Jermaine Paul

Jeremiah Jermaine Paul (born July 26, 1979) is an American R&B singer. He is best known for his backing vocals on Alicia Keys' singles "Diary", "Unbreakable", and her cover of Marvin Gaye's "If This World Were Mine". The former of which received a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards. Paul was initially a member of the short-lived R&B group 1Accord, who signed with Shaquille O'Neal's T.W.Is.M. Records in 1994.

In 2012, Paul won season 2 of American reality competition series The Voice. That same year, his cover of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Early life Jeremiah Jermaine Paul was born on July 26, 1979, in Harriman, New York, and was raised in Spring Valley, New York, the fifth of 10 children. His father encouraged his involvement in music by "turning their living room into a musical performance area". "It was loaded with instruments—piano, drums and guitars—and some of the kids, including Jermaine, formed a group to perform gospel songs in local churches."

At the age of two, Jermaine and his brother moved to Alabama with their grandfather. There, he was introduced to the guitar. He played his step-grandmother's old Gibson guitar at the local church. With some knowledge of the guitar, and the yearning to go back to New York, he wrote his first song. by Alicia Keys featuring Jermaine Paul. The track was from the J Records album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross.

The Voice (2012)

In 2012, he auditioned for the 2nd season of The Voice singing "Complicated" from Avril Lavigne. Two of the four coaches turned their chairs (Blake Shelton and CeeLo Green), with Paul opting to be on Team Blake. He was the eventual winner of the second season.

Performances on The Voice Show Song Original Artist Order Result Blind Audition "Complicated" Avril Lavigne 2.14 CeeLo Green and Blake Shelton turned Paul joined Blake Shelton's Team Battles (Top 48) "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" (vs. ALyX) Billy Ocean 8.4 Saved by Blake Shelton Live Show "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi 10.1 Saved (Public Vote) Quarter-Finals (First Week) "Against All Odds" Phil Collins 12.7 Semi-Finals "Open Arms" Journey 18.5 Safe (123 Points) Live Finale (Final 4) "I Believe I Can Fly" R. Kelly 20.1 Winner "God Gave Me You" Dave Barnes 20.8 "Soul Man" (w/ Blake Shelton) Sam and Dave 20.10

After The Voice His winning song, a cover of "I Believe I Can Fly" made it up to #83 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up, "Soul Man", with his coach Blake Shelton did not break the Hot 100, reaching just #108.

His single "I Believe in This Life" reportedly taken from his forthcoming album premiered on The Voice on November 8, 2012.

Personal life Since 2012, Paul has been an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. As of 2025, he is the pastor at Golden Hill United Methodist Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Discography Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US 2012 "Complicated" — Highlights from Season 2 The Voice "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" — "Livin' on a Prayer" — "Against All Odds" — "Open Arms" — "I Believe I Can Fly" 83 "Soul Man"A (with coach, Blake Shelton) 108 "I Believe in This Life" "—" denotes releases that did not chart ADid not enter the Hot 100 but charted on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

Appearances Singles as backing vocalist