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'{{distinguish|Joe Maddon}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Joel Elizabeth Madden | image = Joel Madden 2012 (2).jpg | caption = Madden performing in Sydney in September 2012 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Joel Elizabeth Ryan Combs | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|03|11}} | birth_place = [[Waldorf, Maryland]] | origin = [[La Plata, Maryland]], U.S. | instrument = {{flatlist| * Vocals * piano * guitar * keyboards }} | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Pop punk]] * [[pop rock]] * [[punk rock]] * [[alternative rock]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Musician * singer * songwriter * guitarist }} | years_active = 1995–present | label = [[EMI Records|EMI]] | associated_acts = [[Good Charlotte]], [[The Madden Brothers]] | website = {{URL|goodcharlotte.com}} }} '''Joel Rueben Madden''' (born '''Joel Ryan Combs'''; March 11, 1979) is the lead vocalist for the American [[pop punk]] band [[Good Charlotte]], as well as a record producer, actor, DJ, and [[UNICEF]] [[List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors|Goodwill Ambassador]]. He is also part of the pop rock collaboration [[The Madden Brothers]] with his twin brother [[Benji Madden]]. ==Early life== Madden was born '''Joel Ryan Combs''' in [[Waldorf, Maryland]], the son of Robin Madden and Roger Combs.<ref name=maddenbio>{{cite web |title=Joel Madden |url=http://www.people.com/people/joel_madden/biography/ |publisher=People |accessdate=June 11, 2013}}</ref> He has an identical twin, [[Benji Madden]], who plays guitar and sings backing vocals in their band, Good Charlotte. He also has an older brother named Josh Madden who also works in the music industry, and a younger sister named Sarah Madden.<ref name=maddenbio/> Madden attended [[La Plata High School]]. ==Career== ===Good Charlotte=== [[File:GoodcharlotteinKL.JPG|thumb|right|From left to right: [[Paul Thomas (bassist)|Paul Thomas]], Joel Madden, [[Benji Madden]], [[Dean Butterworth]], and [[Billy Martin (guitarist)|Billy Martin]].]] In 1995, at the age of 16, Joel Madden, his brother Benji, and a friend started their own band. The band was short-lived and the Maddens eventually recruited fellow high schoolers Paul Thomas, Aaron Escolopio, and Billy Martin to form their current band [[Good Charlotte]]. They took the name Good Charlotte from the children's book, Good Charlotte: Girls of the Good Day Orphanage, by Carol Beach York.<ref>{{cite web |title=Good Charlotte Biography |work=[[Allmusic]] |year=2007 |url={{AllMusic |class=artist |id=p442724|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=2007-08-31}}</ref> ===Other projects=== In the 2001 film ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'', Joel and the other [[Good Charlotte#Band members|Good Charlotte members]] made a cameo as the band at the school's prom. He later had a cameo role in the 2004 film ''[[Fat Albert (film)|Fat Albert]]'' and in the 2006 film ''[[Material Girls]]'' with his brother Benji. He also had a guest appearance in the hit Nickelodeon musical comedy series ''[[The Naked Brothers Band (TV series)|The Naked Brothers Band]]'', in which he joined the band for a performance. Madden started a clothing line called [[MADE Clothing]] along with his brothers Benji and Josh. The line is now defunct. In early 2006 MADE Clothing became [[DCMA Collective]]. The line is owned by Joel, his brothers [[Benji Madden]], Josh Madden, and friend Tal Cooperman. The Madden brothers also front a production team called [[Dead Executives]]. In November 2007, [[Nicole Richie]] and Madden created The Richie Madden Children's Foundation. The charity will create and promote an online registry to inspire the purchases of items for moms and their families in need.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Start Charity for Kids |publisher=''US Magazine'' |date=November 17, 2007 |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/nicole_and_joel_2 |accessdate=2007-11-17 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116004902/http://www.usmagazine.com/nicole_and_joel_2 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=November 16, 2007}}</ref> He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2010, with his brother, Madden contributed to "[[We Are the World 25 for Haiti]]," a remake of the song "[[We Are the World]]" by [[USA for Africa]], written by [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Lionel Richie]]. On November 23, 2011, Madden was confirmed as one of the four vocal coaches in the [[The Voice (Australia season 1)|first season]] of the Australian version of the reality singing competition ''[[The Voice (Australia)|The Voice]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1123/thevoiceaus.html |title=Judges announced for Aussie Voice |publisher=RTE.ie |date=November 23, 2011 |accessdate=November 23, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125032301/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1123/thevoiceaus.html |archivedate=November 25, 2011 |df= }}</ref> His brother, [[Benji Madden]] was later his mentor on the show. Joel continued on as a coach in seasons two and three with Benji joining Joel as a coach on season 4 in 2015. Because of his commitments to ''[[The Voice Australia]]'', he relocated to Sydney. Joel is featured in [[Blood on the Dance Floor (band)|Blood on the Dance Floor]]'s fifth studio album on the track "Incomplete and All Alone" released on June 19, 2012. The track was available for free download with pre-orders of the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ilovebotdf.com/ |title=BOTDF official website}}March 2012</ref> In 2012, he joined the 11th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/judges/11th-annual-ima-judges/ |title=11th Annual IMA Judges |publisher=Independent Music Awards |accessdate=2013-09-04}}</ref> In 2013, he also provided songwriting and production assistance to the Australian band [[5 Seconds of Summer]] on their first album. He has also helped write songs with them again for their later album ''[[Sounds Good Feels Good]]''. Joel featured in Alex Kunnari & [[Heikki L]]'s single "City of Sin", released on July 12, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.fi/2013/07/15/dj-kaksikko-alex-kunnari-heikki-l-yhteistyossa-good-charlotten-laulajan-kanssa/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191833/http://www.sonymusic.fi/2013/07/15/dj-kaksikko-alex-kunnari-heikki-l-yhteistyossa-good-charlotten-laulajan-kanssa/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=January 2, 2014 |title=DJ-kaksikko Alex Kunnari & Heikki L yhteistyössä Good Charlotten laulajan kanssa |trans-title=DJ duo Alex Kunnari & Heikki L in cooperation with Good Charlotte singer |website=Sonymusic.fi |date=July 5, 2013 |language=Finnish}}</ref> Joel is now in a pop rock duo with his brother Benji called [[The Madden Brothers]]. They released the record "Greetings from California" on September 16, 2014. The album title ''Greetings from California'' comes from a conversation that the brothers had over breakfast one morning where they were reminiscing over how far they had come since the days of making music in their bedrooms.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Madden Brothers release new album Greetings from California|url = http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/the-madden-brothers-release-new-album-greetings-from-california-20141007-10oeju.html|accessdate = 2015-06-05}}</ref> In 2015, he appears as guest in the American TV series ''[[Empire (2015 TV series)|Empire]]''. ==''The Voice Australia''== From the beginning of the show in 2012 to the end of the fifth season in 2016, Joel was a coach on ''[[The Voice Australia]]''. He was also a coach with his brother Benji for ''The Voice Kids''. In 2013, Joel won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent for his role as coach on the program. ==Personal life== [[File:Nicole Richie and Joel Madden @ 2010 Academy Awards.jpg|thumb|right|Madden with [[Nicole Richie]] in March 2010.]] In July 2004, a 25-year-old Madden began dating teen idol [[Hilary Duff]] when she was 16.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/hilary-duff/1503393/main |title=Hilary Duff Main &#124; All About Hilary Duff |publisher=Moviefone |date=September 28, 1987 |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> After a long period of tabloid speculation, Duff's mother Susan announced their relationship in a June 2005 interview for ''[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://extratv.warnerbros.com/v2/news/0605/16/3/text.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813220107/http://extratv.warnerbros.com/v2/news/0605/16/3/text.html |archivedate=August 13, 2006 |title=How Hilary Found 'The Perfect Man' |publisher=ExtraTV |date=June 16, 2005}}</ref> In November 2006, Madden and Duff broke up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546769/raekwon-slams-jayz-at-rock-bells-concert.jhtml |title=For The Record: Quick News On Raekwon, Jay-Z, Redman, Britney, Pharrell, Jeezy, Nick Lachey & More – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=November 29, 2006 |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> Madden started dating [[Nicole Richie]] in December 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20004183,00.html |title=Couples Watch |date=December 18, 2006 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> They have two children: daughter Harlow Winter Kate Madden (born January 11, 2008)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0905/28/lkl.01.html |title=Interview with Lionel & Nicole Richie |date=May 28, 2009 |publisher=CNN |work=[[Larry King Live]]}}</ref> and son Sparrow James Midnight Madden (born September 9, 2009).