Adam Barta
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Background information | |
Birth name | Adam Steven Barta |
Born | September 21, 1979 The Bronx, New York, U.S. | (age 44)
Genres | Pop, R&B, dance-pop |
Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Website | adambarta |
Adam Steven Barta (born September 21, 1979) is an American actor, reality star,
Barta is also known for his collaborations with
In 2018 he released the viral hit, "Free 2 Be Me" with "Tan Mom" Patricia Krentcil which Howard Stern called an "earworm" and "the greatest song of all time."[22][23] In December, Howard announced the music video had hit over a half million views in the first few days, as one of their most viewed videos of all time.[24]
In 2022 he created, starred in and executive produced the series #THEDISH, with "Mama June" Shannon, and featuring Tammie Brown. It premiered August 30 on Apple TV and Vudu. On October 1, it debuted on Tubi TV.[25][26][27] In August, Shannon went on to sue Barta on a live televised appearance, and won credit as an executive producer on the series.[28]
Acting career
Barta started his career doing off-Broadway theatre. He played Tash in Befriending Beau, alongside
In 2012, he filmed scenes for his music video "Q&A" with
Music career
Barta's first single, "
In September 2009, his music video for "Standing in the Rain" was voted No. 1 on Logo's Ultimate Sexiest Music Video Countdown.
His next single was with Kathy Sledge (lead singer of
In 2013 he starred in three viral music videos. The music video for "Serendipity" was met with heavy criticism, being called "the world's worst music video."[
In January 2014 he released a song "Justified" with
In 2016 he formed the group "The Pool Kids" with dance artist SK8, and the pair achieved a Billboard dance club charting single, "Heartbreak Hotline", peaking at No. 17 on the chart.
In 2018 it was announced he was releasing a single with
Later that year he released a new single called "Free 2 Be Me" with Patricia Krentcil (Tan Mom), and performed it live on the Howard Stern Show.[69][22][70] Later in the year, Barta appeared on the Stern Show playing Family Feud with Patricia and won. Howard announced the music video had achieved over 500,000 views in a few days.[24]
Chart singles
Year | Song | U.S Club Play
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U.S. Dance Airplay
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U.S. Dance Sales
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2006 | " I Wanna Hold You"[5]
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55 | - | - |
2011 | "Give Yourself Up"[3] | 20 | - | - |
2016 | "Heartbreak Hotline"[4] (as The Pool Kids) | 17 | - | - |
2017 | "Flawless"[71][65] | 32 | - | 24 |
2019 | "No Day Like Today" (with Lovari)[72] | 28 | - | - |
References
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- ^ a b "Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Chart". Billboard.
- ^ a b "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Chart Search | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "Honey Boo Boo debuts 'Movin' Up' music video". Daily News. New York. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: Eureka O'Hara Drops Epic Music Video Featuring Farrah Abraham After Shocking 'Drag Race' Episode". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Margaret Cho and Adam Barta Record 'See You Next Tuesday' (VIDEO)". HuffPost.
- ^ a b c d Miller, Gregory E. (May 18, 2014). "How do D-listers stay famous? Ask Adam Barta". New York Post. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Eureka O'Hara Drops Epic Music Video Featuring Farrah Abraham After Shocking 'Drag Race' Episode". Entertainment Tonight. April 24, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Not A Drill: Mariahlynn Teamed Up with Dr. Miami for New Song Called "Peep Me Tonight"". VH1 News. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ Musto, Michael. "Lisa Lampanelli And I Cameo In New Music Video". The Village Voice.
- ^ a b "D-List Reality Stars Unite in Music Video". tmz.com.
- ^ "Octomom Releasing Dance Song -- From Dropping Babies to Dropping Rhymes!". tmz.com.
- ^ "Tanning Mom Becomes A Rapper". RumorFix. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ a b "Honey Boo Boo TV Show — Song To Be Released After Alana Called Obese". OK!. February 25, 2015.
- ^ "Who Is Adam Barta, Social Media Star on 'Dr. Miami'?". 2Paragraphs.com. March 31, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "Adam Barta's Recovery". WE tv. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ a b "Plastic Makes Perfect". WE tv. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Dr. Miami & Adam Barta Team Up With MariahLynn & Reina for 'Peep Me Tonight'". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Dr. Miami Teams up With 'LHHNY' Star Mariahlynn on a New Track — and Her Verse Is Fire!". In Touch Weekly. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "AUDIO: Hear Tan Mom Team Up With Adam Barta on a New Single Called 'Free 2 Be Me'". Howard Stern. August 7, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "Tan Mom Is Reportedly Upset With Jimmy Kimmel Over His 'Free 2 Be Me' Comments". Howard Stern. November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Wack Pack Feud: Tan Mom's Family Faces Off Against Medicated Pete's Family". Howard Stern. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "Mama June Wins $5K on Live Court Room TV Show After Suing Former Friend Adam Barta | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Mama June's Ex-Friend Doesn't 'Agree' with Her Decision to Sue Him". People. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ "Mama June Suing Former Friend Over YouTube Show On Live A&E Court Show". TMZ. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ Mama June Awarded $5K In Live Court TV Show After Suing Former Friend | Access, August 18, 2022, retrieved October 21, 2022
- ^ "CABARET HOTLINE BREAKING NEWS – New York Post Entertainment Guru Produces Charity Fall Theater Festival". svhamstra.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
- ^ "Adam S. Barta". IMDb.
