Justin Tranchita

Justin Chase Tranchita (born June 22, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and businessman from Detroit Michigan. Born in Geneva raised in Princeton, Illinois he is the fourth child of nine. He achieved popularity by his recurring role on Game of Pawns and his music. His first release The Devil Song was released on Fools Parade in January 2012, followed by the debut album Cock of the Walk in May that year. In October 2012 Tranchita received an award at the Exposure Music Awards in London for Best International Act . Tranchita released the country western song This is America in 2015 and his big break in the music business came when Ben Carson used his single This is America as his campaign song , subsequently the song became popular and achieved commercial success as the number one song on the Billboard Twitter Emerging Artist chart in November 2015. He told Billboard magazine, “I really feel strongly about this election.” I really want to help the country somehow.” Tranchita's freshman Country album American Man will be released in January 2016.