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301712,00.html |title=Nicole Richie & Joel Madden Welcome a Baby Boy |date=September 9, 2009 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> The couple confirmed their engagement in February 2010,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nicolerichie.celebuzz.com/2009/09/excited-to-announce/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912033012/http://nicolerichie.celebuzz.com/2009/09/excited-to-announce |archivedate=September 12, 2009 |title=Excited to Announce... |date=2009-09-09<!--(date published, not accessdate :) )--> |website=Nicolerichie.celebuzz.com }}</ref> and married on December 11, 2010. Joel's brother [[Benji Madden|Benji]] is married to actress [[Cameron Diaz]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20446876,00.html |title=Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Wedding Draws Family, Friends – and an Elephant! |date=December 11, 2010 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> Madden has residences in both Los Angeles and Sydney. Madden has a trademark habit of chewing toothpicks<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moran|first1=Jonathon|title=Joel Madden respects dentist Peter Alldritt's opinion on his toothpick habit|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/joel-madden-respects-dentist-peter-alldritts-opinion-on-his-toothpick-habit/story-e6frewz0-1226639907008|accessdate=June 16, 2014|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=May 11, 2013}}</ref> to help reduce the number of cigarettes he smokes a day.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Casamento|first1=Jo|title=Morsels|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/boxoffice-big-shot-20120512-1yjax.html|accessdate=June 16, 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=May 13, 2012}}</ref> Growing up in Maryland, Madden and his brother became big fans of the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and the [[Washington Redskins]].{{cn|date=April 2017}} ==Discography== ===With Good Charlotte=== {{main|Good Charlotte discography}} *''[[Good Charlotte (album)|Good Charlotte]]'' (2000) *''[[The Young and the Hopeless]]'' (2002) *''[[The Chronicles of Life and Death]]'' (2004) *''[[Good Morning Revival]]'' (2007) *''[[Greatest Remixes]]'' (2008) *''[[Cardiology (album)|Cardiology]]'' (2010) *''[[Youth Authority]]'' (2016) *''Generation Rx'' (2018) ===With The Madden Brothers=== * ''[[Before — Volume One]]'' (2011) *''[[Greetings from California]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themaddenbrothers.com/|title=The Madden Brothers|work=The Madden Brothers}}</ref> ==Guest appearances== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Song !Artist(s) !Album |- |2015 |"Bail Me Out" (featuring Joel Madden) |[[All Time Low]] |[[Future Hearts]] |- |2013 |"City of Sin" (featuring Joel Madden) |Alex Kunnari & Heikki L | |- |2012 |"Incomplete And All Alone" (featuring Joel Madden) |[[Blood on the Dance Floor (band)|Blood on the Dance Floor]] |(R)evolution |- |2011 |"Lost" (featuring Joel Madden) |Chae Hawk | |- |2010 |"Auto-Tune the News #11 – Pure Poppycock." (featuring Joel Madden) |[[The Gregory Brothers]] | |- | 2009 |"Sulla Mia Pelle" |[[Lost (band)|Lost]] |Sospeso |- | rowspan="5"| 2008 |"Workin'" |[[Young Dre The Truth]] | |- |"Elevator" |[[Junior Sanchez]] | |- |"My Own Way"/"My Own Way" (Remix) |[[Three 6 Mafia]] |[[Last 2 Walk]] |- |"I'm the One" |[[Bizzy Bone]] |[[A Song for You (Bizzy Bone album)|A Song for You]] |- |"LA Girls" |[[Mams Taylor]] | |- | rowspan="2"| 2007 |"No More Cryin'" | rowspan="2"| [[J-Kwon]] | |- |"Blockstar" | |- | rowspan="2"| 2005 |"Tired" |[[Tommy Lee]] |[[Tommyland: The Ride]] |- |"Let's Go" |[[X-Ecutioners]] | |- | rowspan="3"| 2004 |"Are You Ready?" | rowspan="2"| [[Hazen Street]] | rowspan="2"| [[Hazen Street (album)|Hazen Street]] |- |"All That" |- |"Jump" |[[N*E*R*D]] |[[Fly or Die]] |- |2002 |"You Don't Mean Anything" |[[Simple Plan]] |[[No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls]] |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} {{Good Charlotte}} {{The Madden Brothers}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Madden, Joel}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:American expatriates in Australia]] [[Category:American male singers]] [[Category:American rock singers]] [[Category:American people of English descent]] [[Category:American people of German descent]] [[Category:American people of Irish descent]] [[Category:American people of Scottish descent]] [[Category:American punk rock singers]] [[Category:Good Charlotte members]] [[Category:Identical twins]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Logie Award winners]] [[Category:People from Waldorf, Maryland]] [[Category:Singers from Maryland]] [[Category:The Voice (Australian TV series)]] [[Category:Twin musicians]] [[Category:Twin people from the United States]] [[Category:The Voice (franchise) coaches]]'