15 Facts About Josh Gracin

Joshua Mario Gracin is an American country music singer.

Josh Gracin was born on October 18,1980, to Mario and Brenda Josh Gracin, and was raised in Westland, Michigan.

Josh Gracin grew up listening to Elvis, the Beatles and to vintage rock and pop on a favorite local station.

Later, Josh Gracin auditioned, as the only male, for a national pop orchestra and vocal competition, known as the Fairlane Youth Pops Orchestra, and won as a sophomore in high school.

In 2003, Josh Gracin auditioned for the second season of American Idol.

Josh Gracin made it to the finals and eventually came in fourth place on the show.

However, because of his earlier commitment to the Marine Corps, Josh Gracin was not able to participate in the lucrative American Idol Finalists tour of American venues.

Josh Gracin was instead sent on a year-long tour as a recruiter, making appearances at special events around the United States to promote the United States Marine Corps.

Josh Gracin connected Gracin with Marty Williams, who had co-produced both of Rascal Flatts' breakthrough album and its successful follow-up.

In 2005, Josh Gracin contributed the song "Working for the Weekend" to the Herbie: Fully Loaded soundtrack, and he sang on "When I See an Elephant Fly" on the Jim Brickman album The Disney Songbook.

At a performance in 2006, Josh Gracin filled in, with good reviews, for Lonestar's lead vocalist Richie McDonald in concert when McDonald was recovering from a back injury.

Josh Gracin was placed on a psychiatric hold in a hospital, but was later released after voluntarily checking himself into an inpatient psychiatric facility.

Josh 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.

Josh Gracin shared new music, apologized and indicated he was on the road to recovery.

In October 2015, Josh Gracin became engaged to his new girlfriend Katie Weir.