Name	Josh Gracin
Height
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	October 18, 1980
Place of Birth	Westland, Michigan, U.S.
Famous for	Singing

Josh Gracin is an American country music singer. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, he first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of the Fox Network talent competition American Idol. After his elimination from the show, Gracin completed his service in the Marine Corps and after his honorable discharge; he signed a record deal with Lyric Street Records. 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 by the Recording Industry Association of America. His second album, We Weren't Crazy, followed in 2008. This album produced five more chart singles, including a top-ten in its title track. In 2003, Gracin auditioned for the second season of American Idol, a talent competition television program which airs on Fox Network. He made it to the finals and ultimately came in fourth on the show. Unfortunately, because of his prior commitment to the Marine Corps, Gracin was not able to participate in the lucrative American Idol Finalists tour of American venues. Gracin was instead sent on a year tour as a recruiting tool, making appearances at special events around the United States to promote the United States Marine Corps. After completing his fourth year of service, he was honorably discharged in September 2004.

Gracin's true transition from reality show finalist to recording star began when he sang Rascal Flatts' "I'm Movin' On" on one episode of American Idol. The guys in Rascal Flatts happened to be watching that show on their tour bus. Bass player Jay De Marcus, impressed with Gracin's talent, reached him and put him in touch with Marty Williams, who had co-produced both the band's breakthrough album and its successful follow-up. That set in motion a series of events (with a short one-year break to finish his Marine stint) that led to a record deal with Lyric Street Records in 2004. His debut album Josh Gracin was released on June 15, 2004 and was certified gold. The album's first three singles (I Want to Live, Nothin' to Lose, and Stay with Me [Brass Bed]), all reached the top five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, with "Nothin' to Lose", the second of those three, reaching Number One. A new song, "Enough", was posted on his MySpace page on May 1, 2009, and released to radio in June 2009. According to his blog, Gracin wrote the song and enlisted Lonestar's Dean Sams to co-produce it. "Enough" is his favorite song in this collection and he said, “Writing this song felt like a turning point artistically. I was better able to take what was going on in my head and get in onto paper in a way I feel is relatable to so many.” In the entry, Gracin also said it is his first project since leaving Lyric Street Records. 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.