One of the talented and well-recognized singer, songwriter as well as actor is named as Adam Lambert. He has sold out his 3 million albums and 5 million singles all over the world since the year 2009. He became popular in the year 2009 after he finished as runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol. Later the following year, he launched his debut album, titled as For Your Entertainment, which debuted at the number three in the top of the list on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album also spawned several singles, including "Whataya Want from Me", for which he received a Grammy nomination for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance". He has collaborated with rock band Queen as lead vocalist for Queen + Adam Lambert since 2011, including a worldwide tour from 2014 to 2018. He is a very talented singer. Know about his net worth, earnings, career, rumors, body features below:
Adam Lambert returns to ‘American Idol’ to mentor Queen Night
Before ten years on American Idol Season 8, Adam first entered the audition room, and America’s living rooms, belting Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Three months later, he lost the Idol title to Kris Allen, but after he and Kris joined Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor for a spectacular performance of “We Will Rock You”/“We Are the Champions” on that the season’s splashy finale, he obviously emerged the true long-term winner. Adam then became Queen’s new full-time frontman; a journey that will be explored Monday night on ABC’s two-hour documentary The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story and this Sunday, the Glamerican Idol triumphantly returned to the show that started it all, to mentor this season’s top eight contestants on Queen Night.
Today, (April 29), a documentary about Queen + Adam Lambert called The Show Must Go On will premiere on ABC. Today's episode of the network's Good Morning America program offered a pair of preview clips (embedded below) from the special, with Brian May and Roger Taylor talking about meeting Lambert on the set of American Idol in 2009. Queen had just ended its four-year run with Paul Rodgers when, as May said, "The American Idol people asked us to come in and play on the final competition night. So it was between Adam and this other guy [Kris Allen]. They're both really good singers, but there's some kind of chemistry already between us and Adam. It was just instant."
Birth Facts, Early Life, Birthday, Family, Wiki, Siblings, Education, And More
On 29th January 1982, Adam Lambert was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the U.S. At as 2019, his age is 37. His full name is Adam Mitchel Lambert. He was born to mother Leila, a dental hygienist; and father Eber Lambert, a program manager for Novatel Wireless. His nationality is American and ethnicity is mixed (Norwegian and Jewish). His religion is Christian and his horoscope sign is Aquarius. Regarding his siblings, he has a younger brother, Neil. After his birth, his family moved to San Diego, California. When he was 9 years old, he began performing with Metropolitan Educational Theatre network (now MET2). Regarding his education, he began training more intense acting and vocal coaching, at MET2 and what was become the Broadway Bound Youth Theatre Foundation. Later he shifted to Mesa Verde Middle School and Mount Carmel High School. In the year 2000, he graduated and attended California State University, Fullerton, but left after five weeks to Los Angeles. He dropped out of college to pursue his dream.
Body Statistics (Height, Weight, Measurement, And More)
Talking about Adam's body features, he has got a balanced weight and perfect height matching with his body. His height is noted to be 6 feet 1 inch with his last noted weight of 78 kg which is perfect for his height. He has a shoe size of 11 (US). He has black hair color and blue eye color. His other body measurement will be added soon.
Career (Beginning-Present)
- Adam Lambert started his career in acting, music as well as in singing since his school days.
- He started his career in LA by odd jobs for his living and at the same time, he was also learning the theater.
- When he was only 19, he landed his first professional job, performing on a cruise ship for ten months with Anita Mann Productions and then he was signed with a manager and cast in a European tour of Hair when he became 21.
- He was making a name for himself in the Los Angeles area in 2004.
- He also made a small role in The Ten Commandments a the Kodak Theatre alongside film actor Val Kilmer.
- Then, he began regular performances in The Zodiac Show, a touring revue of live music and talent that was co-created by Carmit Bachar of the band Pussycat Dolls.
- He finished performances with the musical in the year 2008.
- He came to the attention of the casting director for Wicked and was hired as the understudy for the role of Fiyero.
- After that, he stepped into the national spotlight in 2009, when he became a finalist on the eighth season of the popular vocal competition shows American Idol in San Francisco.
- By dexterously covering highly popular original tracks like “Believe”, “Rock with You”, “Some Kind of Wonderful” and “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”, he smoothly made it to the last 13.
- His performance of Gary Jule’s 2001 arrangement of “Mad World” earned a standing ovation from the show’s harshest critic, Simon Cowell.
- His vocal range, along with his jet-black hair and heavy mascara, earned him comparisons to glam rockers like Freddie Mercury and Gene Simmons.
- His deft reprisals of the tracks “One” and “Cryin” ensured his passage to the finale.
