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Jason Mraz
b. 1977
American singer-songwriter
- Born
- 23 Jun 1977 · Mechanicsville
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 23 Jun 1977BornBorn in Mechanicsville
- 2004AwardTeen Choice Award for Choice Music – Male Artist
- 2009AwardSongwriters Hall of Fame
- 2010AwardGrammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- 2010AwardGrammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- 2013AwardPeople's Choice Awards
- 2023AwardOut100
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1977 – today).
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 20142014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 20182018 FIFA World Cup
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
Jason Thomas Mraz ( mə-RAZ; born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come (2002), which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" that peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His second studio album Mr. A-Z (2005) peaked at number five on the Billboard 200.
His third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008), peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and was certified four times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's lead single, "I'm Yours", reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, while spending a then-record 76 weeks on the Hot 100, and it was certified Diamond by the RIAA. The album also spawned the Grammy Award winning singles "Make It Mine" and "Lucky" with Colbie Caillat.
His fourth album, Love Is a Four Letter Word (2012), peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "I Won't Give Up", which became his second top ten hit on the Hot 100. He went on to release the top ten albums Yes! (2014) and Know. (2018). After signing a three-album agreement with BMG in 2020, Mraz released the albums Look for the Good (2020) and Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride (2023).
Along with receiving two Grammy Award wins, Mraz is also the recipient of two Teen Choice Awards, a People's Choice Award, and the Hal David Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. As of July 2014, Mraz has sold over seven million albums, and over 11.5 million in digital singles.
In 2023, Mraz competed as a contestant on season 32 of Dancing with the Stars, finishing in second place, behind Xochitl Gomez.
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