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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joshua Scott Chasez |
| Born | August 8, 1976 |
| Origin | Bowie, Maryland, United States |
| Genre(s) | Pop, dance-pop, pop rock, soul, r&b |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer, actor |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
| Associated acts | 'N Sync |
Joshua Scott Chasez (born August 8, 1976), better known as JC Chasez, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor, best known as one of the lead vocalists in the pop group 'N Sync. In 2004, Chasez released a solo album, Schizophrenic, and has gone on to write and produce for music acts such as Girls Aloud, Basement Jaxx, David Archuleta, and the Backstreet Boys. He is currently a judge for America's Best Dance Crew.
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Chasez was adopted and raised by Roy and Karen Chasez.[1] His biological mother entrusted her son's care to her former foster parents Roy and Karen when Chasez turned five, hoping that they would be able to provide him with an education and a stable family life.[2] Chasez has said that he does not know who his biological father is, and has no plans to search for him.[2]
After being adopted, Chasez was raised in Bowie, Maryland as a Mennonite.[3] He has one brother and one sister.[2] Chasez attended the former Belair Junior High School and then Bowie High School. His mother read an article in the Washington Post announcing auditions for Disney's The Mickey Mouse Club, and encouraged Chasez to try out. Chasez was soon cast as a performer in the fourth season and stayed until the show's cancellation in 1994. It was during his time as a Mouseketeer that Chasez befriended future bandmate Justin Timberlake, along with other future entertainers.
After collaborating with Chasez, folk singer Jonatha Brooke said, "He's got a four-octave range, he can sing anything. It's like being in a candy store, because he can sing anything."[4]
Working with Chasez, American singer and composer, BT praised his vocal ability, saying "JC has the largest vocal range out of any guy singer I have ever met."
Longtime friend and co-worker, Justin Timberlake rebound again with Chasez for working on his new album, when Timberlake said "In my opinion, he had the best voice out of all of us...Out of all the boy bands, call ‘em what you will, he was the one that could out-sing all of us. And I’ve known him since I was 10, so it was fun to sit behind the board and push him."
While appearing on the New Mickey Mouse Club Chasez had a longterm relationship with fellow Mousketeer Nikki DeLoach, who he mentions in the liner notes (by nickname "Peaches) of *NSYNC's self-titled album. During his *NSYNC years, from 1999-2001, Chasez dated Bobbie Thomas, currently an editor at InTouch magazine as well as a correspondent for The Today Show.
In 2004-2005 Chasez dated Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria.
In early 2008 Chasez had to dispel rumors of a relationship with friend and actor Chace Crawford saying, "The fact of the matter is I'm a straight and I'm allowed to have [guy] friends." [5]
Chasez has also been previously linked to actresses Tara Reid and Emmanuelle Chriqui.
All regularly released singles and their chart peak position in U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (US 100), U.S. Top 40 Mainstream (US Main), UK Singles Top 75 (UK), Canadian Singles Chart (CAN), Australian Singles Chart (AUS), New Zealand Top 40 (NZ), Irish Top 50 (IRE) and in the Belgian UltraTop 50 (BEL).
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| 2000 | "Bring It All To Me" (duet with Blaque) | 5 | 15 | - | 9 | - | 16 | - | - | 67 | 53 | Blaque | |||||||
| 2003 | "Blowin' Me Up (with Her Love)" 1 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 24 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | Schizophrenic | |||||||
| 2004 | "Some Girls (Dance with Women)" 1 | 88 | 30 | 13 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | ||||||||
| "All Day Long I Dream About Sex" | - | - | 167 | - | 25 | 32 | - | 44 | - | - | |||||||||
| 2006 | "Until Yesterday" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kate | |||||||
| 2007 | "You Ruined Me" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
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| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
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| 1999 | Blaque | "Bring It All to Me" | Blaque |
| 2000 | Euge Groove | "Give in to Me" | Euge Groove |
| 2002 | Various Artists | "Blowin' Me Up (with Her Love)" | Drumline Soundtrack |
| 2003 | Basement Jaxx | "Plug it In" | Kish Kash |
| BT | "Force of Gravity" | Emotional Technology | |
| "Somnambulist" | |||
| 2005 | The Stone Movement | "Slow Songs" | Unreleased |
| 2006 | Carlos Santana | "If I Don't" | Unreleased |
| 2007 | Backstreet Boys | "Treat Me Right" | Unbreakable |
| Jonatha Brooke | "Careful What You Wish For" | Careful What You Wish For | |
| "Beautiful Girl" | |||
| 2008 | David Archuleta | "Don't Let Go" | David Archuleta |
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