The
Jonas Brothers are an American
pop rock boy band.
The band gained its popularity from the
Disney Channel children's television network. From
Wyckoff, New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II (
Kevin Jonas), Joseph Adam Jonas (
Joe Jonas), and Nicholas Jerry Jonas (
Nick Jonas). In the summer of 2008, they starred in the
Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock. The band has released four albums:
It's About Time,
Jonas Brothers,
A Little Bit Longer, and
Lines, Vines and Trying Times. In 2008, the group was nominated for the Best New Artist award at the
51st Grammy Awards and won the award for Breakthrough Artist at the
American Music Awards. As of May 2009, before the release of
Lines, Vines and Trying Times, they have sold over eight million albums worldwide.
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History
Nick Jonas: Discovery and solo album (1999–2005)
The band started as a solo project for Nick Jonas.
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 as 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.
