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Nicholas Jerry "Nick" Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actor best known as one of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he formed with his brothers Joe and Kevin. The Jonas Brothers originally started as an attempted solo singing career for Nick, but the record producer liked the sound when his brothers sang backup for him.It has been said that the Jonas Brothers originally called themselves Sons of Jonas. He previously starred in the Disney Channel original series JONAS L.A. as Nick Lucas, alongside his brothers. He also starred in the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. He formed the band Nick Jonas & The Administration, which released its only studio album in 2010.

"Live like your at the bottom even when you're at the top."-Nick

Early Life[]

Nick was born in Dallas, Texas, on September 16, 1992. He is the son of Denise (née Miller) and Paul Kevin Jonas. Jonas' father is a songwriter, musician, and former ordained minister at an Assemblies of God church while his mother is a former sign language teacher and singer. Nick has two older brothers, Kevin Jonas, and Joe Jonas, and one younger brother, Frankie Jonas.

Career[]

Career beginnings: 2000-2005[]

Jonas's career started when he was discovered at the age of six in a barbershop, while his mother was getting her hair cut and was referred to a professional show business manager. At the age of 7, he began performing on Broadway. He had acted in several plays, including A Christmas Carol (in 2000 as Tiny Tim and Scrooge at eight), Annie Get Your Gun (in 2001 as Little Jake), Beauty and the Beast (in 2002 as Chip), and Les Misérables (in 2003 as Gavroche). After Les Misérables closed, he performed in The Sound of Music (as Kurt) at the Paper Mill Playhouse.&nbsp {C In 2002, while performing in Beauty and the Beast, Jonas wrote a song with his father called "Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)." With background vocals from the Beauty and the Beast cast, Nick recorded the song on the 2002 annual Broadway "Equity Fights AIDS" album, Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 4. In November 2003, INO Records received a demo copy of "Joy To The World (A Christmas Prayer)". The label released the song to Christian radio, where it quickly became popular on Record & Radio's Christian Adult Contemporary Chart. By September 2004, an executive at Columbia Records discovered Jonas' song. He was soon jointly signed to INO Records and Columbia Records and released the single "Dear God". A second single, "Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)" (a re-recorded version), was released on November 16. It was supposed to be followed by a December release of a self-titled solo album Nicholas Jonas, but the album was pushed back. It did, however, get a limited release. Nick, along with his brothers, Kevin and Joe, co-wrote songs for the album. In early 2005, Columbia Records' new president, Steve Greenberg, heard Jonas' record. While Greenberg did not like the album, he did like Nick's voice. &nbsp {C Jonas Brothers: 2005-2010 {C Main article: Jonas Brothers {C After meeting with Jonas and hearing the song, "Please Be Mine", written and performed by the brothers, Daylight/Columbia Records decided to sign the three as a group activity. After being signed to Columbia, the brothers considered naming their group "Sons of Jonas" before settling on the name "Jonas Brothers." It's About Time, the brothers' first album was released on August 8, 2006. According to the band's manager, it was only a "limited release" of a little over 50,000 copies. Because Sony was not interested in further promoting the band, the Jonas Brothers considered switching labels. The band was ultimately dropped by Columbia Records in early 2007. After shortly being without a label, the Jonas Brothers signed with Hollywood Records in February 2007. Around the same time, brothers began appearing in commercials for Baby Bottle Pops, singing the jingle. Their self-titled second album, Jonas Brothers, was released on August 7, 2007. It reached number five on the Billboard 200 chart in its first week. It has since sold over three million copies worldwide. On August 17, 2007, Jonas, along with his brothers, guest-starred in an episode of Hannah Montana, which aired after the premiere of High School Musical 2 and the Disney Channel show Phineas and Ferb. The episode broke basic cable records with a record 10.7 million viewers and became basic cable's most-watched series telecast ever.

The reality short series, Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream, premiered on Disney Channel on May 16, 2008. The show, which ran until September 5, 2008, documents the brothers' lives on the Look Me In The Eyes Tour. The name was inspired by the band's hit song "When You Look Me in the Eyes". The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 21, 2010. The second season follows the band on the European leg of their World Tour 2009. Jonas and his brothers filmed a Disney Channel Original Movie called Camp Rock where they play a band called "Connect Three." Joe plays the lead male role as the lead singer "Shane Gray"; Nick plays the role of "Nate," a guitarist; and Kevin plays the role of "Jason," also a guitarist. A soundtrack for the movie was released on June 17, 2008. The movie premiered on June 20, 2008, in the USA on Disney Channel, and Canada on Family. Production began on the sequel, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam in September 2009 and it premiered during the summer of 2010.

