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Josh Groban: Coffee & Nick at Nite Helped with Emmy Performance

Originally posted 09/22/2008 12:05PM



Josh Groban condensed 60 years of television history into four minutes, performing a medley of beloved TV show themes – and even changing his voice with each tune – on the Emmy Awards Sunday night.

But how did the singer pull off the marathon performance?

"A lot of rehearsal and a lot of coffee," Groban said backstage at the PEOPLE photobooth, as he received congratulations from passersby.

"I delved into my childhood and even before my childhood," Groban, 27, said of the medley, which wove together iconic themes from Friends, The Jeffersons, Happy Days and many more.

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Josh Groban Giggles Over Memories from Amsterdam | Josh Groban

Josh Groban Giggles Over Memories from Amsterdam

Originally posted 06/02/2008 02:35PM

Celine Dion has described Josh Groban's instrument as "the voice of an angel" – and the 27-year-old crooner has no trouble maintaining an equally wholesome image. But in a new Details interview, Groban reveals a wild side – sort of – while reflecting on a hazy trip to Amsterdam. While playing poker with his bandmates, the singer asks, "Hey, do you remember, in Amsterdam, like, how funny bowling got all of a sudden?" As his bandmates crack up, he continues: “We were in that café – um, for coffee. And, um, it was on TV and we're like, 'Oh, bowling's on!' And then, like, an hour later we were like, 'Look at the way they're squatting!'"
– Brian Orloff

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Josh Groban on John Mayer's Sex Appeal: He's Got 'Tude | John Mayer, Josh Groban

Josh Groban on John Mayer's Sex Appeal: He's Got 'Tude

Originally posted 05/19/2008 07:15AM

Josh Groban has a theory about why his pal John Mayer manages to date such beautiful women – you know, like Jessica Simpson, Minka Kelly and his current squeeze, Jennifer Anniston.

"John's got a swagger that I've noticed," Groban said before his concert with Mayer and Alicia Keys at the MGM Grand Foxwoods opening in Connecticut on Saturday. "He's got a ‘tude that I have to try and learn how to get. It's that 'I may talk to you, I may not talk to you,' kind of thing."

Plus, added Groban: "It doesn't hurt to play the electric guitar."

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Josh Groban on Being One of PEOPLE's Most Beautiful | Josh Groban

Josh Groban Teased for Being One of PEOPLE's Most Beautiful

Originally posted 05/07/2008 07:45AM

Josh Groban says friends and family can tease all they want about his inclusion in PEOPLE's 100 Most Beautiful issue – he's still "honored" to be a part of it.

"I always had a really great time flipping through the magazine and making fun of everybody," Groban told The Associated Press Wednesday. "I'm really honored to be one of those people that I'm sure people will be criticizing."

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Josh Groban Shares His Dating Woes | Josh Groban

Josh Groban Shares His Dating Woes

Originally posted 11/23/2006 06:00AM

Josh Groban's new album, Awake, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 this week, but when it comes to romance, there's no top gal in his heart.

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Josh Groban, January Jones Take a Breather

Josh Groban, January Jones Take a Breather

Originally posted 06/26/2006 10:00PM

After three years together, pop balladeer Josh Groban and actress January Jones (American Wedding) are "taking a break" from one another, his rep, Liz Rosenberg, tells PEOPLE.

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Take a Shine to Jay-Z's Shoes | Jay-Z

Take a Shine to Jay-Z's Shoes

Originally posted 07/15/2004 06:00AM

Want to take a walk in Beyoncée's shoes? The bootylicious singer-actress has designed a special pair in boyfriend Jay-Z's S. Carter line (the rapper's real name is Shawn Carter) with Reebok – and so have Tyra Banks, Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, Joy Bryant and Queen Latifah – to be auctioned off beginning Monday. Proceeds from the auction (on www.rbk.com through Aug. 2) will go to Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund, which helps disadvantaged youth and nontraditional high school grads attend college.

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