Jason Mraz Wife
Meet Jason Mraz Wife Christina Carano! Jason Mraz the talented singe and songwriter famousfor songs like Lucky with Colby Caillat, I’m Yours, Make it Mine, The Remedy among other great hits.
Jason Mraz Family and Education
Jason Thomas Mraz was born on June 23, 1977, in Mechanicsville, Virginia, where he also grew up. His paternal grandfather, originally from Austria-Hungary, migrated to the United States in 1915, bringing with him his Czech ancestry. Mraz, which translates to ‘frost’ in Czech, is Jason’s surname. His parents, Tom Mraz and June Tomes, divorced when he was just five years old, leading Jason to reside with his father while his sister stayed with their mother. His father worked as a postal worker, and his mother held a vice presidential position at a local Bank of America branch.
During his time at Lee-Davis High School, Mraz was involved in various activities, including cheerleading, choir, and drama club. He played the role of Joseph in the school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Snoopy in a Peanuts play. During this period, he grappled with questions about his sexual orientation. After graduating in 1995, he pursued further studies at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, aiming to build a career in musical theater.
Mraz developed an interest in guitar playing and songwriting when he began singing along to his roommates’ guitar tunes. A friend gifted him a guitar destined for disposal, and Mraz learned to play it and compose his own music. An early girlfriend played a significant role in encouraging him to express his thoughts through writing, which he found therapeutic.
After leaving New York, Mraz moved to Richmond, Virginia’s Shockoe Bottom neighborhood. There, he took on various jobs, including working as a janitor at an elementary school, and became a part of the Ashland Stage Company. Although he received a scholarship to attend Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, Mraz chose to embark on a road trip that eventually led him to San Diego, where he decided to settle down.
Jason Mraz Music Career
- 1999: Moved to San Diego and became a roadie for Elgin Park. Met future band member Toca Rivera at Java Joe’s in San Diego.
- 1999-2002: Performed weekly at Java Joe’s, building a following. Self-published albums ‘A Jason Mraz Demonstration’, ‘From the Cutting Room Floor’ and ‘Oh Love, In Sadness’. Released live acoustic album ‘Live at Java Joe’s’.
- Late 2001: Signed a recording contract with Elektra Records and moved to Los Angeles.
- 2002: Opened for Jewel on her tour. Released his debut major label album, ‘Waiting for My Rocket to Come’, which peaked at number 55 on Billboard 200.
- Early 2003: Released commercial single “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)”, which became his first top-40 single on the Billboard Hot 100.
- 2003: Opened for Tracy Chapman at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
- 2004: Released live album and DVD, ‘Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom’.
- 2005: Released second major label album, ‘Mr. A-Z’, which entered the Billboard 200 at number 5. The album earned a Grammy nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
- 2005-2006: Began a long-running tour in support of ‘Mr. A-Z’. Opened for Alanis Morissette and the Rolling Stones. Performed in Singapore as part of the annual Mosaic Music Festival.
- 2005: Featured in The Gap’s fall advertisement campaign singing a cover of Bob Marley’s “One Love”.
- 2006: Released live, online-only album ‘Selections for Friends’, recorded during the Songs for Friends Tour.
- 2007: Rewrote earlier track “The Beauty in Ugly” for ABC television show Ugly Betty as part of ABC’s “Be Ugly in ’07” campaign.
- May 13, 2008: Jason Mraz released his third studio album, ‘We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.’ This album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and earned quadruple platinum certification.
- Prior to the album’s release, Mraz launched three EPs featuring acoustic versions of the album’s songs.
- The lead single from the album, “I’m Yours,” was written in 2004 and initially released in demo form in 2005. It became Mraz’s first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number six. After a record-breaking 76 weeks on the Hot 100, it was certified 7x multi-Platinum by the RIAA.
- The second single, “Make It Mine,” did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single, “Lucky” with Colbie Caillat, peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- 2009: “I’m Yours” was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards. The album itself was nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Mraz received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- 2010: Mraz won two Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (“Make It Mine”) and Best Pop Collaboration (“Lucky”).
