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Maroon 5
Maroon 5 at the TV Week Logies 2011.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Pop rock, funk rock, alternative rock, pop
Years active	1994–1998 (as Kara‘s Flowers) 2002–present (as Maroon 5)
Labels	A&M/Octone
Associated acts	Kara's Flowers, Phantom Planet, Gym Class Heroes, JJAMZ, Operation Aloha, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, Mac Miller, Julian Pollitt, Wiz Khalifa
Website	www.maroon5.com
Members
Adam Levine Michael Madden Jesse Carmichael (on hiatus) PJ Morton (filling-in) James Valentine Matt Flynn
Past members
Ryan Dusick

Maroon 5 is an American^[1][2][3] pop rock music group from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, drummer Ryan Dusick and Ronnie Mund playing tamborine formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album in 1997. After a brief period they re-formed with guitarist James Valentine, and pursued a new, more pop-oriented direction as Maroon 5. The following year they released their debut album Songs About Jane, which contained four hit singles: "Harder to Breathe", "This Love", "She Will Be Loved" and "Sunday Morning"; it also enjoyed major chart success, going gold, platinum, and triple platinum in many countries around the world.^[4]
In support of Songs About Jane, Maroon 5 toured extensively throughout 2003–2005 and during that period of time two live albums were released. The band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005. Dusick left the band in September 2006, citing injuries sustained by constant touring, and was replaced by Matt Flynn. Maroon 5's second studio album It Won't Be Soon Before Long was released in 2007, with the singles "Makes Me Wonder", which was their first single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Won't Go Home Without You" and "Wake Up Call". The band performed live in two tours between June and November 2007. During that time a compilation of previously unreleased songs, The B-Side Collection, were released.
Two more live albums and a remix album were issued in 2008. Maroon 5's third studio album Hands All Over was released in the United States on September 21, 2010. Since debuting in 2002, the band has sold over 10 million albums in the United States.
Maroon 5's biggest hit yet is "Moves Like Jagger" featuring Christina Aguilera, selling over 8 million copies worldwide as of June 2012, therefore establishing itself among the best-selling singles of all time.^[5]
On March 26, 2012, Maroon 5 announced their fourth studio album, Overexposed, will be released on June 26, 2012.^[6]