1. Allen Stone began his career singing at his father's church.
21 Facts About Allen Stone
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The draw of music for Allen Stone was mainly being able to express himself to a crowd of people.
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Allen Stone did not discover soul music until he was a teenager, and he started collecting classic albums from the 1960s and 1970s.
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Allen Stone was 15 when he heard the Stevie Wonder album Innervisions.
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When Stacie Orrico, a close friend of Allen's as a teen, became successful in music, Stone decided to become serious about his musical career.
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Allen Stone related how Orrico had released a record and become successful:.
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Allen Stone was just a year older than me and I was like, 'Man that would be so much fun to do, sing and actually have people listen.
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Not long after, Allen Stone moved to Seattle to pursue his musical career.
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Allen Stone has been influenced by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Meters, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Jamie Lidell and James Morrison.
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Stone has released five albums, Last to Speak, the self-titled Allen Stone, Radius, Building Balance, and APART.
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Allen Stone had been touring cross-country for a few years and sold a self-released album on the Internet.
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In 2012, Allen Stone was featured on the song "Neon Cathedral" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis off their album The Heist.
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Allen Stone was voted one of mtvU's Freshman 5 in late 2012 and tapped as VH1's first "You Oughta Know" artist of 2013.
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Allen Stone appeared on Conan again on June 17,2015.
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In 2018, Allen Stone released the single "Brown Eyed Lover" and appeared on American Idol in 2018, to sing duets with multiple contestants.
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In 2022, Allen Stone competed in the American Song Contest, representing his home state of Washington.
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Allen Stone placed first out of eleven in the jury vote for his semi-final, and advanced to the competition final and finished in fifth place despite not performing live for personal reasons.
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On October 4,2022, Allen Stone released a new single, "5 Minutes".
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Allen Stone was then to go on tour in Australia, starting on November 11,2022.
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Allen Stone featured co-wrote and sang vocals on "Look At Me", the first track on Cory Wong's album 'The Lucky One' released in August 2023.
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Allen Stone wanted to have a different and weird setting for this video, so they recorded it on a set that looked like a living room.