Adam Lambert | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Adam Mitchel Lambert |
Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | January 29, 1982
Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Genres | Pop, pop rock, rock, glam rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Actor |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2006 – present |
Labels | RCA Records/19 Recordings/Warner Bros. Records |
Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and stage actor. He moved to San Diego when he was a baby. He is openly gay.[1] He won the Young Hollywood Award for Artist of the Year in 2009. Lambert was runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol and is the first openly gay mainstream pop artist to launch a career on a major label in America. He is most famous for the album For Your Entertainment and the singles "Whataya Want from Me", "No Boundaries", and "If I Had U".
He worked with British band Queen since 2011. He is the lead singer for Queen + Adam Lambert.