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Chase Rice (born September 19, 1985) is an American
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singer, songwriter and reality television personality. He first came to prominence in 2010 while he was a contestant on '' Survivor: Nicaragua'', where he was the runner-up to
Jud "Fabio" Birza ''Survivor: Nicaragua'' is the 21st season of the American CBS competitive reality television series ''Survivor''. It premiered on September 15, 2010 at 8:00pm, moving to the Wednesday timeslot for the first time since '' Survivor: Borneo''. App ...
. In the same year Rice began focusing on a career in country music, and later co-wrote the diamond-certified single "
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", performed by
Florida Georgia Line Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo founded in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. Their 2012 debut single "Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was ...
. Rice has released five studio albums, and his third album, '' Ignite the Night'', debuted atop the ''Billboard''
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chart. He has also scored two number-one singles on the
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chart with " Eyes on You" and "
Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen." is a song recorded by American country music singer Chase Rice featuring American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It was released on November 30, 2020 as the second single from his album ''The Album''. ...
" (featuring Florida Georgia Line). Prior to 2010, Rice was a former college football
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for the
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and a former
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pit crew member for
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.


Early life, education, and early career

Born in Florida, Rice was raised on a farm in Asheville, North Carolina. He attended
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and the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which r ...
where he was a linebacker on the
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. He did not pursue an
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career due to injury. After graduating from UNC, Rice was selected to join the
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pit crew as the rear tire carrier for Ryan Newman's
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car. He also worked on
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's
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car and won two championships with the
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team.


''Survivor''

Rice was selected as a cast member of the
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show '' Survivor: Nicaragua''. He said that he was able to get his application into CBS through a college friend who had a connection with the network. Rice was originally on the La Flor tribe, consisting of younger contestants. During his time on the tribe, he was quickly attracted to fellow contestant Brenda Lowe, who became aware of his attraction and used it to her advantage, recruiting him and several others into an alliance. However, after La Flor won three of the first four tribal immunity challenges, the tribes were blended and Rice ended up on the new version of the original "older contestants" tribe, Espada, while Lowe remained on the new version of the La Flor tribe. Rice and Lowe both ultimately made it to the merged group, Libertad, where their alliance successfully caused the eliminations of Alina Wilson and Marty Piombo, before turning on Lowe and eliminating her as a threat. Following Lowe's elimination, Rice continued with the alliance under new leader Matthew "Sash" Lenahan. After two contestants (NaOnka Mixon and "Purple Kelly" Shinn) quit, the alliance continued eliminating targets Ben "Benry" Henry, Jane Bright, Dan Lembo, and
Holly Hoffman Holly Hoffman (née Wanner; born March 15, 1966), is an American author, motivational speaker, and television personality. She is best known for competing on the reality competition show ''Survivor'', and for her book ''Your Winner Within'' ...
, although Bright and Hoffman were members of the alliance. The alliance tried to eliminate
Jud "Fabio" Birza ''Survivor: Nicaragua'' is the 21st season of the American CBS competitive reality television series ''Survivor''. It premiered on September 15, 2010 at 8:00pm, moving to the Wednesday timeslot for the first time since '' Survivor: Borneo''. App ...
as a threat against the jury, but Birza managed to evade them by winning the last three immunity challenges. Rice performed exceptionally well in the post-merge challenges, being on the winning team in two of the three team-oriented rewards, and winning the last two individual rewards. Eventually, Rice made it to the final three with Lenahan and Birza, where he had a chance to win the $1 million as "Sole Survivor". In pleading his case to the jury, Rice claimed that he was being open about how he played the game, but was criticized both for his rash decisions and occasional indecisiveness, as well as being perceived as a follower under both Lowe and Lenahan. Although both Rice and Lenahan tried to accuse Birza of not knowing what was going on in the competition, the jury still ultimately chose Birza who received five of the nine votes; Rice received the votes of Hoffman, Bright, Lowe, and Wilson. On the nationally televised reunion show, Rice played his single "Buzz Back". Although he received national media attention on the show, he says that reality show stardom did not help propel his country music career; instead, he cited it as an important life event that was more valuable than money and that put his life in perspective. In the official issue of '' CBS Watch'' magazine, commemorating the 15th anniversary of ''
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'' in 2015, Rice was voted by viewers as the 10th "steamiest" male contestant in ''Survivor'' history.


