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Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the frontman and guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.

Levine was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Patsy (née Noah) and Fred Levine. His uncle is Slate writer and editor Timothy Noah. He has a brother, Michael. Levine's father and maternal grandfather were Jewish (his maternal grandmother was Protestant). When he was six, he made the winning shot of his local YMCA championship basketball game (on a team his father coached) with no time left on the clock. He has said that the incident changed his life and gave him the confidence to be successful.

Levine attended Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts Camp (Hancock, NY), where he met the original members of the band Kara's Flowers: Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick. He graduated from Brentwood School in 1997.