The Jonas Brothers are an AMA-winning, Grammy-nominated American boy band. The band gained their popularity from the children’s television network, Disney Channel. Hailing from Wyckoff, New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. In the summer of 2008 they starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock.

They have released three albums: It’s About Time (2006), Jonas Brothers (2007), and A Little Bit Longer (2008).

The band started as a solo project of Nick Jonas.

When Nick was six years old, he was discovered while singing at a barber shop and was referred to a professional show business manager.

At the age of 7, Nicholas began performing on Broadway. He has 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). A

fter Les Misérables closed, he performed in The Sound of Music (as Kurt) at the Paper Mill Playhouse.

In 2002 while performing in Beauty and the Beast, Nick had written a song with his father called “Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)”.

With background vocals from the Beauty and the Beast cast, Nick performed 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. While Nick was working on his solo project, Joe followed in his footsteps to Broadway, appearing in Baz Lurhmann’s production of La Boheme.

By September 2004, an executive at Columbia Records found out about Nick’s song. Nick was soon jointly signed to INO Records and Columbia Records and released the single “Dear God”.

A second single, a new solo recording of “Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)”, 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 had been pushed back; it did, however, get a limited release. Nick, along with his brothers, Kevin and Joe, had written several other songs for the album.

In early 2005, Columbia Records’ new president, Steve Greenberg, listened to Nick’s record. While Greenberg did not like the album, he did like Nick’s voice.

After meeting with Nick and hearing the song, “Please Be Mine”, written and performed by the brothers, Daylight/Columbia Records decided to sign the three as a group act.

The Brothers

* Paul Kevin Jonas (II) (born November 5, 1987) - Lead guitar (usually a Gibson Les Paul) and backing vocals. Paul, the eldest of the band, goes by Kevin rather than Paul. Kevin helped produce the band’s self-titled CD Jonas Brothers.
* Joseph Adam Jonas (born August 15, 1989) - Lead vocals, percussion, guitar (in the songs “Please Be Mine”,and “A Little Bit Longer”). Joe originally had no intention of becoming a singer; he wanted to be a comedian and work on the show All That.

* Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar (usually a Gibson SG in the original red stain color), piano in the songs “When You Look Me in the Eyes” and “A Little Bit Longer,” and drums in the song “Australia”, Can’t Have You”, “Sorry”, and “Video Girl”. Nick is the youngest brother in the band. On November 16, 2005 he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
* Franklin Nathaniel Jonas (born September 28, 2000), also known as the “Bonus Jonas” and “Frank the Tank.” He will debut with his brothers on J.O.N.A.S!, and might have a small appearance in Camp Rock 2. He will also play the voice of “Sosuke” in the English-dubbed version of Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.

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