Chase Rice is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist born September 19, 1985, in Ormond Beach, Florida. Before pursuing music full-time, Rice worked as a NASCAR pit crew member for Hendrick Motorsports and played college football as a linebacker at the University of North Carolina. He gained initial recognition in 2010 as runner-up on CBS's Survivor: Nicaragua, and that same year co-wrote Florida Georgia Line's diamond-certified hit "Cruise." Rice released his debut studio album Friday Nights & Sunday Mornings in 2010, followed by Ignite the Night in 2014, which debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. His breakthrough came with the 3x Platinum single "Eyes on You" in 2019, his first number-one hit as an artist. Rice has sold over 2.6 million albums and accumulated 2.8 billion streams. Known for high-energy live performances, he has toured extensively, including as direct support for major artists and on his own headlining tours.