Biography
With his emotionally charged vocals, confessional songwriting, and bad boy swagger, Adam Levine was a rock star personified. The charismatic rocker sang lead vocals for Maroon 5, a Southern California-based group that stormed the charts with its debut album Songs About Jane (2002). A heady mix of rock, pop and soul, Maroon 5's debut spawned catchy hit singles such as "Harder to Breathe" and "This Love," which helped the band earn a Grammy …
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Career Milestones
| Formed the alternative rock group Kara's Flowers with friends, guitarist Jesse Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick | ||
| With Carmichael, left Los Angeles to attend Five Town College, a music and performing arts school in Long Island, NY | ||
1997 | Kara's Flowers released its debut album The Fourth World | |
2000 | Returned to Los Angeles with Carmichael and reunited with the other members of Kara's Flowers; group signed with Octone Records and changed its name to Maroon 5 | |
2002 | Maroon 5 released debut album Songs About Jane | |
2007 | Maroon 5's sophomore album It Won't Be Soon Before Long debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 200 | |
2010 | Third Maroon 5 album released, Hands All Over | |
2011 | Appeared as one of four celebrity coaches, along with Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and Cee-Lo Green, on NBC reality competition series "The Voice" | |
2011 | Recorded the Maroon 5 single "Moves Like Jagger" with fellow "Voice" coach Aguilera | |
2012 | Announced he was joining the second season of FX thriller "American Horror Story" | |
Awards
2005 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals |
2007 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals |
2012 | Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals |