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| Birth name | Adam Noah Levine |
| Born | March 18, 1979 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Rock, soul, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, musician |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
| Label(s) | A&M Octone |
| Associated acts | Maroon 5, Kara's Flowers, Kanye West, Natasha Bedingfield, Ying Yang Twins, Alicia Keys & Rihanna |
| Website | maroon5.com |
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| First Act guitars Gibson SG |
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Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the frontman for the pop rock band Maroon 5.1
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Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California to parents Patsy Noah and Fred Levine, he has one brother, Michael; a stepsister, Julia; and two half siblings, Sam and Lisa. Levine attended Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts Camp (Hancock, NY), where he met the original members of the band Kara's Flowers: Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick.citation needed
Early career
Levine first became friends with John Ondrasik, from Five For Fighting who played clarinet in Regis High School Orchestra, while playing together at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts. It was from John Ondrasik that Levine learned the high-pitched vocal style which he would use later in his career. Levine, Madden, Ondrasik and Carmichael played their first show together as Edible Nuns at their Jr. High dance, playing cover versions of nineties favorites such as Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains.
As the trio progressed through high school, the drummer left the band. He was replaced by Amy Wood, a friend of one of the current members. She would soon leave the band and again the group was one drummer short, leaving a window of opportunity open for Levine. He would reconnect with Ryan Dusick, who completed the band on drums.
Kara's Flowers
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In 1997, the band released an album titled The Fourth World. The album reached little success, and its only single "Soap Disco" failed. Disappointed with the results of their album, the band went on hiatus and went on their separate ways. In 1997, the band also appeared on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 during season 8.
Levine and bandmate Carmichael left North Carolina to study at Five Towns College, a small liberal arts school in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York. This was reportedly the first time the two Los Angeles natives were exposed to a completely different music scene, a cultural awakening for the two young men. On MTV News in 2002, Levine said, "That's when I started waking up to the whole hip hop, R&B thing. We had friends named Chaos and Shit. It was not Brentwood High."2
Maroon 5 and mainstream success
After dropping out of Five Towns College, Levine and Jesse reunited with Mickey and Ryan, but added former Square guitarist, James Valentine in 2001. Renaming the band Maroon 5, Levine and his friends began to compile all of their newfound musical influences into their music. Levine's expressive voice helped the band to achieve much success in the record charts.
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Levine, as a solo artist, has collaborated with various musical acts. In 2005, Levine was featured on the Ying Yang Twins song "Live Again" and later appeared on Kanye West's Late Registration album, on the third single, "Heard 'Em Say". He is also featured in the song "Wild Horses" on Alicia Keys' third album Alicia Keys: MTV Unplugged. Over the next year, he co-wrote the track "Say It Again" on Natasha Bedingfield's album N.B.. He also performed the background vocals on this song.
Levine has made several notable comic appearances on television. During 2007, he appeared on the 33rd season premiere of Saturday Night Live in an SNL Digital Short called Iran So Far with Andy Samberg, Fred Armisen and Jake Gyllenhaal. Levine played himself while singing a humorous bridge to a "love song" for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. In 2008, he appeared on Comedy Central's "Night Of Too Many Stars". Levine also had cameo on Jimmy Kimmel Live for the night of stars and endorsed Barack Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election.
Levine, and the rest of Maroon 5, are currently filming Get Him to the Greek, directed by Nicholas Stoller and produced by Judd Apatow.citation needed
Personal life
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Levine with his sister at a 2008 concert |
Levine's ex-girlfriend Jane is the muse behind the name of the band's debut album, Songs About Jane. In a 2004 interview, he claimed that she had not contacted despite the success of the album.3
Levine's stepmother and father own two fashion stores in California. In 2005, he and Ryan Seacrest of American Idol attended the inauguration of M. Fredric, his parents' second store, in Studio City.2
Levine has a "car fetish," his favorite car being his 1971 Mercedes 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet. He rarely drives his cars, however, because of his concerns about the environment.4
References
- ^ Soylent Communications (2007). "Adam Levine" nndb.com {accessed February 27, 2007)
- ^ a b Newt Briggs (2004). "Off the Charts: Maroon 5" lasvegasmercury.com {accessed February 27, 2007)
- ^ Rubin, Courtney (2004-04-19), "MAROON 5 SOUNDS OFF". People. 61(15):45
- ^ Scaggs, Austin (May 31, 2007), "Adam Levine". Rolling Stone. (1027):36
External links
- Adam Levine at MySpace
- Adam Levine at the Internet Movie Database
- "y’know - interviews with the famous". C.B.Liddell (2008-02-10).
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| NAME | Levine, Adam Noah |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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