Josh Kaufman

Josh Kaufman
Background information
Birth name	Joshua Kaufman
Born	(1976-11-09) November 9, 1976 Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Origin	Indianapolis, Indiana
Genres	Pop, R&B, pop rock, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, pianist
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Republic Records
Associated acts	The New Etiquette, Adam Levine, Usher

Joshua Kaufman (born 9 November 1976) is an American soul singer and singer-songwriter. A native of the Tampa Bay area in Florida, Kaufman is based out of and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known for winning the sixth season of NBC's The Voice as a member of Usher's team and previously Adam Levine's team. At age 38 he became the oldest winner in series history.

Early life

Kaufman was born in Sarasota, Florida, the son of Beth Gilbert, minister of music at a church in Blacksburg, Virginia; and Mark Kaufman, who runs a roofing company.^[1] His stepfather, Rev. Richard Gilbert, is the pastor at a church in Blacksburg, Virginia.^[2] While in Blacksburg, he was a member of the Blacksburg High School Madrigals, an elite choir. He grew up in Lake Wales, Florida until his freshman year of high school. He and his mother moved to Blacksburg, Virginia where he attended and graduated from Blacksburg High School. His musical talent appeared early in his life. At sixteen, he appeared on Star Search and in 2011, Kaufman auditioned for the first season of Simon Cowell's The X Factor (U.S.).^[3] After living his teen years in Virginia, Kaufman settled in Anderson, Indiana to attend Anderson University and graduated from IUPUI.^[4]

Kaufman is a member of the band The New Etiquette (formerly known as Josh Kaufman and the Frequency), an Indianapolis based rock and soul band. The band was formed in 2010 with original band members Josh Kaufman, Ryan Koch, and Nate Gray. The band released a six track self-titled EP in spring 2012 drawing on the musical talents of several local musicians.^[5]

From 2011–2014 Kaufman was a musical staple at Potbelly Sandwich Shop in Indianapolis,^[6][7] and also worked as an SAT prep tutor.^[8]

Career

The Voice

On the fifth episode of the Blind Auditions broadcast on March 10, 2014, he performed George Michael's song "One More Try." All four judges turned their chairs and Kaufman chose to join team Adam. Kaufman defeated fellow Team Adam member Austin Ellis in the Battles, Round 1. Kaufman lost his second battle round competition against Delvin Choice but was immediately stolen by Team Usher.^[9][10] Kaufman received the first iTunes bonus multiplier of the season, with his studio recording of "Stay With Me" reaching the fifth position on the iTunes Top 200 Singles chart at the close of the voting window.^[11]

On May 20, 2014, Kaufman was announced as the winner of Season 6 of The Voice, beating out runners-up Jake Worthington and Christina Grimmie and making him not only the first artist from Team Usher to win, but the first "stolen" artist to win and the first Caucasian male winner, besides also being the oldest participant to win the competition.^[12]

     - Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes

Later career

Kaufman participated in the Indy Jazz Fest in September 2014.^[14] Kaufman appeared at the Indiana State Fair in August 2014. He was the final actor to play the title role in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin, which closed in early 2015.^[15]

On June 8th, 2017 Josh Kaufman performed the anthem of the United States in the United States vs. Trinidad And Tobago FIFA World Cup CONCACAF Eliminatory match in Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado

Personal life

Kaufman is married to Jennifer Myer and they have five children as of November 2016. They live in Indianapolis, Indiana where Kaufman sings with his band The New Etiquette.^[16]

Discography

Albums

• The New Etiquette (2012)^[17]

1. Do You Want Love
2. On Me
3. That Train
4. Falling Again
5. Waving Goodbye
6. Out the Door

• Josh Kaufman (2016)

1. Truth Be Told
2. All I Ask
3. Avalanche
4. Paycheck
5. The World
6. Digging Deep

Singles

The New Etiquette (2012)

1. "Do You Want Love (Radio Only)"

Releases from The Voice

Albums

Singles

References