Also known as Joel Goncalves Years active 2012–present | Origin Australia Labels Will Walker Records | |
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Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, Producer Genres Pop music, Soul music, Indie pop Similar Crush, Charlie Puth, Jeff Parker, Víctor García, Ryan Cohan Profiles | ||
Joel Adams (born (1996-12-16)16 December 1996) is an Australian pop/soul singer-songwriter and producer known for his hit debut single, "Please Don't Go" in 2015.
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2012-present: The X Factor and "Please Don't Go"
Joel gained populartity 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 Goncalves). After being featured as one of the youngest and most promising singers, he was eliminated during bootcamps.
He released his debut single "Please Don't Go" in November 2015, which made its ARIA Chart debut in February 2016 at number 88, later peaking at number 55. It also peaked at number 54 on the Canadian Hot 100, 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. 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. As of November, the song had been streamed over 220 million times and the music video had been watched over 40 million times. In an interview with The Music Network in November 2016, Adams announced that his debut album was done being recorded and his next release was coming soon. Adams spent most of 2016 writing and recording new music, mostly while living in London and Stockholm.
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. In January 2017, Adams released the video for "Die for You". It was available for free download from his website.
Personal life
Joel is a graduate of Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane, Australia.
Adams' stage name is his mother's maiden name. Joel changed his name from Goncalves due to his last name being difficult to spell and correctly pronounce due to his Portuguese heritage. He is managed by former politician Walker Hines and signed to Will Walker Records, an independent record label based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
