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Joel Adams (singer)

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Joel Adams
Birth nameJoel Gonçalves
Born (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 27)
Brisbane, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Instruments
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

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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

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

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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]

In 2024, Adams formed the group Simply West.[11]

Discography

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Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Extended play details
Joel Adams
  • Released: 6 March 2020[12]
  • Label: Joel Adams
  • Formats: streaming, Digital download

Charted and certified singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[4] 		CAN
[5] 		CZR
[13] 		DEN
[14] 		IRE
[15] 		ITA
[16] 		NOR
[17] 		SWE
[18] 		UK
[19]
"Please Don't Go" 2015 55 54 25 29 34 56 11 6 50 Non-album single

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 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". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ "AusPop: Joel Adams drops "Fake Friends"". AusPop.com.au. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 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. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  11. ^ "We Made a Band ... Simply West". Facebook. August 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Joel Adams (EP) by Joel Adams". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 March 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ "Joel Adams Chart". www.ifpi.cz. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Hitlisten.NU - Danmarks officielle hitlister". Tracklisten. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  15. ^ "irish-charts.com – Discography Joel Adams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 31" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  17. ^ "VG-lista – Joel Adams". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  18. ^ "swedishcharts.com – Discography Joel Adams". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  19. ^ "JOEL ADAMS | full Official Charts history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Joel Adams Please Don't Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Joel Adams Please Don't Go". [Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Joel Adams "Please Don't Go"". IFPI Denmark. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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