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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Wakefield is currently dating professional country singer Jenny Leigh.<ref name="HL" />
Wakefield is currently dating professional country singer Jenny Leigh.<ref name="HL" />

==Discography==
*''The Voice: The Complete Season 10 Collection'' (Album, [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]) 2016. See full discography [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/adam-wakefield-mn0003508321/discography/all here].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:51, 31 July 2017

Adam Wakefield (born in Plymouth, New Hampshire) is an American singer-songwriter who specialised in country music.[1] He is best known for being one of the final contestants on the U.S. version of The Voice.[1]

Early life

Wakefield started playing music at the age of four,[2] and began to play the piano "when he was younger and in search of a hobby, especially one at which he believed he could excel", and began to play jazz music on the piano[3] and left his hometown to study music at The New School Jazz and Contemporary Arts Program in New York City.[2]

Music

After college, Wakefielf moved to Baltimore, Maryland to start a soul/funk band called Old Man Brown, which was relatively successful in the region.[2]

In 2013, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee[2] (where he currently resides[4]), popularly known as "the Country Music Capital of the World,[5] in order to pursue his interest in music and songwriting commercially. Since then, he has shared the stage with artists such as Lee Brice, Keith Anderson, and Michelle Wright.[2] He released his first EP on iTunes on July 21, 2017.[6]

Personal life

Wakefield is currently dating professional country singer Jenny Leigh.[2]

Discography

  • The Voice: The Complete Season 10 Collection (Album, Universal) 2016. See full discography here.

References

  1. ^ a b Netemeyer, Sarah (April 10, 2017). "Adam Wakefielf talks Blake Shelton, life after 'The Voice,' and more". Country Fancast. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Adam Wakefield". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. ^ About Adam Wakefield, personal website. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Personal Facebook account, retrieved July 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "8 destinations for country music fans ". Fox News. May 2, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  6. ^ iTunes listing