Joshua Bassett

Joshua Bassett

Genres: pop, Disney, my top songs, singer-songwriter, musical

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About Joshua Bassett

Joshua T. Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor and singer. He is known for starring as Ricky Bowen in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Bassett was born and raised in Oceanside, California to parents Taylor and Laura, and he has five sisters. He was home-schooled. His first introduction to musical theater was at age 8, over a decade before he starred as Ricky in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, when he was in a community theater production of High School Musical as J.V. Jock No. 2. Since then, he has starred in over 30 musical productions. Bassett also sings and plays piano, guitar, and drums. Bassett's first substantial role was in 2018, when he played the recurring role of Aidan Peters on the Disney Channel television series Stuck in the Middle. Bassett was cast in his first starring role at age 17 as Ricky Bowen, the male lead, in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. According to Playbill, Bassett co-wrote "Just For A Moment" with co-star Olivia Rodrigo for the series' soundtrack. In early 2020, Bassett signed with talent and entertainment company United Talent Agency as well as signed a recording contract with Warner Records. He released his first single, "Common Sense," on music platforms on April 3, 2020. On March 12, 2021, Bassett released his self-titled debut EP, “Joshua Bassett” with the first single, “Lie Lie Lie”, being released on January 14, 2021. In late 2021, Bassett released a trio of songs: "Set Me Free", "Crisis", and "Secret". In 2022, he released the singles "Doppelgänger", a non-album single. He then released "Smoke Slow", a lead single, then released "Lifeline", and "Sad Songs In A Hotel Room", all for the EP of the same name. After released Sad Songs In A Hotel Room, he released four non-album singles, each a week apart - "would you love me now?", "SHE SAID HE SAID SHE SAID", "i'm sorry", and "Different". In the same year, he also performed "Smoke Slow" on Today, made his feature film debut in Better Nate Than Ever, and starred in the animated film, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again. He also won a Kids Choice Award for Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. In 2023, he embarked on The Complicated Tour across the United States and Europe, released a single called "Just Love", and won another Kids Choice Award for his role in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. In 2024, he released two pre-release singles for his debut album, "The Golden Years" and "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes." He subsequently released his debut album on July 26, 2024, which shared the name with the first single, and started The Golden Years Tour just four days later. The North America tour started on July 30th in Arizona and ended on September 3rd in Los Angeles, California. In January 2025, the European leg of The Golden Years tour occurred. It started on January 13 in Dublin, Ireland and ended on January 27th in Cologne, Germany.

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