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| Birth name | Joshua Kaufman |
| Born | November 9, 1976 Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Origin | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Republic |
Josh Kaufman (born November 9, 1976) is an American soul singer and songwriter. A native of the Tampa Bay area in Florida, Kaufman is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known for winning the season 6 of NBC's The Voice as a member of Usher's team and previously Adam Levine's team.
Kaufman was born in Sarasota, Florida, the son of Beth Gilbert, the minister of music at Slusser's Chapel in Blacksburg, Virginia; and Mark Kaufman, who owns a roofing company. [1] His stepfather, Rev. Richard Gilbert, is the pastor of a church in Blacksburg. [2] While in Blacksburg, he was a member of the Blacksburg High School Madrigals, an elite choir. He grew up in Lake Wales, Florida and until his first year of high school went to school in the city. He and his mother moved to Blacksburg. He graduated from Blacksburg High School and musical talent was evident early in his life. At sixteen, he appeared on Star Search and in 2011, Kaufman auditioned for the first season of Simon Cowell's The X Factor . [3] Josh Kaufman moved to Anderson, Indiana to attend Anderson University and graduated from IUPUI in Indianapolis. [4]
Kaufman is a member of the band The New Etiquette (formerly known as Josh Kaufman and the Frequency), a rock and soul band from Indianapolis. The band was formed in 2010 with original band members Kaufman, Ryan Koch, and Nate Gray. The band released a self-titled EP with six tracks in spring 2012, drawing on the musical talents of several local musicians. [5] From 2011 to 2014 Kaufman performed regularly at Potbelly Sandwich Shop in Indianapolis [6] [7] and also worked as a SAT prep tutor. [8]
On the fifth episode of the Blind Auditions broadcast on March 10, 2014, he performed George Michael's song "One More Try." All four judges turned their chairs and Kaufman chose to join Team Adam. Kaufman defeated fellow Team Adam member Austin Ellis in the Battles, Round 1. Kaufman lost his second battle round competition against Delvin Choice but was immediately stolen by Team Usher. [9] [10] Kaufman received the first iTunes bonus multiplier of the season, with his studio recording of "Stay With Me" reaching the fifth position on the iTunes Top 200 Singles chart at the close of the voting window. [11]
On May 20, 2014, Kaufman was announced as the winner of Season 6 of The Voice.[ citation needed ]
| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
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| Blind Audition | "One More Try" | George Michael | March 10, 2014 | 5.18 | All four chairs turned Joined Team Adam |
| Battles, Round 1 | "Happy" (vs. Austin Ellis) [12] | Pharrell Williams | March 24, 2014 | 11.1 | Saved by Adam |
| Battles, Round 2 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" (vs. Delvin Choice) | Stevie Wonder | March 31, 2014 | 14.6 | Defeated Stolen by Usher |
| The Playoffs | "It Will Rain" | Bruno Mars | April 15, 2014 | 19.5 | Saved by Usher |
| Live Top 12 | "Stay with Me" | Sam Smith | April 21, 2014 | 20.12 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 10 | "This is It" | Kenny Loggins | April 28, 2014 | 22.4 | |
| Live Top 8 | "I Can't Make You Love Me" | Bonnie Raitt | May 5, 2014 | 24.2 | |
| Live Top 5 (Semi-finals) | "All of Me" | John Legend | May 12, 2014 | 26.2 | |
| "Love Runs Out" | OneRepublic | 26.6 | |||
| Live Finale (Final 3) | "Every Breath You Take" (with Usher) | The Police | May 19, 2014 | 28.2 | Winner |
| "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" | Stevie Wonder | 28.4 | |||
| "Set Fire to the Rain" | Adele | 28.9 |
Kaufman participated in the Indy Jazz Fest in September 2014. [13] He appeared at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapoiis in August 2014. He was the final actor to play the title role in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin , which closed in early 2015. [14] On June 8, 2017, he performed the national anthem in the United States vs. Trinidad And Tobago FIFA World Cup CONCACAF eliminatory match in Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.
Kaufman sung on Broadway in the show "Home For the Holidays, Live on Broadway" which was presented November 17 to December 30, 2017, at the August Wilson Theatre. Other vocal performers included Candice Glover, Bianca Ryan, Peter Hollens, and Evynne Hollens. [15]
Kaufman is married to Jennifer Myer and as of November 2016 they have five children. The family live in Carmel, Indiana (a suburb of Indianapolis) where Kaufman sings with The New Etiquette. [16]
The New Etiquette (2012)
| Album | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US | US Digital [18] | ||
| The Complete Season 6 Collection (The Voice Performance) |
| 92 | 14 |
| Single | Peak chart positions | Original artist | |||||
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| US [18] | US Heat [19] | US Digital [20] | |||||
| "One More Try" | — | — | — | George Michael | |||
| "Happy" | — | — | — | Pharrell Williams | |||
| "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" | — | — | 19 | Stevie Wonder | |||
| "It Will Rain" | — | — | — | Bruno Mars | |||
| "Stay with Me" | 92 | 9 | 5 | Sam Smith | |||
| "This Is It" | — | — | 38 | Kenny Loggins | |||
| "I Can't Make You Love Me" | 71 | 4 | 2 | Bonnie Raitt | |||
| "All of Me" | — | 13 | 4 | John Legend | |||
| "Love Runs Out" | — | — | 13 | OneRepublic | |||
| "Every Breath You Take" | — | — | 12 | The Police | |||
| "Set Fire to the Rain" | — | 19 | 28 | Adele | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||