Adam Noah Levine, who is familiarly called Adam Levine is the vocalist of the band Maroon 5. He started his career by joining the band "Kara's Flowers" in Los Angeles, 1994. The group consists of Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick.
Kara's Flowers released their first album, "The Fourth W
orld" (1997) under the record label Reprise Records. But in 1998 Reprise Records broke his contract with Kara's Flowers because the album "The Fourth World" failed to meet sales targets. Finally they decided to change the name of the band with Maroon 5 and add 1 member of James Valentine.
Adam with Maroon 5 then released a debut album titled "Songs About Jane" (2002). The songs in the album are mostly created by Adam who was inspired by his former lover, Jane. "Songs About Jane" sold over 10 million copies. Adam and his friends managed to bring home the Best New Artist Grammy Awards 2004.