Adam Noah Levine (/ləˈviË n/; born March 18, 1979) is an American
singer-songwriter, record producer, and the lead singer of the pop
rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the
band Kara's Flowers, of which he was the lead vocalist and guitarist.
The band split up in 1997 after the commercial failure of their only
album, The Fourth World. In 2001, the group was reformed as Maroon 5
â€" with James Valentine replacing Levine as guitarist- and released
their first album, Songs About Jane, which went multi-platinum in the
US. Since then, they have released five more albums: It Won't Be Soon
Before Long (2007), Hands All Over (2010), Overexposed (2012), V
(pronounced: "five") (2014), and Red Pill Blues (2017). As part of
Maroon 5, Levine has received three Grammy Awards, three American
Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, and a World Music Award.From
2011 to 2019, Levine served as a coach on NBC's reality talent show
The Voice. The winners of seasons (1, 5, and 9) belonged to his team.
In 2012, Levine made his acting debut as recurring character Leo
Morrison in the second season of the television series American Horror
Story. Levine also appeared in the films Begin Again (2013), Popstar:
Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Fun Mom Dinner and The Clapper (both
2017). Levine launched his eponymous fragrance line in 2013. The same
year, he collaborated with Kmart and ShopYourWay.com to develop his
menswear collection. He also owns a record label, 222 Records, and a
production company, 222 Productions, which produced television shows
Sugar and Songland. In 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that
"sources familiar with his many business dealings" estimated Levine
would earn more than $35 million that year.Adam Noah Levine was born
in Los Angeles to Fredric Levine, the founder of retail chain M.
Fredric, and Patsy (née Noah) Levine, an admissions counselor. They
divorced when he was seven and Levine underwent therapy. Growing up,
he spent weekdays with his mother and weekends with his father. He has
a brother Michael, two half-siblingsâ€"Sam and Liza Levineâ€"and
step-sister Julia Bartolf Milne. Levine's father and maternal
grandfather were Jewish, while his maternal grandmother was a
Protestant. Levine considers himself Jewish however according to The
Jewish Chronicle, he is spiritual but not religious. He chose not to
have a Bar Mitzvah as a child because of the custom of receiving Bar
Mitzvah gifts, explaining: "I felt as though a lot of kids were trying
to cash in ... I just don't think it's the most respectful way to deal
with God and beliefs and years and years and years of cultural
heritage." Levine is a nephew of journalist and author Timothy Noah,
and television producer and writer Peter Noah.
singer-songwriter, record producer, and the lead singer of the pop
rock band Maroon 5. Levine began his musical career in 1994 with the
band Kara's Flowers, of which he was the lead vocalist and guitarist.
The band split up in 1997 after the commercial failure of their only
album, The Fourth World. In 2001, the group was reformed as Maroon 5
â€" with James Valentine replacing Levine as guitarist- and released
their first album, Songs About Jane, which went multi-platinum in the
US. Since then, they have released five more albums: It Won't Be Soon
Before Long (2007), Hands All Over (2010), Overexposed (2012), V
(pronounced: "five") (2014), and Red Pill Blues (2017). As part of
Maroon 5, Levine has received three Grammy Awards, three American
Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, and a World Music Award.From
2011 to 2019, Levine served as a coach on NBC's reality talent show
The Voice. The winners of seasons (1, 5, and 9) belonged to his team.
In 2012, Levine made his acting debut as recurring character Leo
Morrison in the second season of the television series American Horror
Story. Levine also appeared in the films Begin Again (2013), Popstar:
Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Fun Mom Dinner and The Clapper (both
2017). Levine launched his eponymous fragrance line in 2013. The same
year, he collaborated with Kmart and ShopYourWay.com to develop his
menswear collection. He also owns a record label, 222 Records, and a
production company, 222 Productions, which produced television shows
Sugar and Songland. In 2013, The Hollywood Reporter reported that
"sources familiar with his many business dealings" estimated Levine
would earn more than $35 million that year.Adam Noah Levine was born
in Los Angeles to Fredric Levine, the founder of retail chain M.
Fredric, and Patsy (née Noah) Levine, an admissions counselor. They
divorced when he was seven and Levine underwent therapy. Growing up,
he spent weekdays with his mother and weekends with his father. He has
a brother Michael, two half-siblingsâ€"Sam and Liza Levineâ€"and
step-sister Julia Bartolf Milne. Levine's father and maternal
grandfather were Jewish, while his maternal grandmother was a
Protestant. Levine considers himself Jewish however according to The
Jewish Chronicle, he is spiritual but not religious. He chose not to
have a Bar Mitzvah as a child because of the custom of receiving Bar
Mitzvah gifts, explaining: "I felt as though a lot of kids were trying
to cash in ... I just don't think it's the most respectful way to deal
with God and beliefs and years and years and years of cultural
heritage." Levine is a nephew of journalist and author Timothy Noah,
and television producer and writer Peter Noah.
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