Josh Beauchamp
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| Born | March 31, 2000 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Agent | XIX Entertainment (2017–present) |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano and guitar |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Labels | XIX Entertainment |
| Website | instagram |
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Joshua Kyle Beauchamp (born March 31, 2000), is a Canadian-American dancer, singer and choreographer. He represents Canada in the global pop group Now United [1] Started his career at local dance competitions until be part of big groups like NXG Company and the dance company ImmaBEAST.
Career
Josh's career began as a child when his mother took him to dance lessons. At first, he says he sat out of the first month of school because he was afraid to get up and try to do anything. During his time in dance schools, he says it was a very difficult and lonely time because he suffered a lot of bullying and exclusion from his colleagues. After all, people expected him to play hockey, like every Canadian kid and said that dancing was a sport dominated only by women.
Beauchamp is often referred to as a dancer because his career started in 2006, since then he is seen as such. Despite his years of dancing, Josh also sings.
In 2015, the singer Justin Bieber retweeted his dance cover of " Sorry". Josh has also won one of the editions of the K-Days Talent Search contest.
Josh was contacted to travel to Los Angeles for Now United auditions. He narrowly missed the project, because just like Noah Urrea, he had signed up to represent the United States, his mother's country, thus competing with one of the best friends he made in the boot camp held in California. However, when the project's creator, Simon Fuller learned that Josh was actually Canadian, like his father, he decided to put him in the group to represent his country of origin.
In 2018, he participated in the second season of the American reality competition television series World of Dance in the Junior division along with dancer Taylor Hatala. In 2020, Josh had a small part in Bieber's music video "That's What Love Is" dancing together with dancer Charlize Glass.
And in January 2021, Josh recorded a cover of Justin Bieber's song "Home to Mama"
Controversy
Beauchamp was criticized on Twitter after saying that he helped a choreographer for some K-pop groups to create some of their choreography. The fans of the K-pop groups reacted negatively.[2] Josh ended up deactivating his Twitter account for a while, but returned after positive messages from several fans.[3]
Personal life
Josh is a nickname for Joshua Kyle Beauchamp, her parents are Ursula and Ron Beauchamp, has two brothers, Jaden and Jonah Beauchamp, and two dogs, Penelope and Daisy.
Filmography
Music Videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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| 2020 | "That’s What Love Is" | Justin Bieber | [4] |
Documentaries
| Year | Title | Character | Notes |
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| 2018 | Meet Josh | Himself | Frame on the Now United YouTube channel, where he talks about the whole life story until he reaches the group |
| Dreams Come True: The Documentary[5] | Documentary showing the creation of the global pop group Now United |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Premium | Category | Nominated | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | BreakTudo Awards | International TikToker | Josh Beauchamp | Won | [6] |
With Now United
For Josh's awards and nominations as part of Now United, see Now United#Awards and nominations
References
- ^ "'It's amazing': Edmonton teen travels world with new pop group, Now United, he is the best dancer". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Fãs de kpop zombam de Josh Beauchamp e integrante do Now United pede desculpas sobre o que disse em live – Febre Teen" (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 1, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB. "Rolling Stone · Atacado por fãs de k-pop, integrante do Now United desativa o Twitter; entenda". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Torres, Leonardo (April 1, 2020). "Josh Beauchamp do Now United dança em vídeo de Justin Bieber, "That's What Love Is"". POPline (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Now United lança documentário mostrando como tudo começou! - Febre Teen" (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 29, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "BreakTudo Awards 2020: Josh Beauchamp vence na categoria Tiktoker Internacional e se torna o primeiro vencedor da categoria | BreakTudo". www.breaktudo.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.