Joshua Kyle Beauchamp (born March 31, 2000) is a Canadian-American dancer, singer, choreographer and model. He was a member of international pop group
Now United, representing
Canada
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, from 2017 to 2022.
Beauchamp was born on March 31, 2000, in the city of
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
,
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
and grew up in the city of
St. Albert, Alberta. His father, Ron Beauchamp, is Canadian and his mother Ursula is American. He has an older brother named Jonah and a younger brother named Jaden. He began dance lessons at the age of six.
Before becoming a member of the group Now United, Beauchamp was part of dance companies NXG Company and ImmaBeast. He participated in the American
reality television
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show
''World of Dance'' season 1 as a member of ImmaBeast
and in
season 2 as a pair with childhood friend Taylor Hatala.
Beauchamp was invited to audition to be a founding member of Now United by music producer
Simon Fuller
Simon Robert Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is a British entrepreneur, artist manager, and film and television producer. He is the creator of the Idols (franchise), ''Idols'' TV format, including the British series ''Pop Idol'' and the American ser ...
in 2017.
Originally seeking to represent the United States (holding citizenship through his mother), he was allowed to represent Canada when Fuller learned of his background. On November 10, 2022, he announced that he would be leaving Now United to pursue a solo career; the "Forever United Tour" was his last appearance as a member.
Beauchamp and dancer
Charlize Glass were featured in the music video for the song "That's What Love Is" from
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is recognized for his multi-genre musical performances. He was discovered by record executive Scooter Braun in 2008 and subsequently brought to the U ...
's album
''Changes''.
He is working on his debut solo album.
Filmography
Discography
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2000 births
Living people
Canadian male dancers
Franco-Albertan people
Male dancers
Singers from Alberta
People from St. Albert, Alberta
XIX Entertainment artists
21st-century Canadian male singers
21st-century Canadian singers
Now United members