JC Chasez

Joshua Scott "JC" Chasez (born August 8, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor.

Chasez was born on August 8, 1976, in Bowie, Maryland.

When he was five years old, his biological mother entrusted guardianship of her son to her own former foster parents Roy and Karen Chasez, who worked as a technology company consultant and an editor, respectively.

He was adopted by the couple and raised Mennonite along with his younger siblings, Tyler and Heather.

Chasez attended the former Robert Goddard Middle School and then Bowie High School.

As a child, Chasez was extremely shy but became interested in dance and got involved in competitive dance troupes.

At 13, he entered a talent contest on a dare from a friend and won first place, singing "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx.

In 1989 his mother saw auditions for Disney's revival of The Mickey Mouse Club advertised in The Washington Post and encouraged Chasez to try out.

Chasez was cast in the fourth season, going by his initials as there was another cast member named Josh (Ackerman).

He started his career as a singer on The Mickey Mouse Club (1991–1994) before rising to stardom as a member of the 1990s boyband NSYNC.

The band has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.

He stayed on the show until its cancellation in 1994, during which time he befriended future bandmate Justin Timberlake and performed alongside Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Tony Lucca, Keri Russell, and Ryan Gosling.

Chasez and Justin Timberlake were the two lead singers of what would become the boy band NSYNC.

The group was formed in 1995 by Chris Kirkpatrick and began recording and performing the following year in Europe.

In 1998, the band released its debut album *NSYNC which sold 11 million copies, earning them popularity in the United States.

After the band had a series of legal struggles with manager Lou Pearlman, they signed with Jive Records.

While still a member of NSYNC, Chasez appeared on the remix and album versions of the 1999 single "Bring It All to Me" by the girl group Blaque, though his vocals were credited to NSYNC as a whole.

During the band's time Chasez became involved with songwriting and production for his group and other artists, including Wild Orchid.

During NSYNC's hiatus, Chasez continued to work as a songwriter and producer.

Producer Dallas Austin asked Chasez to record the song "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)" for the Drumline soundtrack, which was later released as a single.

Chasez subsequently began work on a solo album with Jive Records, with tracks written and produced by Austin, Basement Jaxx, Robb Boldt and Riprock 'n' Alex G as well as Chasez.

They released their second studio album No Strings Attached in 2000, which became the fastest-selling album of all time, selling 2.4 million copies in the first week.

The band produced their third studio album, Celebrity in 2001, which sold 1.8 million copies in the first week.

Chasez released his debut single "Blown Me Up (With Her Love)" in 2002, following NSYNC's decision to go on a hiatus earlier that year.

After their Celebrity Tour in 2002, NSYNC went on hiatus and though never formally disbanded, members have stated there no plans to reform or record new music.

Schizophrenic, his debut solo album, was released in 2004.

Chasez has written and produced for a wide variety of music acts such as Liam Payne, Diplo, Backstreet Boys, McFly, Sugababes, Victoria Duffield, and Matthew Morrison.

He also served as a judge on the first seven seasons of America's Best Dance Crew.

After numerous delays, his debut album Schizophrenic was released in February 2004.

Promotion for the album was affected by former bandmate Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy, after which Chasez was dropped from performing at half-time at the 2004 Pro Bowl.

With the NFL unhappy with the lyrics of the single "Some Girls (Dance with Women)" expressing too much sexuality, Chasez agreed to alter his performance but was met with too much resistance from the organizers, who ultimately replaced Chasez's act with Hawaiian hula dancers.

At the same time, Chasez sang vocals on the Basement Jaxx track, "Plug It In", which reached number one in the UK Dance Charts.

Following the release of Schizophrenic, Chasez began work on his second album, The Story of Kate.

The album featured production from Chasez's former NSYNC bandmate Timberlake, Timbaland, Dallas Austin, Jimmy Harry, and Emanuel Kiriakou.

Timberlake, who produced a few songs for the album, said, "In my opinion, (JC) 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 twelve, so it was fun to sit behind the board and push him."

Though slated for release in 2006, The Story of Kate was delayed to the following year.

The two lead singles, "Until Yesterday" and "You Ruined Me" were released online.

Chasez performed material from the new album during guests spots on TV shows Ghost Whisperer, Las Vegas, and Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious.

They held this record until 2015 when Adele surpassed the single-week sales record with her third album 25.

Singles from the No Strings Attached album included "Bye Bye Bye", "This I Promise You", and the No. 1 hit "It's Gonna Be Me".