“You’re such a
survivor. Your story is such an empowering, encouraging, triumphant victory of
life and perseverance and sacrifice, dedication and commitment. We can’t help
but all be inspired by it.” -Cee Lo Green
Jamar Rogers entered the
world on March 1, 1982 to a single mother in New Orleans. Growing up, Jamar
showed tremendous talent for singing as early as six years of age, but soon fell
prey to the emotional problems that come with growing up in a fatherless
household and became addicted to drugs to fill the missing piece. As his life began to spiral out of control, the
unthinkable happened; Jamar was declared HIV positive. Completely broken, Jamar
somehow found the light in the darkest time of his life and began to turn things
around.
After six years of being
clean from crystal meth, Jamar auditioned for The Voice and “the rest is history,” as they
say. Since becoming a finalist on The
Voice, Jamar has appeared on popular shows such as The Today Show, Ellen, CNN, E!
Entertainment News, MTV News,
HLN’s Showbiz Tonight and Sway
In The Morning, and has been featured in USA Today, People
Magazine, US Weekly, Billboard, Rolling
Stone.com, The Hollywood Reporter, The Huffington Post, POZ Magazine, Popcrush,
Positively Aware Magazine,
American Gentleman Magazine and
many more!
Currently, Jamar is recording
an album set for release in the Spring 2013, and recently dropped a new single
on itunes called “High”. In addition to recording, he is touring
across the country packing out venues, while drawing crowds of all ages with
his soulful voice. He is actively working in his community to demystify HIV/AIDS
along with doing his best to spread a message of hope and second chances to a
generation of young people. Aside from
singing, Jamar has also been given great recognition for his ability as an
inspirational speaker, and has been invited to speak at several events,
benefits and award shows this Fall, including AIDS 2012 in Washington, DC. Jamar is a true example of an underdog coming
back to win big, and only time will tell what great things are to come. Stay tuned…
