Joe Jonas Biography

Joe Jonas was born Joseph Adam Jonas on August 15, 1989, in Casa Grande, Arizona, in the United States. His father is Paul Kevin Sr., a former Christian minister and musician, and his mother is Denise, a former sign-language teacher. He has three brothers: Kevin, Nick, and Frankie.

Everyone in his family is inclined towards music. His brother Nick signed a contract with Columbia Records, and Joe Jonas, having noticed that his brother was having a lot of fun in his career, also decided to follow in his footsteps.

Joe Jonas began his career at quite an early age. He appeared in Baz Luhrmann's Broadway production of Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème when he was just twelve years old. Soon, he also started collaborating with his brothers Nick and Kevin.

Soon, the brothers were signed by Columbia Records, and shortly after, they decided to form their own group. Though the name Sons of Jonas was initially considered, they later settled with the name Jonas Brothers. The band was formed in the year 2005.

Their debut single Mandy was released in December 2005. Their second single Year 3000 was released in March the following year. Finally on August 8, 2006, the group released their debut studio album It’s About Time. Though the album initially sold well, it didn’t match their expectations because of which the group was eventually dropped by the record label.

Soon, the group signed a new contract with Hollywood Records, after which they released their second studio album Jonas Brothers. Peaking at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, the album turned out to be quite a success, selling over two million copies across the country.

In 2008, Joe Jonas starred in a lead role in Camp Rock, a Disney Channel Original Movie. Directed by Matthew Diamond, the film starred Jonas as Shane Gray, a famed and reputed singer, who, in order to get rid of his arrogant personality, joins a music camp named Camp Rock. The film did well, with its premiere attracting nearly nine million viewers. A sequel, Camp Rock 2, was released two years later, in which Jonas reprised his role.

Along with his group, he released their third studio album in 2008, which was named A Little Bit Longer. It was received favorably by critics.

Jonas appeared in a lead role in the TV series Jonas L.A., which aired in the Disney Channel in 2009.  The series, which premiered in May 2009, received mixed reviews from critics but got appreciation from the audience. He also appeared in two episodes of the popular award-winning American TV series Hot in Cleveland.

Lines, Vines and Trying Times, the fourth album by the group Jonas Brothers, released in June 2009.  The album was a huge success, peaking at number 1 on the Billboard 200, and selling 247,000 copies within the first week. However reviews from critics, as well as fans, were mixed, and the album was criticized for being “premature.”

Joe Jonas’ debut studio album Fastlife was released in October 2011. Though the album initially stood at number 15 in the Billboard 200, it later fell off the chart. It also failed to be much of a commercial success.

Later, after the band Jonas Brothers was officially broken up, Joe Jonas formed a new band DNCE along with Jack Lawless, Cole Whittle, and JinJoo Lee. They released their debut single Cake by the Ocean in September 2015. Their debut extended play Swaay was released by Republic Records in October 2015.

In 2018, Joe Jonas appeared as a coach in the Australian version of The Voice. In 2019, the Jonas Brothers made a comeback and released a single titled Sucker in March. In June 2019, the band released their fifth studio album Happiness Begins, which peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200.

Jonas Brothers, the second studio album by the Jonas Brothers band, was the first one to be released under Hollywood Records. Released on 7 August 2007, the album was a huge hit, peaking at number 5 on the US Billboard 200. It gained immense popularity in other countries as well, peaking at number one on Argentina Albums and Venezuela Albums charts.  It received mostly mixed reviews from critics.

Lines, Vines and Trying Times was the fourth studio album by Joe Jonas, with his group Jonas Brothers. The album, which released in June 2009, is probably the most successful work of his career so far. Debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200, the album managed to sell 247,000 copies within just a week of its release. With singles, such as World War III and Paranoid, the album also did quite well in other countries, peaking at number 1 in Canadian Albums, Spanish Albums, as well as Venezuela Albums.

Cake by the Ocean, a single released by Jonas with his new band DNCE in September 2015, is also among his most successful works. The single peaked at number 9 in the US Billboard 200, and was declared by Billboard to be at number 44 on their 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016 list. The song reached the top ten on several national record charts, including Australia, Canada, Germany and the UK.

As an individual, Joe Jonas won the Los Premios MTV Latinoamerica Award for Fashionista Award - Male in 2008 and the Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor in 2009.

Along with his band Jonas Brothers, Joe Jonas has won several awards, including American Music Awards, Kids’ Choice Awards, National Music Express Awards, Planeta Awards, and Teen Choice Awards.

Joe Jonas is known to have dated several well-known celebrities, such as singer Taylor Swift, actress Camilla Belle, as well as model Gigi Hadid. In 2016, he started dating Sophie Turner and got engaged to her in 2017. The couple got married in Las Vegas on May 1, 2019, and was blessed with a daughter, named Willa in July 2020. In March 2022, they announced that they're expecting their second child. The couple welcomed their second child in July 2022.