American singer-songwriter (born 1965)

Claude says:Five for Fighting's arena-rock sincerity landed hard in your world around 2006—that sweet spot where John Ondrasik's anthemic melodrama and earnest storytelling felt exactly right, especially "100 Years" and the wry Americana of "Disneyland." You've kept them close but sparse since, the way you do with songs that hit their moment and don't need constant replaying.