
Over the next year, he co-wrote the track "Say It Again" on Natasha Bedingfield 's album N.B. He is also featured in the song " Wild Horses " on Alicia Keys ' third album Alicia Keys: MTV Unplugged.
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He appeared on Kanye West 's Late Registration album, on the third single, " Heard 'Em Say ". In 2005, Levine was featured on the Ying Yang Twins song "Live Again". Levine (right) with bandmate Jesse Carmichael in 2007 Levine has collaborated with various musical acts. Those lyrics became the album Songs About Jane. While Levine was working as a writer's assistant on the television show " Judging Amy ", he spent time writing the lyrics about his ex-girlfriend, Jane. Renaming the band Maroon 5, Levine and his friends began to compile all of their newfound musical influences into their music. After dropping out of Five Towns College, Levine and Jesse reunited with Mickey and Ryan, but added former Square guitarist, James Valentine in 2001. Maroon 5 and mainstream success During this time, Levine worked a two-week stint as a waiter at Johnny Rockets. On MTV News, in 2002, Levine said, "That's when I started waking up to the whole hip hop, R&B thing. This was the first time the two Los Angeles natives were exposed to a completely different music scene, a cultural awakening for the young men. Levine and Carmichael left Los Angeles for New York. Disappointed with the results of their album, the band members went their separate ways.

The album had little success, and its only single, "Soap Disco", failed commercially. That same year the band appeared on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210. The band released their first album titled The Fourth World in 1997 as high school seniors. In September 1995, Levine along with fellow Brentwood School student Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick formed garage band Kara's Flowers. He chose not to have a Bar Mitzvah as a child. Levine has Jewish ancestry on both sides of his family (his father and maternal grandfather were Jewish), and considers himself Jewish, though according to The Jewish Chronicle, who interviewed Levine, he "has rejected formal religious practice for a more generalized, spiritual way of life". Levine attended French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts Camp (Hancock, NY) with best friend Jesse Carmichael, guitar player of the band known at that time as Kara's Flowers. He has a brother, Michael, and a sister, Julia. and Peter Noah, a television producer and writer. He has two uncles, journalist and author Timothy Noah. Levine was born in Los Angeles to Fred and Patsy (née Noah) Levine. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.

Adam Noah Levine (born March 18, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actor best known as the front man and guitarist for American pop rock band Maroon 5.