Country music career

Chase Rice began playing guitar in college. He cites his father as the inspiration for his career, recalling his father saying "boy anyone can play guitar, but no one is gonna really listen to you until you start singing." He creates his albums based on the live shows he has and is building his career through performing. His first studio album, ''Friday Nights & Sunday Mornings'', was released on April 22, 2010. This 13-track album includes the first song he ever wrote/recorded, "Larger Than Life", which is about the passing of his father. This is the only full-length album Rice has released that is not available for digital purchase or streaming. In March 2011, he released ''Country as Me'', a six-track EP featuring his single "Buzz Back". He has received air play as a "Highway Find" on satellite radio channel The Highway. In April 2012, his second studio album ''
Dirt Road Communion ''Dirt Road Communion'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Chase Rice. It was released on March 20, 2012, via Dack Janiels Records. Critical reception Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying ...
'' debuted at number 48 on the ''
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'' Country Albums chart. This album included the original recordings of "Jack Daniels and Jesus" and "How She Rolls", the latter of which has been removed from streaming and digital platforms in its original form. "Whoa" has also been removed from all digital and streaming platforms, but was never re-released leaving the current total tracks on the album at 14. "Happy Hour (Worktape)" includes a hidden track, "Kiss My Ass", which begins at the 4:31 minute mark on the song. In July 2012, he signed with
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. He was a co-writer of
Florida Georgia Line Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo founded in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. Their 2012 debut single "Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was ...
's "
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" which topped ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs. In October 2013, he released ''
Ready Set Roll "Ready Set Roll" is a song recorded by American country music artist Chase Rice. It was released in November 2013 as his first single from his EP album, ''Ready Set Roll'', and later appeared on his first major-label studio album, ''Ignite the Nig ...
'', a six-song EP including the title track. The physical version of the album was released in November 2013 and included the bonus song "Jack Daniel's and Jesus". On January 29, 2014, the official "
Ready Set Roll "Ready Set Roll" is a song recorded by American country music artist Chase Rice. It was released in November 2013 as his first single from his EP album, ''Ready Set Roll'', and later appeared on his first major-label studio album, ''Ignite the Nig ...
" music video premiered exclusively on CMT. The next day the video debuted on VEVO. He partnered with
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for distribution of "Ready Set Roll" in March 2014. On June 30, 2014, Rice released the album cover, release date, and album sequence for '' Ignite the Night''. The full-length album was released on August 19, 2014, and included the platinum-certified single, "Ready Set Roll". In February 2016, Rice released "Whisper", which was intended to be the lead single from an upcoming album. The song was unsuccessful commercially, peaking at number 56 on the week of April 23, 2016, after just 3 weeks of being on the Country Airplay chart. It is currently the single which has peaked the lowest for Rice only behind "How She Rolls" which peaked at number 55 in 2013, and never received real label backing. After releasing the single, Rice issued a letter to his fans which said, "If you have listened to my music for years and want to hear more depth and meaning, I very much appreciate you, too, and your desires will also be fulfilled on this album (and truthfully, that was my goal on previous albums with songs like "Carolina Can" and "Every Song I Sing")." He went on to mention that he was influenced by
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and
Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has recorded more than 20 albums and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and Country ...
. Rice then released "Everybody We Know Does", which was sent to country radio on June 24, 2016. After "Everybody We Know Does" failed to crack the top 25, Rice left Columbia in 2017 and signed to
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the same year. The lead single from Rice's first album with BBR, "Three Chords and the Truth", was sent to country radio. This single was highly praised by both country fans and radio, as this was his first single to crack the Top 25 on the
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chart in 4 years. ''Lambs & Lions'' is Rice's first album on Broken Bow Records/BMG and is also the first album released by BBR since the BMG takeover. The album was released on November 17, 2017. Rice's single " Eyes on You" became his first number one on country radio on May 6, 2019, staying at the top for two weeks. He then released the follow-up single " Lonely If You Are" on July 1, 2019. Rice also wrote and performed the inaugural theme song for ''The Pat McAfee Show'', which was used from September 10, 2019 to April 30, 2020. Rice appeared on the fourth episode of season 24 of ''The Bachelor'', performing at a private concert for bachelor Peter Weber and his date, Victoria Fuller, at
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in
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. Fuller later revealed that she had previously dated Rice. On June 27, 2020, Rice played a concert at the
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, in
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where many fans chose to ignore recommended safety measures against spreading and contracting
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. Reaction to the concert drew negative outcry from fans and the music industry. In response to the criticism Rice stated: "If it were up to me I wouldn't cancel one damn show, but it ain't.... I personally, choose not to live scared, especially of something that I can't really control." In November 2020, Rice released the single "
Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. "Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen." is a song recorded by American country music singer Chase Rice featuring American country music duo Florida Georgia Line. It was released on November 30, 2020 as the second single from his album ''The Album''. ...
" featuring his long-time friends Florida Georgia Line. It is the second single from Rice's fifth studio album, ''
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'', which was released on May 28, 2021.


Discography

*''Friday Nights and Sunday Mornings'' (2010) *''
Dirt Road Communion ''Dirt Road Communion'' is the second studio album by American country music artist Chase Rice. It was released on March 20, 2012, via Dack Janiels Records. Critical reception Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying ...
'' (2012) *'' Ignite the Night'' (2014) *'' Lambs & Lions'' (2017) *''
The Album The Album may refer to: * '' ABBA: The Album'', released in 1977 * ''The Album'' (Caravan album), 1980 * ''The Album'' (Mantronix album), 1985 * ''The Album'' (Cliff Richard album), 1993 * ''The Album'' (Haddaway album), 1993 * ''The Album'' ( ...
'' (2021)


Tours

Supporting *
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with
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(2015) Headlining *Jack Daniels and Jesus Tour with The Cadillac Three (2015) *Campus Events Network Presents College Days, Country Nights: Chase Rice Back to College Tour (2016) *Everybody We Know Does Tour with Ryan Hurd and Lacy Cavalier (2016) *Pub Shows (2017) *Eyes on You Tour (2018),


References


External links


Chase Rice biography
for '' Survivor: Nicaragua'' at CBS.com
Chase Rice
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