Adam Levine

Early Years Born in Los Angeles March 18, 1979 Parents divorced when he was seven Started playing the guitar when he was ten His mother encouraged him to pursue music Formed a band in High school called “Kara's Flowers” Attended Brentwood High School where he met his band mates

“Kara's Flowers” Alternative Rock Band formed in 1994 Members: Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden, Ryan Dusick Signed with Reprise Records Released Album “Fourth World” which flopped. The band was dropped in 1998 by the record company. They later regrouped to form “Maroon Five” with the addition of James Valentine.

“Maroon Five” Band Members: Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Carmichael, Matt Flynn, Mickey Madden, Ryan Dusick.

Albums “Songs about Jane” (2002) “Overexposed” (2012) “Hands all Over” (2010) “It won't be soon before long” (2007)

Big Hits “This Love” “Makes Me Wonder” “If I Never See Your Face Again” “Payphone” “Moves Like Jagger” “Daylight” One More Night”

“This Love” From their first album “Songs about Jane” Written by Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael. Released January 2004 Was the third most played song of 2004 Awarded Grammy of Best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals in 2006 Written in Eb minor and C harmonic minor

“If I Never See Your Face Again” Released May 2008 Features Rhianna Originally meant to be a duet with Janet Jackson. Written by Adam Levine and James Valentine It is a pop and R&B song

“Moves Like Jagger” Features Christina Aguilera Released June 2011 Dance Pop / Electro Pop Style One of the best selling singles of all time Sold over 14 million copies to date It spent ten weeks in the top three songs list Very upbeat, in triple meter with simple lyrics and a catchy tune.

“Makes Me Wonder” Won the Grammy award for “Best Pop Performance by a duo or a group with Vocals”. Written as both a song about failed love and about failed trust in the leadership of America with regards to the war in Iraq. One of the most successful songs of 2007

“Payphone” Features rapper Wiz Khalifa Is a pop ballad 9.5 million copies sold World's fifth best selling single of 2012 Adam Markovitz from Entertainment Weekly concluded:Entertainment Weekly "Payphone is an alchemy of elemental pop-rock building blocks that conjures virile longing in the same corny-graceful way as past M5 hits like She Will Be Loved. Levine's voice soars, the piano and guitar hit notes of bitter nostalgia, and for once the words' hurt feels real. And whether by Pro-Tooled magic or old- fashioned sweat, the song also sounds remarkably like it was recorded in a studio by musicians who actually came together to play as a band — even if one of them was only dropping by on his way to the soundstage.She Will Be Loved

“Daylight” Soft rock ballad Premiered November 2012 on “The Voice” Received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. Many claimed the song was similar to a style often used by the band “Coldplay”. Others however believed it was a nice blend of old and new “Maroon Five” sounds.

“One More Night” Released June 2012 Pop with influence of reggae Spent nine consecutive weeks as the number one single. The band's most successful song to date. The song is in the key of F minor and 4/4 time.

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Awards Best New Artist Grammy Award (2004) Best Pop Performance (2005) Best Pop Performance (2007) People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive (2013)

Biography Adam Noah Levine was born in Los Angeles, California on March 18, His parents are Fred and Patsy Levine and he has two brothers names Michael and Sam. His family has been described as very musical and it was at home with his mother that he first discovered his love of music. Adam attended Brentwood High and formed a garage band with some of his classmates called Kara's flowers. They were discovered performing at a beach party in Malibu. Tommy Allen with his partner recorded the band on an eleven track album. They released their first album in 1997 called The Fourth World. The album flopped. It only sold about five thousand copies. Their single 'Soap Disco' failed commercially as well. As a result Reprise decided to drop the band. The band broke up as a result of this. Following the break up of Kara's Flowers Levine decided to go to New York to study music at Five Towns College. He ended up dropping out and reunited his former band mates and Maroon Five was born

They decided to make groove based music their genre. They signed with Octone Records and added another guitarist to the band to free up Adam to sing and be the star of the band. They released their debut album called Songs About Jane in June It sold about 10 million copies and became the tenth best selling album of 2004 two years after it was released. In 2005 the band won it's first Grammy for best new artist. The following year they won another Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the single called 'This Love'. In 2007 they released their second album called 'It won't be soon before Long'. They released a couple more albums and secured several Grammy awards. The band is still going and working on new songs and albums. Adam Levine has developed a clothing line, a perfume, and has made many tv appearances. He has also founded his own record label, 222 Records. He serves as a judge on the popular tv show 'The Voice'. He now earns around 35 million a year.

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