Joel Madden is a multi-talented personality; he is the lead vocalist of the American pop punk band ‘Good Charlotte’, actor, DJ, and record producer
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Joel Madden is a multi-talented personality; he is the lead vocalist of the American pop punk band ‘Good Charlotte’, actor, DJ, and record producer
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Joel Madden was born on 11 March, 1979 in Waldorf, Maryland, to Robin Madden and Roger Combs. He has an identical twin brother, Benji Madden. Benji also plays guitar and is a singer for backing vocals in their band.
He has an older brother named Josh Madden who is also a musician. He also has a younger sister, named Sarah Madden. Joel Madden studied at La Plata High School.
Joel Madden started his first band at the age of 16 with his brother Benji and a friend. The band didn’t last long and the Maddens decided to form another band with their high school mates, namely, Paul Thomas, Aaron Escolopio and Billy Martin. This band came to be known as ‘Good Charlotte’.
The name of the band is inspired from children’s book, ‘Good Charlotte: Girls of the Good Day Orphanage’ by Carol Beach York. The band came up with its debut studio album ‘Good Charlotte’ in 2001 and it included three singles: "Little Things", "Motivation Proclamation", and "Festival Song".
In 2002, the band came up with its second album ‘The Young and the Hopeless’. The album was a big hit and sold 4.9 million copies. The album's single "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", topped the charts worldwide and reached a peak position of number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.