- He then performed three solo tracks, “Mad World”, “A Change is Gonna Come” and “No Boundaries” stirred the judges profoundly to almost declare him as the winner.
- Later, he lost to Kris Allen who strongly believed that Lambert equally deserved the crown.
- He embarked on the ‘American Idols LIVE! Tour’ in July 2009.
- In the same year, he bagged the ‘Teen Choice Award’ under the category of ‘Male Reality/Variety Star’ and the ‘Young Hollywood Award’ for ‘Artist of the Year’.
- After that, he partnered with a host of celebrated singers, songwriters, and producers including Linda Perry, Lady Gaga, Matthew Bellamy, Max Martin, and Rob Cavallo for his debut studio record ‘For Your Entertainment’.
- The album, released on 23 November 2009 opened at the 3rd position on US Billboard 200 and notched up record sales.
- The album "For Your Entertainment" received rave reviews and “Whataya Want from Me”, the album’s second single, clambered to the 10th spot on Billboard Hot 100, making it his topmost charting single.
- In June 2010, he commenced on his first global musical tour titled ‘Glam Nation Tour’ and by the end of the journey, he had performed in a total of 113 shows in Europe, USA, and Asia.
- His second album, ‘Trespassing’, was launched on 15th May 2012, and was a big commercial and critical success.
- It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
- He then debuted on the small screen by portraying Elliot “Starchild” Gilbert in the 5th season of the TV series ‘Glee’ in the year 2013.
- Forbes magazine voted Adam Lambert as the joint 3rd highest earning ‘American Idol’ performer in the year 2013.
- Legacy Recordings released ‘The Very Best of Adam Lambert’ in the year 2014, which featured commercial recordings from ‘Glee’ and ‘American Idol’ as well as tracks from his first two studio records.
- Adam, together with the British rock band ‘Queen’ performed 35 shows in New Zealand, Australia, North America, Japan, and Korea in the year 2014.
- In 2015, QAL (Queen + Adam Lambert) entertained countless fans in a total of 26 shows staged in 11 countries in Europe, including the UK.
- In the 10th annual staging of the ‘Classic Rock Roll of Honor Awards’, QAL was bestowed with the ‘Band of the Year’ honor.
- In the year 2015, he became the first ex-American Idol contestant to feature as a judge on ‘American Idol’, when he covered for Keith Urban in the 14th season of the show.
- Warner Bros Records promoted, released, and distributed Lambert’s 3rd studio album, ‘The Original High’ on 21st April 2015 which debuted at the 3rd position on Billboard 200.
- He again went on a tour, visiting countries in Asia, Europe, and the US performing in television and radio programs.
- In May 2016, he became the new face of Macy's lifestyle brand, I.N.C. International Concepts, and a participant in its "American Icons" summer campaign.
- Later, In June, he joined the judging panel for the eighth season of The X Factor Australia.
- Similarly, he appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan, announcing a 10-date Las Vegas residency for Queen+ Adam Lambert in September 2018, at the Park Theater at Park MGM.
- The new production, titled "The Crown Jewels", was well received.
- He then changed management to Philymack.
- He appeared with James Corden on The Late Late Show on 20th January 2019, for an NFL themed episode, singing a parody of "Don't Stop Me Now".
- On 17th February, he performed a well-reviewed "rocking" version of "Blue Suede Shoes" on NBC's Elvis All-Star Tribute, a recreation of Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special.
- Further, he will be voicing a character (the villainous Emperor Maximus) and singing original songs for Playmobil: The Movie, a combination animated live-action film releasing in the year 2019.
- He then released the song "Feel Something" on February 22, called an "achingly yearning ballad" by Rolling Stone that "showcases [his] acrobatic vocal range".
- Adam and Queen made history as the first rock band to open the Oscars with an "explosive" performance of two classic Queen songs that earned a standing ovation on 24th February 2019.
- He along with Queen announced the expansion of The Rhapsody Tour to include seven stadium dates in Australia and three in New Zealand, slated for February 2020 on April 2019 and later they announced four additional shows for January 2020 in Japan.
Married, Unmarried Or In A Relationship
Regarding Adam Lambert’s relationship status, he is assumed to be single as of today but he was in a relationship with Finnish entertainment reporter and reality TV personality; Sauli Koskinen from November 2010 until April 2013, when Adam announced that they had split up amicably and expected to remain friends. He is focusing on his career at present. Regarding his sexual orientation, Adam is gay.
Net Worth, Earnings, Source of Wealth
The net worth of this famous TV celebrity is estimated at around $25 million. And this amount may rise in the coming future as he is a hard-working celebrity in his career. He has done many singing projects and won awards and nominations. His exact salary will be added soon and his source of wealth is from acting career.
