Chase Rice (19 September 1985-) was an America country singer-songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina. Born in Ormond Beach, Florida, he was raised in North Carolina and was a contestant on Survivor: Nicaragua in 2010 before becoming a country musician. In 2020, he criticized the victorious Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's supporters for holding celebration parties while country musicians were unable to host live concerts due to COVID-19 regulations.