NOIVAS was born in Galveston, Texas in 1992. His love for music began with bass lessons at the age of eight. From there, he became familiar with the piano and guitar. Today, NOIVAS also plays the ukulele, saxophone, harmonica, and mandolin. To top it all off, he is a talented whistler. Growing up, NOIVAS would sing solos in church in his hometown of Jasper, Texas.

NOIVAS self-released an EP titled "Breathing Underwater" in early 2014, after making the Top 48 on American Idol. It sold over 30,000 copies reaching the Top 10 Alternative charts on iTunes.

As a two-time contestant on FOX’s American Idol, NOIVAS made the Top 48 in 2014 and the Top 12 in 2015. Immediately after elimination in 2015, NOIVAS embarked on a regional U.S. tour that spanned from California to Florida and up to the Carolinas.

NOIVAS commands the stage with powerful sounds and raw emotion that draw the audience in from his first note. With a plethora of genres under his belt–pop, rock, alternative, and reggae, to name a few–NOIVAS has been likened to artists like Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Adam Levine, and international music legend Stevie Wonder.

NOIVAS’s favorite artists are as distinctive as he is. They include Coldplay, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Nick Jonas, The Weeknd, John Mayer, Adele, One Republic, and U2.

NOIVAS currently collaborates with Los Angeles-based production trio–Tryst (Warner-Chappell Music). He released a new EP in spring of 2016 titled, "On Top of the World."

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