Will Champlin
| Will Champlin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Christopher Champlin |
| Born |
April 24, 1983 Reseda, California |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, banjo, piano, acoustic guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Associated acts | Bill Champlin, Adam Levine, One Direction, Reik |
| Website | http://willchamplin.com/ |
William Christopher "Will" Champlin (born April 24, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his appearance on Season 5 of the NBC singing competition The Voice as part of Adam Levine's team. He finished in third place behind Jacquie Lee, the runner-up, and Tessanne Chin, the winner of the season.
Champlin is the youngest son of Bill Champlin, former member of Chicago, and Tamara Champlin. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He has one daughter.
Will Champlin reached some success as a songwriter previous to his participation on The Voice. He also collaborated with Michael Caruso and provided backing vocals for Ace Young's self-titled album. He played the piano for Michael Jackson's posthumous compilation album Michael. He played on the song (I Like) The Way You Love Me. He is a 2010 Grammy award recipient for his songwriting. Will Champlin was nominated in the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album category, for co-writing "Ordinary Me", which appears on Heather Headley's album Audience of One. Audience of One was awarded the 2010 Grammy in its category.
On the fourth episode of the Blind Auditions broadcast on October 1, 2013, he performed Gavin DeGraw's song "Not Over You." Adam Levine, Cee Lo Green, and Blake Shelton turned their chairs but he opted to join Adam Levine.
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