A soft-spoken R&B singer and songwriter who can switch from wholesome romantic ballads to hedonistic club tracks, Josh X-an-tus (alternately Josh Xantus) was born in New York City's Brooklyn borough. Raised in adjacent Queens, he started to learn the piano at age six and wrote his first song, spurred by hearing Brian McKnight's "Anytime," roughly seven years later. He developed his talent at the Juilliard School and Five Towns College. He signed to M USA Entertainment and debuted in 2008 with "Let's Ride," a single that sampled Donald Byrd's mid-'70s jazz-funk classic "Wind Pa...