Years active 2000 - present Name Will Champlin | Role Singer ยท willchamplin.com | |
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Birth name Will Christopher Champlin Born April 24, 1983 (age 40)
Reseda, California ( 1983-04-24 ) Occupation(s) Musician, Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, banjo, piano, acoustic guitar, drums Albums The Complete Season 5 Collection, Borrowing Trouble Parents Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin Genres Pop music, Pop rock, Contemporary R&B Associated acts Bill Champlin, Adam Levine Similar People Tessanne Chin, Matthew Schuler, Bill Champlin, Adam Levine Profiles | ||
Tiny Dancer - Will Champlin & Adam Levine The Voice 5 Finals Performance
William Christopher Champlin (born April 24, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his appearance on Season 5 of the NBC singing competition The Voice as part of Adam Levine's team. He finished in third place behind Jacquie Lee, the runner-up, and Tessanne Chin, the winner of the season.
Contents
- Tiny Dancer Will Champlin Adam Levine The Voice 5 Finals Performance
- We don t eat james vincent mcmorrow cover by will champlin
- Personal life
- Early career
- The Voice
- References
We don t eat james vincent mcmorrow cover by will champlin
Personal life
Champlin is the youngest son of Bill Champlin, former member of Chicago, and Tamara Champlin. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He has one daughter.
Early career
Will Champlin reached some success as a songwriter previous to his participation on The Voice. He also collaborated with Michael Caruso and provided backing vocals for Ace Young's self-titled album. He played the piano for Michael Jackson's posthumous compilation album Michael. He played on the song (I Like) The Way You Love Me. He is a 2010 Grammy award recipient for his songwriting. Will Champlin was nominated in the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album category, for co-writing "Ordinary Me", which appears on Heather Headley's album Audience of One. Audience of One was awarded the 2010 Grammy in its category.
The Voice
On the fourth episode of the Blind Auditions broadcast on October 1, 2013, he performed Gavin DeGraw's song "Not Over You." Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, and Blake Shelton turned their chairs but he opted to join Adam Levine.
In Battle Round, Wolpert won, Champlin was stolen by Aguilera.
In Knockout Round, Schuler won, Champlin was stolen back from Aguilera by Levine.
- Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes