giorni e notti insieme noi
I tuoi sorrisi quando si fa buio
La tua ingenuita da bambina, tu
Mi mancherai amore mio
Mi guardo e trovo un vuoto
dentro me
E l'allegria, amica mia
Va via con te
@SL-yn4ju
beautiful story, give him all the love in your heart and just pray and ask for guidance ..... and try to have more fun in life ;-) (wink)... Here are the beautiful words to this song. I was looking at a picture of the love of my life that I haven't seen for almost 20 years and this song came on and sent me to tears, then I looked the words and oh man.... It was definitely a message from my angels..... Light and love to you and your grandson....
I'll miss you
I'll miss you if you leave
I'll miss your serenity
Your words like songs in the wind
And the love that you take away
I'll miss you if you leave
Now, forever, I do not know how to live
And the joy, my love,
Goes away with you
I'll miss you, I'll miss you
Why do you leave?
Because the love inside of you is dead
Why, oh Why?
Nothing will change, I know that
Inside of me, I feel you
I'll miss you, I'll miss you
Because you go away
Because the love in you is dead
Nothing will change, I know that
Inside of me, I feel you
I'll miss the immensity
Of our days and nights together
Yours smiles when it was dark
Your being naive like a small girl
I'll miss you, my love
I look and I find emptiness
inside of me
And the joy, my love
Goes away with you
@GIarraSS
Dear Grammy, this song you are listening to here is in Italian, I don't know if you are going to read this today, but here it is, sorry if it reads strange, I was born in a South American country, and I speak Spanish, English and Italian, my grandparents taught it to me.
Below, you will find the letter in the original language (Italian), I will try to translate the letter for you, so that you understand what it says.
The song title is: I'll miss you
" I will miss you if you leave
I will miss your serenity
Your words like songs in the wind
And the love that you now take away
I will miss you if you leave
Now and forever I don't know how I would live
And the joy, my friend
Go away with you
I'll miss you I'll miss you
Why are you leaving?
Why the love in you dull itself?
Why why?
Nothing will change I know
And inside I feel you
I'll miss you I'll miss you
Why are you leaving?
Why the love in you dull itself?
Why why?
Nothing will change I know
And inside I feel that
I will miss immensity
Of our days and nights together with us
Your smiles when it gets dark
Your ingenuity as a child you
I will miss you my love
I look at myself and find a void inside me
And the joy, my friend
Go away with you "
@joewoodrum5160
Josh did a stellar job. But I was drawn to the Violinist, WOW that was just Heaven on earth. She made that SING!
@benjieelliott8552
Hey Josh, I’m 25 and I’ve been listening to this song for years. I’ve never been through a rougher time, but this song never fails to get me through whatever!
@AliciaLopez-rx8vz
The violinist, her passion, pure perfection. Brava!
@kdgnkaren3502
She is Lucia Micarelli.
@ilonapeterson1573
Thank you...and shame on the poster for not giving her credit.....she can make her violin cry.@@kdgnkaren3502
@mat4410
Thank you.@@kdgnkaren3502
@ricksmith6197
Incredible song and talent. His voice is such a blessing.
@longpdr1
Still one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever recorded.
@stephaniemathews5287
it is that
@BrendaZiporlin
song comes from Italian film Il Postino!