Adam Levine is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor who has gained worldwide acclaim as the lead vocalist of the pop-rock band Maroon 5, with which he has received at least three Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, and a World Music Award. They have released multiple albums and tracks like Songs About Jane, V, It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, Red Pill Blues, She Will Be Loved, Sunday Morning, Moves Like Jagger (ft. Christina Aguilera), One More Night, Maps, Sugar, What Lovers Do (ft. SZA), and Memories. In addition to that, Levine also served as a coach on NBC’s reality talent show The Voice from 2011 to 2019.
Born Name
Page Contents
- 1 Born Name
- 2 Nick Name
- 3 Age
- 4 Sun Sign
- 5 Born Place
- 6 Residence
- 7 Nationality
- 8 Education
- 9 Occupation
- 10 Family
- 11 Manager
- 12 Genre
- 13 Instruments
- 14 Labels
- 15 Build
- 16 Height
- 17 Weight
- 18 Girlfriend / Spouse
- 19 Race / Ethnicity
- 20 Hair Color
- 21 Eye Color
- 22 Sexual Orientation
- 23 Distinctive Features
- 24 Shoe Size
- 25 Brand Endorsements
- 26 Religion
- 27 Best Known For
- 28 First Album
- 29 First TV Show
- 30 Personal Trainer
- 31 Quotes
- 32 Adam Levine’s Favorite Things
- 33 Adam Levine’s Facts
Adam Noah Levine
Nick Name
Sharky
Age
Adam Levine is currently 45 according to his birthdate of March 18, 1979
Sun Sign
Pisces
Born Place
Los Angeles, California, United States
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Adam attended Brentwood School in Los Angeles. During his school time, he met Jesse Carmichael and Mickey Madden, who now both are his band-mates. Post that, he went French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts Camp, Hancock, New York.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur, Occasional actor, Musician
Family
- Father – Fred Levine (Founder of Retail Chain M. Fredric)
- Mother – Patsy Levine (Admissions-counselor)
- Siblings – Michael (Younger Brother)
- Others – Timothy Noah (Uncle) (Journalist and Author), Sam (Younger Half Brother), Liza (Younger Half-Sister), Julia (Step-Sister), Jack David Levine (Paternal Grandfather), Phyllis Hershkowitz (later Phyllis Kitchen) (Paternal Grandmother), Robert Mortimer Noah (Maternal Grandfather), Marian Jane Swentor (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
Adam Levine has been signed with –
- Press Here Publicity (Publicist)
- Career Artist Management, Music Artist Management Company, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre
Pop-rock, alternative rock, funk rock, neo-soul, R&B, pop
Instruments
Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, drums
Labels
J Records, A&M / Octone, Interscope Records
Build
Athletic
Height
5 ft 11¾ in or 182 cm
Weight
77 kg or 170 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Adam Levine has dated –
- Alexandra Burman – RUMOR
- Jane Herman (1997-2001)
- Jessica Simpson (2004-2006) – American singer Jessica was RUMORed to be dating Levine in May of 2004 when it was revealed that she cheated on Nick Lachey, her spouse. Again in 2006, the rumors sparked about Jessica and Adam, being an item and that they spent a night together at one of the hotels in LA, USA. But, their reps said that they were only friends.
- Maria Sharapova (2005) – Adam Levine dated Russian tennis player, Maria Sharapova for a short time in 2005. He revealed about his dating in an interview given to a magazine, which was later revealed that the interview never happened and that Levine would sue the magazine for this whole gossip.
- Lindsay Lohan (2006)
- Becky Ginos (2006-2009)
- Janine Habeck (2008)
- Angela Bellotte (2009)
- Arielle Vandenberg (2009-2010)
- Cameron Diaz (2010) – RUMOR
- Anne Vyalitsyna (2010-2012)
- Behati Prinsloo (2012-2013, 2013-Present) – Adam started dating Behati, a Namibian model, in May 2012. But for reasons unknown to the media, they broke up in May 2013, however, reunited in the summer. Sources close to him said that Adam after breaking up with her realized how much he loved her and thus went on to propose to her in ‘the old-school fashion’, as Behati calls it, kneeling on (both) his knees. Surprisingly, their first interaction was not face-to-face but was over emails and chat. They had first met in Los Angeles, post which there was no looking back for the couple. They got engaged in July 2013 and a year later, on July 19, 2014, the couple married in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. They have 2 daughters Dusty Rose Levine (b. September 2016) and Gio Grace (b. February 15, 2018). In September 2022, it was revealed that they were expecting their 3rd child together. In January 2023, they welcomed their 3rd child, a baby boy.
- Amanda Setton (2013)
- Nina Agdal (2013) – Adam, briefly dated the beautiful model Nina Agdal in 2013.
- Sumner Stroh – In September 2022, Instagram model Sumner Stroh released some text conversations between her and Adam and claimed that she had an affair with him in the past. Later, Adam accepted that he sent the text messages to Sumner but denied the accusation that he had an affair with her.
Race / Ethnicity
White
He is of Jewish (Ashkenazi and Sephardi), German, and Scottish descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Hazel
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Sensual dance moves
- Long and short uses of “Oh!” and “Yeah!” in his songs
- Various tattoos all over the body
Shoe Size
He wears a shoe of size 11½ (via Twitter)
Brand Endorsements
Filipino clothing line Bench in 2012. He is the spokesperson for Proactiv.
Alongside Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Adam was seen in T-Mobile’s Super Bowl 2021 Commercial.
Religion
He is Jewish on both sides of his family (father and maternal grandfather). But, when he was interviewed by The Jewish Chronicle, he revealed that he has rejected formal religious practice for a more generalized, spiritual way of life.
