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Adam Levine's Born
Adam Levine, the lead singer and most famous member of Maroon 5, is born this day. -
Kara's Flowers Forms
Maroon 5 first forms by the name of "Kara's Flowers" with the members Adam Levine (singer), Jesse Carmichael (keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Ryan Dusick (drummer) and Mickey Madden (bass guitar). They named it "Kara's Flowers" after a girl the band collectivly had a crush on. -
"The Fourth World" Fails
The only album released under the name of "Kara's Flowers" fails, selling only 5,000 copies, the only single "Soap Disco" failing commercially, and receiving mixed reviews from critics (varying from a 3 to an 8 out of ten from critics). Kara's Flowers temporarily disbands after this, -
Songs About Jane's Released
Kara's Flowers gets back together, with the addition of a lead guitarist called James Valentine, rename themselves as "Maroon 5", and release an album called "Songs About Jane," named after Adam Levine's ex-girlfriend. It became a sleeper hit, thanks to five singles that helped it achieve sucess. -
Maroon 5 Wins Grammy
Maroon 5 wins a Grammy for "Best New Artist". -
Ryan Dusick Leaves Maroon 5
After having arm injuries due to the constant concerts, Ryan Dusick was forced to leave Maroon 5. He was replaced by Matt Flynn. -
Makes Me Wonder Tops Charts
Makes Me Wonder becomes Maroon 5's first song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. -
It Won't be Soon Before Long Released
It Won't be Soon Before Long's released, and it debuts at number one on the Billboard Hot 200. -
Hands All Over Released
Maroon 5's third album Hands All Over is released, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 200 (despite this though, it has the greatest review scores of the three Maroon 5 albums). -
Moves Like Jagger tops Charts
Moves Like Jagger (which features Christina Aguilera) becomes Maroon 5's second (and so far final) song to become #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
