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"Born performer, whose smile has the ability to blind and whose voice has the ability to pierce the heart"
Musicroom.com
"Perfect vocals, and the way his story telling lyrics unfold keep you transfixed from beginning to end"
WalesOnline
"Redefines beauty"
Ashton Kutcher
“A welcome return, What a voice!!”
Clare Balding(BBC Radio 2)
"Wow! John Adams truly is the voice of the moment"
Carol Vorderman
"Absolutely nailed that vocal"
Gary Barlow
“John Adams has the ability to capture a mood and emotion solely through his voice”
Music Crowns
"Completely Blown Away, Can't believe it was all live. It seemed effortless "
Jagger and Woody (Heart Radio)
John Adams is a Singer/Songwriter/Busker hailing from Aberdare in the South Wales Valleys. Blessed with a reach in his tone to match Sam Smith and James Blunt, Adams draws influences from honest songwriters such as James Morrison, Damien Rice and Passenger. John’s acoustic approach compliments his unique vocal abilitiy as he delivers heartfelt narratives we can all relate to.
This faithfulness to personal story is mirrored in how John came into the musical world, and continues to progress as a musician. A truly homegrown talent, he began his career busking on the streets, using the money to pay for his first release, fittingly entitled "The Pavement is My Stage". After the album reached No.3 in the iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts in 2016 he took a leap of faith and left his job as a Mathematics Teacher. That gamble paid off and John has gone on to support household names such as Take That, Lemar, T’Pau and Katherine Jenkins. His hard work and impressive live performance has built a strong following of 1200,000 online followers, over 35 million views on YouTube and a steady 1,000,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.
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Eager to show his progression John released his album “You Never Know Who’s Listening” in 2018 which combined his live organic sound with a minimal electronic production to make a sound that is satisfyingly different from the usual guitar wielding Singer/Songwriter. The album was very well received by fans and the music industry alike and has already accrued over 16 million plays on Spotify. All 4 singles were playlist by the BBC and Spotify editorials with “See You Again” and “Dandelion Wishes” becoming Radio 2 favourites. He spent the year up and down the country performing at the UK’s largest festivals such as The Isle of Wight Festival, Great Escape and Victorious Festival, and his headline tour sold out in just two days from release. To end the year on a high his festive hit “Lost In Christmas” became the soundtrack for “La Feltrinelli” Christmas campaign all across Europe.
Not showing any signs of writers block, John released his album 'Behind Closed Doors' in 2024. “Behind Closed Doors” comes from a songwriter that sounds older, wiser and a little more aware of life around him. John has continued to marry easy melodies with strong digital rhythms to create a collection of songs that arrive at a sweet spot between todays pop and the traditional evocative folk he was raised on. The success of this album resulted in 2 sold out UK tours and the lead track 'Amen' has become a wedding favourite, used all over the world as the soundtrack to peoples special moments.
As well as his original music John has become infamous for putting his own unique twist on other peoples songs. His acoustic covers album achieved a top spot in the iTunes Charts and has accrued 135 Million streams to date. As a result his voice has been heard on Love Island, I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and ITV's The Voice.
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With more fantastic songs than he could record John began writing for other artists during the pandemic and is building up credits as fast as his Spotify streams. He is praised for cowriting BGT's Imen Siar's debut single 'Lonely People', the soundtrack to the movie 'Finding My Voice' and 2025 will see the release of his first major label songwriting cut.