Best Known For
Working as a lead vocalist and frontman of the pop-rock band Maroon 5.
First Album
The band Maroon 5 released their debut album Songs About Jane on June 25, 2002, under J Records and Octone Records. It was a sleeper hit. It occupies a total length of 46:06 minutes, with these singles –
No. | Title | Length | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | “Harder to Breathe” | 2:53 | |
2. | “This Love” | 3:26 | |
3. | “Shiver” | 3:01 | |
4. | “She Will Be Loved” | 4:17 | |
5. | “Tangled” | 3:19 | |
6. | “The Sun” | 4:10 | |
7. | “Must Get Out” | 3:59 | |
8. | “Sunday Morning” | 4:06 | |
9. | “Secret” | 4:57 | |
10. | “Through with You” | 3:03 | |
11. | “Not Coming Home” | 4:23 | |
12. | “Sweetest Goodbye” | 4:31 |
First TV Show
In 1997, Adam appeared on the TV show Beverly Hills, 90210 in just a single episode, which is in season 8, and episode no. 3. He appeared as himself.
Personal Trainer
He is a devotee of yoga. It gives a state of relaxation to him. He takes the help of Yoga instructor, Chad Dennis. Chad travels with Maroon on tours and Adam feels better if he goes in front of the public after doing an hour of yoga, during concerts. He is a fan of these 3 poses –
- Headstand I
- Half-moon with hands in prayer
- One-Legged Koundinyasana II
Quotes
“BEFORE I GO ON STAGE I PRETEND THAT EVERYONE LOVES ME.”
“IN REAL LIFE, I AM EMOTIONALLY CONFUSED, WHICH ENABLES ME TO WRITE SONGS. I’M A PISCES, AND THEY SAY THAT PISCES ARE VERY SENSITIVE. IF MEN WERE JUST HONEST WITH THEMSELVES, THEY WOULD SEE THAT THEY ALL HAVE THAT SIDE.”
Adam Levine’s Favorite Things
- Drink – Water
- Watch – Rolex Military Submariner
- Musical Artists – Prince, Stevie Wonder
- Gadget – Game Boy
- Favorite Maroon 5 Song – Sunday Morning
Source – Men’sHealth.com, IMDb, Adam’s Instagram Story
Adam Levine’s Facts
- He has also co-founded an indie-pop band named Kara’s Flowers and was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the same. He co-founded it during his late teenage years. But, after the failure of their only album, the band ended. At a later stage, he again reformed the same band, with the addition of a fifth member to form Maroon 5.
- He had served as the coach for NBC’s hit reality singing show, The Voice.
- In 2013, he launched his fragrance line.
- When Adam was seven, his parents divorced.
- He has smoked and taken drugs in the past, he told Q magazine about that.
- Levine launched his fashion line, with the name “222” in 2010.
- He founded a record label, which is also titled “222 Records”.
- Adam has a connection with the number 222. His band Maroon 5 first recorded their song in a studio with the name 222. That is why he also put a tattoo on his forearm with the number “222”.
- Adam’s brother is gay and he openly admits that. So, Adam is a supporter of same-sex marriage.
- He has been friends with Blake Shelton, Jason Segel, Jonah Hill, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Adam Brody, and Billie Joe Armstrong.
- He has known Jason Segel and Jake Gyllenhaal since kindergarten.
- He has a dog, named Frankie.
- In 2015, he met his young fan, Mila (around 7 or 8) on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, who cried over the fact that he was married.
- He told Men’s Health that he does not own an iPod.
- His style icon is Batman.
- Some of his influences include The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Bob Marley, Bill Withers, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Phish, and Michael Jackson.
- He is a registered Democrat.
- At 15, he started the band Maroon 5.
- If he weren’t a singer, he would have been a drummer.
- If he could get 1 superpower, it would either be superhuman strength or the ability to fly.
- In December 2020, Adam revealed that once COVID is over, the first place he would like to go to is for a crowded sushi dinner with his best friends that turns into a packed nightclub after eating, and would like to party till morning.
- The best concert he has ever been to was of the band Pearl Jam. He was 15 at that time and didn’t move for 2 hours while watching. That was the moment, he decided he wanted to be a singer.
- In March 2021, Adam and Behati purchased a 12,000-square-foot house in Montecito for $22.7 million.
- Adam got his 27th tattoo in March 2021 which was an ocean wave tattoo on his left leg. It took 3 days to finish. The tattoo artwork was inspired by The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Japanese artist Hokusai.
- In November 2021, Adam was seen with a new face tattoo of a flower.
- In March 2022, Adam and Behati Prinsloo listed their 9,000-square-foot mansion for $57.5 million. The couple had previously purchased the mansion in 2018 for $32 million. In May 2022, it was revealed that they had sold the property for $51 million.
- In September 2022, a yoga teacher of Adam named Alanna Zabel shared a message that Adam had sent her when she used to teach Adam yoga from 2007 to 2010. The message read, “I want to spend the day with you n*ked”.
- Just the next day after Alanna Zabel, Adam was accused of sending flirty messages and liking booty pictures of the 21-year-old college student Ashley Russell. After that, it was revealed that 2 other women named Alyson Rosef and Maryka had accused him of sending flirty messages and inappropriate behavior.
- In October 2022, Adam teamed up with Maluma and The Rudeboyz for a new song titled Ojalá.
- In 2023, Adam added a new car, a Ford Bronco with Hennessey VelociRaptor branding, worth $70,000, to his growing car collection which also included a $685k vintage Ferrari.
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