Jermaine Paul

This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Jermaine Paul" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Jermaine Paul
Paul performing with Alicia Keys in foreground; 2006
Background information
Birth name	Jeremiah Jermaine Paul
Born	(1979-07-26) July 26, 1979 (age 45) Harriman, New York, U.S.
Genres	R&B, gospel
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1996–present
Labels	T.W.Is.M A&M Universal Motown Republic
Formerly of	1Accord
Website	www.jermainepaul.com

Jeremiah Jermaine Paul (born July 26, 1979) is an American R&B singer-songwriter. 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 1 Accord, who signed with Shaquille O'Neal's T.W.Is.M. Records in 1994.^[1]

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.^[2]