The Jonas Brothers' third studio album, A Little Bit Longer, was released in the United States on August 12, 2008. It sold over 2 million copies worldwide. The Jonas Brothers were listed number 9 on the richest pop acts of 2008. Jonas and his brothers starred in the Disney Channel Original Series JONAS about a pop band trying to live a normal life, which premiered May 2, 2009, and concluded on March 14, 2010. Filming for the second season began in February 2010. The second season was renamed Jonas L.A. and premiered on June 20, 2010. On November 8, 2010, it was announced that the series had been canceled. The Jonas Brothers' fourth studio album, Lines, Vines and Trying Times, was released in the United States in June 2009.

Solo projects: 2010-2011[]

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Nick in 2009

Jonas' side project from the Jonas Brothers called Nick Jonas & the Administration released their debut album Who I Am was released February 2, 2010. In January 2010, Jonas embarked on the Who I Am Tour with the Administration. The tour consisted of 22 dates that began on January 2, 2010, in Dallas, Texas and concluded on January 30, 2010, in Berkeley, California. Jonas also toured with his brothers again in 2010. In September 2011 and October 2011, Nick Jonas & The Administration began touring through South America in support of their debut album, Who I Am.

On June 21, 2010, Jonas made his West End debut performing in Les Misérables for the second time, but this time as the role of Marius Pontmercy. Jonas was originally supposed to play the role for only three weeks but was able to extend his run until July 24, 2010, because of changes in the Jonas Brothers tour schedule. He also appeared in the 25th Anniversary Concert at The O2 Arena on October 3, 2010, again playing the role of Marius Pontmercy. From August 5–7, 2011, Jonas performed in the musical Hairspray as Link Larkin at the Hollywood Bowl. Jonas appeared in the 2011 series Mr. Sunshine; he played Eli White, an up-and-coming singer who wants everything his way before he performs at the Sunshine Center. He also plays the role of Ryan on the sitcom Last Man Standing.

Jonas Brothers reunion and split: 2012 - 2013[]

In February 2012, he appeared in an episode of Smash in the role of Lyle West, a young musician and television star backing a promising Broadway musical; Jonas will reprise the role of Lyle West in the show's season finale on May 14. Nick had a cameo appearance in the last episode of the second season of the comedy web series Submissions Only. Jonas was to perform in the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" as J. Pierrepont Finch from January 24 till July 1, 2012. However, the musical ended its run on May 20th. Jonas recorded 5 songs for the How To Succeed in the Business soundtrack.

On March 6, 2012, the Jonas Brothers released a video on Twitter of them in their home studio, along with the hashtag "#JonasBrothers2012", suggesting that a reunion was occurring. Starting on August 19, 2012, the eldest Jonas brother will appear in an E! reality series alongside his wife Danielle and brothers Nick and Joe. "Married to Jonas" will document the young couple's domestic life as well as the brothers' recording efforts as they prepare to release their newest group album.

On May 1, 2012, it was announced that after 6 years with Hollywood Records, the Jonas Brothers had parted ways with their label. The band has bought back the rights to their master recordings, merchandising, and publishing, and plans to release their upcoming fifth album with a new label.

On May 21, 2013, it was announced that Nick would co-host the Miss USA 2013 competition on NBC. The Jonas Brothers themselves, performed during the show.

On October 9, 2013, the group canceled their highly anticipated comeback tour days before it was slated to start, citing a "deep rift within the band" over "creative differences". The Jonas Brothers' social media page went due, causing a frenzy for the media, and questioning whether the group was officially splitting. On 29 October 2013, the Jonas Brothers officially confirmed their split.

Nick Jonas: 2013 - 2019[]

On March 18, 2013, Nick was offered his first leading role in a thriller film, Careful What You Wish For, which is set to release in May 2015.

On June 25, 2014, Nick teased his audience by posted a clip of a possible new song on social media - Instagram.

