Joel Adams (singer)

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Joel Adams
Birth nameJoel Gonçalves
Born (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 27)
Brisbane, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Instrument(s)
Years active2012–present
Website joeladamsofficial.com

Joel Adams (born 16 December 1996) is an Australian pop/soul singer-songwriter and producer, popularly known for his hit debut single, "Please Don't Go" in 2015. On 5 October 2018, Adams' single, "Fake Friends" was released. He released his self-titled debut extended play in March 2020.

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Biography

Adams was born and raised in Brisbane, Australia. He is of Portuguese, South African and English descent. [1] Joel is a graduate of Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane.

His stage name is his mother's maiden name. Joel changed his name from Gonçalves due to his last name being difficult to spell and correctly pronounce due to his Portuguese heritage.[ citation needed ]

Career

2012–present: The X Factor and "Please Don't Go"

Joel gained popularity in 2012, at the age of 15, singing a cover of Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney's "The Girl is Mine" for the X Factor Australia (under the name Joel Gonçalves). [2] After being featured as one of the youngest and most promising singers, he was eliminated during the "bootcamp" round.

He released his debut single "Please Don't Go" in November 2015, which made its ARIA Chart debut in February 2016 at number 88, [3] later peaking at number 55. [4] It also peaked at number 54 on the Canadian Hot 100, [5] number 6 in Sweden and number 11 in Norway. The song also appeared on the UK Independent Single Breakers Charts for 42 weeks, peaking at number 1 for multiple weeks in June, July, August, and September 2016. [6] and peaking at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart the week of 5 August 2016. The song officially charted in over 15 countries globally, including the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia. In Australia, the song spent 31 weeks in the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart – but never once cracked the Top 50; peaking at No. 55. [7]

In October 2016, Adams was named the 16th most influential artist in the world on Spotify's 25 Under 25 list, which listed the most influential music artists under the age of 25. [8]

In January 2017, Adams released the video for "Die for You". It was available for free download from his website.

In October 2018, Adams released his second single "Fake Friends". [9] The song was co-written by Adams, Ryan Tedder and Zach Skelton. According to Adams' team, the song is "about discovering who your real friends are when the chips are down". [10]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleExtended play details
Joel Adams
  • Released: 6 March 2020 [11]
  • Label: Joel Adams
  • Formats: streaming, Digital download

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[4] 		CAN
[5] 		CZR
[12] 		IRE
[13] 		NOR
[14] 		SWE
[15] 		UK
[16]
"Please Don't Go"20155554253411650
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum [17]
  • BPI: Gold
Non-album singles
"Fake Friends" [18] 2018———————
"A Big World" [19] 2019———————
"Coffee" [20] ———————Joel Adams
"Kingdom" [21] ———————
"Slipping Off the Edge" [22] ———————
"Christmas Lights" [23] ———————Non-album single
"Sick World" [24] 2020———————TBA
"Paper Cuts" [25] 2021———————
"Goodbye" [26] ———————
"Too Hard to Love" [27]
(with Brayden Dunbar)		———————
"You Are for Me" [28]
(with Tiggi Hawke)		———————
"Friends with My Exes" [29]
(with Sam De Rosa)		2022———————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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