- Mraz embarked on a world tour in 2008 that included the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He also published a photo travelogue from the tour titled A Thousand Things.
- In 2009, Mraz recorded a duet with Willie Nelson and released a live CD/DVD titled Jason Mraz’s Beautiful Mess: Live on Earth. In 2010, he collaborated with Milton Nascimento, Dido, and Martin Terefe, and released two live EPs.
- April 13, 2012: Mraz’s fourth studio album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, was released and reached number two on the Billboard 200. The lead single, “I Won’t Give Up,” debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The album was nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. In the same year, Mraz performed at several high-profile venues and events, including the lighting of the national Christmas tree at the White House.
- 2012: Mraz also performed “You Did It” at the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presentation ceremony.
- May 13, 2008: Jason Mraz released his third studio album, ‘We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.’ This album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and earned quadruple platinum certification.
- Prior to the album’s release, Mraz launched three EPs featuring acoustic versions of the album’s songs.
- The lead single from the album, “I’m Yours,” was written in 2004 and initially released in demo form in 2005. It became Mraz’s first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number six. After a record-breaking 76 weeks on the Hot 100, it was certified 7x multi-Platinum by the RIAA.
- The second single, “Make It Mine,” did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single, “Lucky” with Colbie Caillat, peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- 2009: “I’m Yours” was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards. The album itself was nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Mraz received the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- 2010: Mraz won two Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (“Make It Mine”) and Best Pop Collaboration (“Lucky”).
- Mraz embarked on a world tour in 2008 that included the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He also published a photo travelogue from the tour titled A Thousand Things.
- In 2009, Mraz recorded a duet with Willie Nelson and released a live CD/DVD titled Jason Mraz’s Beautiful Mess: Live on Earth. In 2010, he collaborated with Milton Nascimento, Dido, and Martin Terefe, and released two live EPs.
- April 13, 2012: Mraz’s fourth studio album, Love Is a Four Letter Word, was released and reached number two on the Billboard 200. The lead single, “I Won’t Give Up,” debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The album was nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. In the same year, Mraz performed at several high-profile venues and events, including the lighting of the national Christmas tree at the White House.
- 2012: Mraz also performed “You Did It” at the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presentation ceremony.
Jason Mraz Ex Wife Sheridan Edley
Jason Mraz married his ex-wife Sheridan Edley, born Gloria Sheridan Edley a make-up artist and former actress known for her roles in Retracting Your Steps on December 31, 2000. Sheridan and Jason Mraz filed for divorce in August 2001; Mraz and Sheridan Edley’s divorce was finalized in April 2002.
Jason Mraz Tristan Prettyman
On Christmas Eve 2010, Jason Mraz announced his engagement to songwriter and longtime friend Tristan Prettyman; however, they split up six months later.
Sheridan Edley married Mark Geller in August 2013. Tristan Prettyman married Bill Maris on August 26, 2014.
Jason Mraz Wife
Jason Mraz married his longtime girlfriend Christina Carano, in Mechanicsville, Virginia on October 25, 2015. They don’t have any children together and sadly on June 22, 2023, he announced his divorce from Christina Carano.
Christina Carano
Christina Carano was born Christina Marie Caranio in May 1980. Carano met Mraz thru mutual friends in 2007, around the time she own a coffee shop in Hermosa Beach, Calif., they started dating in 2011.
“The first few years of getting to know him, I was mostly an observer of his life,” Carano said in the interview. “I’d get invited to his concerts and small gatherings at his house here in Oceanside where I’d think, ‘Of all the places he could be, he chose to live in nature amongst the avocado trees.’ I also loved that he didn’t have a TV or microwave and that he was passionate about taking care of his health and our planet and how he chooses to live a life of service on and off the stage.”
The former barista added that it took several years for the stars to “finally align” (the pair started dating in 2011), but “now he’s [her] stud.”
Christina Carano was deeply involved in Mraz Family Farms.
