We’re finally down to the final five contestants on season 27 of The Voice. Jadyn Cree, Lucia Flores-Wiseman, Jaelen Johnston, Adam David, and Renzo are all battling it out for the record deal and cash prize.
During Blind Auditions, Adam David managed to turn just one chair with his performance of Peter Frampton’s “Baby I Love Your Way.” Landing on defending champ Michael Bublé’s team, the 34-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Florida , is now Adam Levine’s “biggest regret” after delivering mind-blowing performances like Sam Cooke’s “Bring It On Home to Me.” Here are three things you should know about Adam David ahead of The Voice season 27 finale.
1. He’s Been Sober For Six Years
On March 28, right in the middle of his journey on The Voice, Adam David celebrated six years of sobriety. The Top 5 finalist has spoken openly about his past struggles with addiction, crediting music for helping him learn to process emotions.
In a video posted to social media, David talked about viewers reaching out to him to share their own sobriety journeys. “That was kind of like the hope by sharing my struggles, other people would feel comfortable sharing theirs, which will help other people feel comfortable sharing theirs,” he said. “I think stuff needs to be talked about. I think that’s where pain can be transmuted into something helpful.”
2. He Learned Guitar First
During an interview with Deepest Dream, The Voice finalist Adam David talked about first picking up a guitar at age 8. Three years later, he began singing. Soon, he was writing his own songs.
“I think that as songwriters we have this…. responsibility to find the words that others can’t,” David said.
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3. He Just Released An Intensely Personal New Single
Ahead of The Voice finale, Adam David has released a new single called “Savior.” He penned half the song while still in active addiction, just after entering a treatment program called Recovery Unplugged.
“I wrote the first half of the song at the beginning of that process… and I just could not finish it,” David told Deepest Dream.
Finally, the rest of the song poured out on his final day of the program. “I say it’s almost like finishing the song was the gift of making it through the other side,” David said.
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