Jason Mraz ; born June 23; 1977) is a singer-songwriter; born and raised in Mechanicsville; Virginia. Mraz's stylistic influences include reggae; pop; rock; folk; jazz; and hip hop. He has played with various artists; including Dave Matthews Band; James Blunt; Gavin DeGraw; Paula Cole; John Popper; Alanis Morissette; The Ohio Players; Rachael Yamagata; James Morrison; Lisa Hannigan; Jewel and Colbie Caillat.He attended Longwood University for a short time and then after a brief stint studying musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York; he moved to San Diego from Virginia. "Lucky" is a song by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat. It is the third single from Mraz's third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.. The song has been on the Billboard charts as well as on the other music charts worldwide. In an interview with VH1, Mraz stated that he "played a songwriting game" with friends to see how the lyrics would go. Mraz and Caillat performed the song on Saturday Night Live on January 31, 2009. They perfomed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show too, in February.Jason Mraz ; born June 23; 1977) is a singer-songwriter; born.