Adam Doleac is an American country music singer/songwriter signed to

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. He has written songs with

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and

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Background

Doleac grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. His father and grandfather ran an electrical business. A natural athlete, Doleac passed up the family business to pursue sports. Before becoming a country music artist, Doleac excelled at many sports and played baseball for the

University of Southern Mississippi The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...

, eventually appearing in the

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. Doleac grew up listening to artists like

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, and John Mayer. His first country concert was

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Career

Early in Doleac's career, the song "Whiskey's Fine", from his independent EP, caught the attention of

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's "The Highway Channel". The song would eventually reach number three on the Sirius XM "The Highway's" Hot Country Countdown. Doleac also started having success as a co-writer with other artists including

with whom he wrote the song "Don't". Doleac was then named to numerous rising star lists, including "

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's 2018 Artists to Watch" and ''

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'' Country's "New Country Artist You Need to Know". In October 2019, Sony Music Nashville signed Doleac to the Arista Nashville imprint. The single "Famous" spent two weeks at No. 1 on Sirius XM "The Highway's" Hot Country Countdown, and was supported with a music video featuring former ''Bachelor'' couple

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and

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. Doleac also released new pop-driven EP called ''Famous: The Remixes'', just as the original version of "Famous" crossed 2 million streams on Spotify. Doleac celebrated the support he has received from his parents with the track "Mom and Daddy’s Money" released in 2018. In January 2019, Doleac supported country artist

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on tour with

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, followed by more touring with Mitchell Tenpenny and

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. Doleac's debut studio album, ''Barstool Whiskey Wonderland'', was released on September 30, 2022.

Discography

Albums

*''Barstool Whiskey Wonderland'' (Arista/Sony Music Nashville, 2022)

EPs

*''Famous: The Remixes'' (Independent, 2019) *''Adam Doleac'' (Independent, 2017)

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doleac, Adam Living people 21st-century American singers Country musicians from Mississippi American country singer-songwriters 1988 births Singer-songwriters from Mississippi