Chris Jamison

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Background information
Birth nameChristopher Franklin Jamison
Also known asChris Jamison
Born (1994-06-06) June 6, 1994 (age 30)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationSinger
Years active2008–present
Website iamchrisjamison.com

Christopher Franklin Jamison (born June 6, 1994), better known as Chris Jamison is an American singer best known for his appearance in season 7 of NBC's reality TV singing competition The Voice on Adam Levine's team. [1]

Contents

Early life

Jamison was born a triplet with sisters Emily and Samantha, born to Michelle and Bryan Jamison. Jamison grew up in the North Hills of Pittsburgh and went to North Hills High School, around Reis Run Road (Brookmeade Drive). [2] [ unreliable source? ] Jamison was a member of the Pittsburgh CLO Academy and CLO Mini Stars. [3] Jamison was a student at Capital University, where he pursued a degree in business marketing. Due to his success on The Voice, Jamison has taken a break from school to pursue a music career. [4] Jamison is also the lead vocalist of his rock band, The Chris Jamison Band, and performs frequently with Spencer Saylor. Jamison is also a Brother of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. [5]

Career

Early days

Jamison was in his high school musical, "Beauty and the Beast". He stated, "As for the role of a pepper, you think you’re not good enough to get that lead role, but it gave me time to focus on the music I want to create as a solo artist". [6] He was quite the dark brown and blue.

2014: The Voice

On September 4, 2014, it was announced that Jamison would compete in Season 7 of The Voice . [7] During his Blind Audition, Jamison covered John Mayer's "Gravity". All four coaches (Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams) turned around. Jamison chose Adam Levine as his coach. [8] At the Battle rounds, Jamison faced Jonathan Wyndham, where they sang "Young Girls". Jamison was then chosen over Wyndham, and in the process advanced to the Knockout rounds. During the Knockouts, Jamison covered "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay", defeating his opponent (Blessing Offor) and advancing to the Live Playoffs. During the Playoffs he covered Ed Sheeran's "Don't" and advanced to the Live shows, after being saved by Adam Levine. The following week, he sang Nick Jonas's "Jealous" and was saved by public voting. In top 10 he performed "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and was saved by America's voting. Top 8 saw Jamison in the bottom four after he covered Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing". For his last chance performance, he sang "Georgia on My Mind" and was instantly saved by Twitter. In the top 5 Live shows, Jamison covered "Sugar" by Maroon 5 and "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars and was voted through to the finale.

On December 3, 2014, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald presented Jamison with the keys to Pittsburgh and declared Dec. 3 'Chris Jamison Day'. [6] As part of the Pittsburgh Pirates' Home Opening Day, Jamison sang the national anthem on April 13, 2015. [9]

  – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

After The Voice

In July 2019, Jamison joined the music staff Orchard Hill Church in Wexford, PA, after volunteering there since 2016; he continues to perform and record as a solo artist. [10]

Artistry

Influences

Jamison stated that he is open to any style of music, but his diverse style is heavily influenced by Allen Stone, Justin Timberlake, and John Mayer. [1]

Personal life

Jamison got engaged to his girlfriend Jansen Hartmann on May 4, 2016, after being baptized the same day; as such, he is a Christian. [11] They were married on May 19, 2017 [12] and their first child was born in April 2020. [13]

The Voice results

StageSongOriginal ArtistDateOrderResult
Blind Audition"Gravity" John Mayer September 30, 2014N/AAll four chairs turned

Joined Team Adam

Battle Rounds (Top 48)"Young Girls" (vs. Jonathan Wyndham) Bruno Mars October 13, 2014N/ASaved by Coach
Knockout Rounds (Top 32)"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (vs. Blessing Offor) Otis Redding November 3, 2014N/ASaved by Coach
Live Playoffs (Top 20)"Don't" Ed Sheeran November 10, 20142Saved by Coach
Live Top 12"Jealous" Nick Jonas November 17, 201411Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 10"Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson and Bruno MarsNovember 24, 201410Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 8"Sexual Healing" Marvin Gaye December 1, 20145Saved by Instant Save
Live Top 5 (Semi-finals)"Sugar" Maroon 5 December 8, 20145Saved by Public Vote
"When I Was Your Man"Bruno Mars10
Live Finale"Lost Without U" (with Adam Levine) Robin Thicke December 15, 20143Third place
"Velvet"Chris Jamison7
"Cry Me a River" Justin Timberlake 11

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
US CAN
"Velvet"20145377

Releases from The Voice

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
US
The Voice: The Complete Season 7 Collection
  • Release date: December 16, 2014
  • Label: Republic Records
  • Formats: Digital download
48

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US CAN
"Gravity"2014The Voice:
The Complete
Season 7
Collection
"Young Girls"
(with Jonathan Wyndham)
non-album single
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"The Voice:
The Complete
Season 7
Collection
"Don't"
"Jealous"
"Uptown Funk"
"Sexual Healing"
"Sugar"
"When I Was Your Man"98
"Lost Without U"
(with Adam Levine)
6384
"Cry Me a River"
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

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