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
Websitejoeladamsofficial.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.

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

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

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[edit]

Extended plays[edit]

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

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[4] 		CAN
[5] 		CZR
[12] 		IRE
[13] 		NOR
[14] 		SWE
[15] 		UK
[16]
"Please Don't Go" 2015 55 54 25 34 11 6 50
  • 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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Joel Adams". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Joel Adams – artists". www.livenation.com.au. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ^ "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' Is No 1". GAVIN RYAN. www.noise11.com. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "CHART WATCH #380". auspOp. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Joel Adams Chart". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Independent Singles Breakers Chart". Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ "AusPop: Joel Adams drops "Fake Friends"". AusPop.com.au. 5 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Shawn Mendes leads Spotify's 25 Under 25 list; Flume, Joel Adams join world's most streamed artists under age of 25". Kris Bayos. IB Times. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Fake Friends – single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  10. ^ "JOEL ADAMS DROPS FAKE FRIENDS". auspOp. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Joel Adams (EP) by Joel Adams". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Joel Adams Chart". www.ifpi.cz. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  13. ^ "irish-charts.com – Discography Joel Adams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  14. ^ "VG-lista – Joel Adams". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  15. ^ "swedishcharts.com – Discography Joel Adams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  16. ^ "JOEL ADAMS | full Official Charts history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Joel Adams "Please Don't Go"". IFPI Denmark. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Fake Friends – single". Apple Music. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  19. ^ "A Big World – single". Apple Music. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  20. ^ "Coffee – single". Apple Music. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ "Kingdom- single". Apple Music. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "Slipping Off the Edge – single". Apple Music. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Christmas Lights – single". Apple Music. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  24. ^ "Sick World – single". Apple Music. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  25. ^ "Paper Cuts – single". Apple Music. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  26. ^ "Goodbye – single". Apple Music. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  27. ^ Papadatos, Markus (3 September 2021). "Review: Brayden Dunbar and Joel Adams charm on "Too Hard to Love" single". digitaljournal. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  28. ^ "You Are for Me - Single on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Guys! The date is getting closer!". Twitter. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

External links[edit]

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