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Joshua Mario "Josh" Gracin (born October 18, 1980) is a 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 Networks 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 Songs charts and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. His second album, We Weren't Crazy, followed in 2008. This album also produced five more chart singles, including a Top Ten in its title track.
Gracin was born on October 18, 1980 and raised in Westland, Michigan to parents Mario and Brenda Gracin. He has four sisters, Stacy, April, Melissa and Kristen. He grew up listening to Elvis, the Beatles and the vintage rock and pop on a favorite station locally. When he was 11, the station changed its format to country, and he began listening to artists such as Garth Brooks, Joe Diffie, George Strait and Randy Travis , who immediately caught his interest.“There’s not another genre that better reflects situations in my life,” Josh said. Josh's vocal debut was in an Easter musical presented by his local church. His first public appearance was at an eighth grade talent competition where he sang Brooks' 1993 hit "Standing Outside the Fire" and easily won over an audience full of more traditional dance music-loving cohorts .
Josh Gracin - Nothin' To Lose
Josh Gracin - Stay With Me (Brass Bed)
Josh Gracin - I Want To Live
Josh Gracin -- Let you go
Josh Gracin - We Weren't Crazy
Unbelievable-Josh Gracin
Josh Gracin - Favorite State Of Mind
Josh Gracin - Bye Felicia (98.7 THE BULL)
Nothing to Lose lyrics Josh Gracin
The Other Little Soldier - Josh Gracin
Friday night and feeling alright
At the end of a long hard week
Picked her up she jumped into my truck
And slid into the passenger seat
She said I don't care where we go
As long as we're rockin' to your radio
Turn it up, turn it up
There ain't no such thing as loud enough
Let's rock, I'm ready to roll
Let's go crazy, turn it up
We were drivin', moonlight riding
Wound up down a dead-end road
I was in the mood trying to make my move
I leaned over and I pulled her close
She said there's plenty of time for romance
Right now all I wanna do is dance, so
Turn it up, turn it up
There ain't no such thing as loud enough
Let's rock, I'm ready to roll
Let's go crazy
Cause all I wanna do tonight is
Shout at the moon, shoot out the lights
It don't matter as long as the music's on
She said whatever the plan
They're playing our song
She said I don't care where we go
Long as we are rocking to your radio
So turn it up, turn it up
There ain't no such thing as loud enough
Let's rock, I'm ready to roll
Let's go crazy, turn it up
Turn it up
There ain't no such thing as loud enough
Let's rock, I'm ready to roll
Let's go crazy, turn it up