Andrew Jannakos (born September 25, 1993) is an American country music singer-songwriter signed to Sony Music Nashville/RCA Nashville. He first gained publicity as a contestant on Season 16 of The Voice. Jannakos debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Emerging Artist chart after releasing his introductory single "Gone Too Soon" on September 15, 2020. The song later topped Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart and hit No. 12 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Early life and The Voice
Jannakos was born and raised in Flowery Branch, Georgia, where he grew up in a musical family. He cites Brad Paisley, Shania Twain, Chris Stapleton and Clay Walker as his earliest influences. After graduating from high school, he worked as a sauté chef and waiter for several years while pursuing music on the side, uploading performance videos to YouTube and Facebook.
After seeing one of Jannakos' performance videos online, a recruiter for NBC's The Voice invited him for a private audition in Atlanta. Jannakos debuted on Episode 6 during the show's blind auditions, after which he joined Team Adam Levine before being eliminated in the battle rounds.