- ^ "LISA LAMPANELLI, ADAM BARTA & Gary Cosgrove Get OUTRAGEOUS ON Sirius!". BuzzFeed. March 23, 2012.
- ^ "Articles tagged with Adam Barta – A&F Playlists". anfplaylists.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- ^ "Video Lunch: Adam Barta - "I Wanna Hold You"". LOGO News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Homophonic video blog (Ep. 10): Living large with Adam Barta". LOGO News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c Fitzpatrick, F. M. "Mike". "Wisconsin Gay News From Quest: Vol. 14 No. 15". quest-online.com. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Announcing AfterElton.com's Hot 100 for 2008! | AfterElton.com". Archived from the original on June 4, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
- ^ "Home". bpmtv.com.
- ^ "Adam Barta on NewNowNext PopLab". logotv.com.
- ^ "Catching Up With Adam Barta". May 17, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "VIP". logotv.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011.
- ^ "Real World XXV: Vegas | Ep. 2506 | Songs from the Show | MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011.
- ^ "BGC 6 Soundtrack: Episode 1 | Oxygen". Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
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- ^ "Oprah.com". Archived from the original on April 17, 2011.
- ^ "Chart Beat". Billboard.
- ^ "'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Mulling Career As Singer (VIDEO)". HuffPost. May 30, 2012.
- ^ "Nadya Suleman; Pop Star?". Y100.
- ^ "TMZ Live: Justin Bieber -- Too Fast, Too Young ... Too Dangerous?". tmz.com.
- ^ "Octomom -- The Topless Album Cover [PHOTO]". tmz.com.
- ^ "WATCH Which Jersey Shore Cast Member Opposes Marriage Equality". advocate.com. October 12, 2012.
- ^ "'Jersey Shore' Reject Angelina Pivarnick FLIP FLOPS -- Gays SHOULD Marry!". tmz.com.
- ^ "Angelina Pivarnick Makes Pathetic Argument Against Gay Marriage, JWoww Rips Her on Twitter". OK!. October 20, 2012.
- ^ "'Jersey Shore' Star Angelina Pivarnick Teams With Gay Pop Artist Adam Barta For New Single". HuffPost. December 14, 2012.
- ^ Rescue2 (May 30, 2013). "Angelina Pivarnick Stars in World's Worst Music Video". The Hollywood Gossip.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tanning Mom Music Video -- Quite Possibly the Worst Video Ever". tmz.com.
- ^ "It's The Penis Song". VH1. May 10, 2013. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.
- ^ HOWARD STERN: Tan Mom returns & gets hit on by Sal. May 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Pandora Boxx & Adam Barta Premiere New Music Video "You Seemed Shady To Me"". NewNowNext.
- ^ "Pandora Boxx, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star, Debuts 'You Seemed Shady To Me' Video With Adam Barta". HuffPost. July 23, 2013.
- ^ "Tan Mom Patricia Krentcil's Life of the Party Video Will Haunt Your Dreams—Watch Now!". E!. August 14, 2013.
- ^ "Adam Barta Wants To Sing A Song With Sydney Leathers, Every Other Pseudo-Celebrity". HuffPost. July 31, 2013.
- ^ Rees, Alex (January 23, 2014). "Justin Bieber Lookalike Releases Bieber-Themed Single". Cosmopolitan.
- ^ "She's back! 'Honey Boo Boo' debuts song, dance and music video". fox8.com. October 1, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "The Making of Flawless". WE tv. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: San Holo, Justin Caruso and Dr. Miami & Adam Barta". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
- ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Queen Eureka O'Hara Promotes 'Body Positivity' on New Song: Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Farrah Abraham -- Accused of Low 'Blowin'". TMZ. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Dr. Miami Teams Up with LHHNY Mariahlynn For New Song, 'Peep Me Tonight' | Mack in the Afternoon | Y100". Mack in the Afternoon. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "Tan Mom Patricia Krentcil returns to the studio to record new single". Radar. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "VIDEO: Tan Mom Sings Live, Sets Off a Metal Detector, and Meets 'Shuli Mom'". Howard Stern. September 19, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Adam Barta Billboard page". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard Dance Chart" (PDF). Billboard. November 2, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Adam Barta at IMDb
- Adam Barta on Twitter
- Adam Barta discography at Discogs