Joshua William Beech (born 26 December 1985) is an English

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singer, songwriter, musician, photographer and model. As a model, he is signed to major agencies across the world and has appeared in campaigns and shows for brands such as

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, and more. He has also been featured on the cover of

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, as well as in editorials for

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, GQ Italy,

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, and Dazed & Confused Magazine. Beech is signed to

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with his namesake band Beech, whose song "Lovers" became a

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hit in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France. Beech's first solo EP, ''Fight Strong'', released in 2015 was a success in Europe with the lead self titled single climbing to the top 5 in the MTV Italia music charts.

Early life and music career

Beech was born in

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in South East London, England. He always wanted to be a musician, playing keyboard at age 10 and guitar at 13. At 16, wanting to form a band but not knowing any vocalists, he began to sing. He became an apprentice at a British acoustic guitar company for a time, also studying music in college. Beech played in punk bands for years, experimenting with various genres and groups before forming Beech, his band with musical collaborator Oliver Som. The band is signed to

in Germany and

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in the UK; their song "Lovers" made it to number 12 on the German mainstream radio charts in 2013. The song was also featured in the

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family film ''Keinohrhase und Zweiohrkuken''. Their album ''Letters Written in the Sky'' is available for purchase worldwide. Since 2018, Beech has released three singles: "No Trouble", "Left Behind", and "American Current".

Modeling

Beech was scouted as a model by Sherrill Smith at a festival in 2007, soon booking a campaign for

. Rapid bookings followed thereafter, including a record three campaigns for

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501 jeans, as well as the cover of

, which was taken by

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. His client list has since expanded to include

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, H&M,

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, and

, among many others. He is signed to DNA Model Management, Chapter London, Success Models, and

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Personal life

Beech married '' 90210'' actress

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on 10 May 2013, in

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. On 27 September 2018, the couple had a daughter named Bowie Scarlett. On 20 December 2019, Beech announced on his

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page that he had become an American citizen. On 13 August 2021, the couple had a boy named Kingsley Taylor.

References

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