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Who is Joe King?
American musician Joseph Aaron ‘Joe’ King was born under the zodiac sign Gemini in Colorado USA, on 25 May 1980. He’s perhaps known best for being a co-founder, singer-songwriter and guitarist of the popular rock ‘n’ roll band The Fray, which has been active since 2002, although releasing only four studio albums.
Joe’s also known for being the former husband of American actress and singer Candice Accola, who’s perhaps known best for starring as Caroline Forbes in the critically acclaimed supernatural teen series “The Vampire Diaries”, which aired from 2009 through 2017, and won 38 of its 105 award nominations.
Education and early life
Joe and his sister were raised in Colorado by their parents, but about whom no details have been disclosed, partly because Joe respects their privacy; it’s believed that his mother was a chef and his father a pianist, but this hasn’t been confirmed.
Joe became interested in music at a very early age, and was eight when he began taking piano lessons; he eventually switched to guitar, believing it was ‘cooler’ that piano. He was also passionate about cars while growing up, and worked as an auto damage appraiser while simultaneously attending his senior year at Faith Christian Academy.
Joe matriculated in 1998, and then began pursuing a career in music rather than enrolling at college.
The Fray
Joe met Isaac Slade while they were both attending Faith Christian Academy; they reunited in 2002, and began writing songs and performing together. The duo then welcomed guitarist Mike Ayars and drummer Zach Johnson; Isaac’s brother Caleb joined as the bassist, but was soon asked to leave.
After Zach left the band and enrolled at university, he was replaced by new drummer Ben Wysocki; it was not long after this that Dave Welsh joined as the lead guitarist, and the boys formed the band The Fray. Their debut extended play (EP) “Movement EP” was released in 2002, and was followed by their second “Reason EP” in 2003; in 2004, the magazine “Westword” voted them Best New Band.
Their debut album “How to Save a Life” was released on 13 September 2005, and its eponymous lead single was featured in an episode of both the medical series “Grey’s Anatomy” and the sitcom “Scrubs”; it was this song that helped the band become popular in the USA, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topping the Adult Top 40 chart, while it also charted in Sweden, Italy and Australia.
Their second album “The Fray” was released on 3 February 2009 and its lead single “You Found Me” topped the Adult Top 40 chart, as well as peaked at #7 on the Hot 100 chart; mostly thanks to the single, the album topped the Billboard 200 chart. The second single “Never Say Never” and the third single “Syndicate” were also quite successful, both charting on Adult Top 40 and Pop Songs.
They released “Christmas EP” on 22 December 2009, comprising five acoustic covers of Christmas carols.
The Fray’s third studio album “Scars & Stories” was released on 7 February 2012 but wasn’t nearly as successful as its predecessors; its two lead singles “Heartbeat” and “Run for Your Life” also failed to attract a lot of attention.
Their fourth and latest album “Helios” came out on 25 February 2014 and peaked at #2 on the Billboard US Top Rock Albums, and its two lead singles “Hurricane” and “Break Your Plans” received mixed reviews.
The Fray’s greatest hits album “Through the Years: The Best of the Fray” came out on 4 November 2016., then it was revealed in July 2019 that the band would be taking a break from releasing new music; Isaac left the band on 14 May 2022.
Solo work
Joe performed the song “Undertow” on the album “Shock Value 2” by Timbaland”, released on 7 December 2009.
He went on to co-write and co-produce the song “Alright With Me”, featured on the debut album “Kris Allen” of the “American Idol” winner Kris Allen, and the year 2013 saw Joe release his debut EP “Breaking”; popular American musician Trombone Shorty was featured on the song “Need a Woman by Friday”.
Joe’s second EP – “Union Moon” – was released in September 2017, comprising five songs.
Love life and wives
Joe’s been married twice. He was 19 when he married his high school sweetheart Julie in 1999, and she gave birth to their two daughters Ava Julie King and Elise Madison King. The two divorced in 2011, but Joe remains highly involved in his daughters’ lives.
He met Candice Accola at a 2012 Super Bowl event and they became engaged in May 2013; Joe and Candice exchanged vows in a private ceremony on 18 October 2014. She gave birth to their first daughter Florence May on 15 January 2016, and their second daughter Josephine June followed on 1 December 2020.
Joe and Candice separated in May 2022, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’, and their divorce was finalized by the end of the year.
There are no other women whom Joe’s perhaps been with, that we know about; he seems to be unattached as of September 2023, has been married twice and has two daughters with his first wife Julie, as well as two daughters with his second wife Candice Accola.
Interesting facts and hobbies
Joe’s followed by more than 270,000 people on Instagram, despite not having uploaded a single picture onto the account; his second account ‘The Fray’ numbers more than 130,000 followers and close to 600 pictures have been posted onto it, with most featuring Joe and his colleagues performing.
He enjoys being physically active, and occasionally plays soccer and tennis with friends, while Joe also works out at the gym a couple of times every week.
He and his bandmates have donated money to several charity organizations.
Joe’s a lover of animals, and dogs are his favorites.
Morgan Freeman’s one of his favorite actors, and some of Joe’s favorite movies include “The Bucket List”, “A Good Person” and “Seven”.
Appearance and net worth
Joe’s age is 43. He has brown eyes and hair, weighs around 190lbs (85kgs) and is 6ft 2ins (1.9m) tall.
Joe’s net worth’s been estimated at over $3 million, as of September 2023.
