Chase Rice
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| Birth name | Chase Rice |
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September 19, 1985 Margate, Florida |
| Origin | Asheville, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Country |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Columbia Nashville |
| Associated acts | Florida Georgia Line |
Chase Rice (born September 19, 1985) an American country music singer and songwriter. He co-wrote the single "Cruise" performed by Florida Georgia Line. He released the EP Ready Set Roll, featuring the single "Ready Set Roll", on October 15, 2013. The full-length album Ignite the Night was released on August 19, 2014, and includes "Ready Set Roll". On August 27, 2014, Ignite The Night debuted at #1 on Billboard Top Country Albums.
He was a contestant on Survivor: Nicaragua, where he was the runner-up to Jud "Fabio" Birza.
Born in Florida, Chase Rice was raised on a farm in Asheville, North Carolina. He attended AC Reynolds High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a linebacker on the football team, but did not pursue an NFL career due to injury.
After graduating from UNC, Rice was selected to join the Hendrick Motorsports pit crew as the rear tire carrier for Ryan Newman’s Nationwide Series car. He also worked on Jimmie Johnson's Sprint Cup Series car and won two championships with the Lowes team.
Rice was selected as a castmember of the reality television show Survivor: Nicaragua. He said that he was able to get his application into CBS through a college friend who had a connection with the network.
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