Gavin DeGraw

He rose to fame with "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album Chariot (2003), which became the main theme song for the drama series One Tree Hill. Other singles from that debut album were the title track and "Follow Through". His self-titled second album (2008) was preceded by "In Love with a Girl". His third album, Free (2009), served as his final release with J Records. His fourth album, Sweeter (2011), produced "Not Over You", along with "Soldier" and "Sweeter". In 2013 he released the album Make a Move, and in 2016 the album Something Worth Saving. In 2022 he released Face the River and a documentary on how he made the record and how he dealt with his parents' deaths. His duet with Colbie Caillat on "We Both Know" for the 2013 film Safe Haven received a Grammy Award nomination. DeGraw grew up in South Fallsburg, New York, and began singing and playing piano at the age of eight. He attended Ithaca College on a music scholarship and later Berklee College of Music for two semesters. After relocating to Manhattan in March 1998, he signed a record deal with Clive Davis and his J Records imprint. An acoustic version, Chariot Stripped, followed in 2004.