Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band that originates from Los Angeles, California. The group was originally formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers while they were still attending high school. With a line-up of Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Ryan Dusick, they signed to Reprise Records and released an album, The Fourth World, in 1997. After a tepid response to the album, the band parted ways with their record label and attended college. In 2001, the band regrouped and added James Valentine to the lineup, and pursued a new direction under the name Maroon 5.
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They signed with Octone Records and released their debut under the title Songs About Jane in June 2002. The album's second and third singles, "This Love" and "She Will Be Loved", became worldwide hits reaching the top-five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, while its lead single, "Makes Me Wonder", became the band's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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