On June 28, 2014, he shot a music video for an upcoming single.

On July 24, Jonas released the single, entitled "Chains".The song was released to iTunes, and its video premiered on MTV

On July 30, 2014, via Jonas' new label Island Records, his video premiered on MTV.

In August 2014, he announced this self-titled album would be released in November 2014.

On September 7, he also revealed that the second single "Jealous" would be released on September 7.

In October 2014, Kingdom premiered on DirecTV's Audience Network and was renewed for two more seasons two weeks later.

On April 14, 2015, he was a guest mentor for Christian Aguilera's team on The Voice Season 8. He also performed his latest single, "Chains".

On January 26, 2015, it was announced that he will recur on the TV show, Scream Queens, releasing Fall 2014. 

In 2015, Nick Jonas was one of Iggy Azalea's opening act for her, The Great Escape Tour.

Jonas Brothers Reunion: 2019 - Present[]

The Jonas Brothers revealed that they were reuniting on February 28th, 2019 via social media. They kicked off the reunion with the release of "Sucker" on March 1st. This was followed by a week-long stay on The Late Late Show hosted by James Corden. The brothers revealed that they went through therapy prior to the reunion and that when they split, they were not planning to get back together. More of their journey is detailed in the documentary Chasing Happiness. After the reunion, they released the album Happiness Begins. In addition to continuing his work with his brothers, Nick became a coach on Season 18 of The Voice.

Jonas also opened a tequila business, Villa One, which he co-founded with John Varvatos.

Personal life[]

Jonas was born in Dallas, Texas. His mother, Denise (née Miller), is a former sign language teacher and singer, and his father, Paul Kevin Jonas, Sr., is a songwriter, musician, and former ordained minister at an Assemblies of God church. He was raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey and homeschooled by his mother. Nick is of Italian (from a great-grandfather), German, Irish, English, Cherokee, and French-Canadian descent.

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Nick in 2007

Health[]

Jonas was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at the age of thirteen and wears an OmniPod insulin pump to help him manage his condition. He has developed the Change for the Children Foundation. Partnering with five different charities, their goal is to raise money and awareness for diabetes. He also developed a public service announcement with the Washington Nationals to support diabetes care at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Since August 6, 2008, Bayer Diabetes Care has partnered with Jonas as a diabetes ambassador to promote the idea for young people to manage their diabetes. Jonas testified in the U.S. Senate to promote more research funding for the condition. Nick is also is a member of the National Youth Leadership Committee for the Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration, along with Jordin Sparks, Genevieve Ryan, and Brodi Conover.

Relationships[]

Singer and actress Miley Cyrus have stated that she dated Jonas from June 2006 to December 2007. Cyrus claimed they were "in love" and began dating soon after they first met. Jonas briefly dated Selena Gomez, after she appeared in the Jonas Brothers music video, "Burnin' Up". Jonas dated Australian actress and singer Delta Goodrem from May 2011 to February 2012. In August 2013, Jonas met Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo and they dated until 2015.

Engagement, Marriage, and Children[]

In 2016, Jonas began talking with Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and suggested they go on a date. The pair met in person for the first time at the Vanity Fair Oscars party in 2017, and again at the Met Gala, however, they were not a couple for either. In May 2018, rumors began spreading that the pair were dating, and in June 2018 Jonas confirmed the rumors via Instagram. The relationship progressed rapidly, and the pair became engaged on July 27th, 2018 while in Greece. On December 1st, 2018, Jonas married Chopra. Following the wedding, Chopra took Jonas's name and became Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

On January 21, 2022, the couple announced that they had welcomed their first child together the previous Saturday (January 15) via surrogacy. According to TMZ, the couple gave birth to a daughter[1], whose name was later revealed in April 2022 to be Malti Marie Chopra-Jonas.[2][3]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. https://www.tmz.com/2022/01/21/priyanka-chopra-nick-jonas-welcome-baby-girl-surrogate/
  2. https://www.today.com/parents/parents/priyanka-chopra-nick-jonas-name-baby-girl-rcna25603
  3. https://www.tmz.com/2022/04/20/nick-jonas-priyanka-chopra-baby-name-malti-marie-chopra-jonas/

Websites[]

Jonas Brothers Offical Website


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