Stephen Joseph was born on December 2, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois; his mother, Carolyn, was a singer, and his father, Albert, was a high school football, track, and baseball standout. Stephen inherited both his mother's talent for singing and his father's gift of athletics. Both of his parents were truck drivers to support Stephen and his brothers, Al Jr. and Chris, growing up. He is of Trinidadian, Indian, Irish, and African descent. Joseph was brought up in Factoryville, Pennsylvania. Stephen ...