Jason Thomas Mraz, an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, was born on June 23, 1977. The track “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)” from his debut studio album, Waiting for My Rocket to Arrive (2002), which peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, helped him gain notoriety. We Sing (2007) and Mr. A-Z (2005) are his ensuing two studio albums. We Dance. We commit theft. (2008) reached the Billboard 200’s top five, and the album’s follow-up produced the Grammy Award-winning songs “Make It Mine” and “Lucky” with Colbie Caillat.
The album’s debut single “I’m Yours”, reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, while lasting a then-record 76 weeks on the Hot 100, and was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The single “I Won’t Give Up” from his fourth album, Love Is a Four Letter Word (2012), reached his second top ten on the Hot 100 and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, making it his highest charting album to date.
Mraz has won two Grammy Awards, two Teen Choice Awards, a People’s Choice Award, and the Hal David Songwriters Hall of Fame Award in addition to two Grammy Awards. Mraz has sold over seven million albums and over 11.5 million digital singles as of July 2014. Brazilian music has had a significant influence on his musical style, from the rhythmic feeling to the use of nylon string guitars.