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{{short description|Canadian singer and guitarist (born 1978)}}
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| name               = Adam Gontier
| image              = Saint Asonia Rotr 2015 (109533697) (cropped).jpeg
| caption            = Gontier with [[Saint Asonia]] in 2015
| birth_name         = Adam Wade Gontier
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1978|5|25|mf=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Peterborough, Ontario]], Canada
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* [[Canadian citizenship|Canadian]]
* [[American citizenship|American]]
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* Singer
* musician
* songwriter
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| years_active       = 1992–present
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* {{marriage|Naomi Faith Brewer|2004|2013|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Jeanie Marie Larsen|2015}}
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| children           = 2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BbZ6sOYB4qd/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BbZ6sOYB4qd |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Saint Asonia Fans on Instagram: "Adam's son turns 3 month Asher Wade Gontier ADAM HAS GOT A SON Congrats✨❇ #AdamGontier #saintasonia #ashergontier"|website=[[Instagram]]|access-date=January 26, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| relatives          = [[Art of Dying (band)|Cale Gontier]] (cousin)
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* [[hard rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://crypticrock.com/interview-adam-gontier-of-saint-asonia/|title=Interview – Adam Gontier Of Saint Asonia|website=Cryptic Rock|date=September 8, 2015}}</ref>
* [[alternative rock]]<ref name="axs.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.axs.com/adam-gontier-keeps-rocking-after-leaving-three-days-grace-27542|title=Adam Gontier keeps rocking after leaving Three Days Grace|author=Emily Goodman|website=[[AXS (company)|AXS]]|date=November 10, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317064719/https://www.axs.com/adam-gontier-keeps-rocking-after-leaving-three-days-grace-27542|archivedate=March 17, 2016|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>
* [[alternative metal]]<ref name=LoudwireThreeDaysGrace>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/tags/three-days-grace/ |title=Three Days Grace News |work=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref>
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'''Adam Wade Gontier''' (born May 25, 1978) is a Canadian rock musician. He is the co-lead singer, rhythm guitarist and a songwriter for [[Three Days Grace]].  He is also known for his work in [[Saint Asonia]]. He co-founded Three Days Grace in 1992, recording four albums with them before parting ways in 2013 and eventually returning in 2024. In addition to his work with Three Days Grace and Saint Asonia, he has been involved in collaborations with other bands including [[Art of Dying (band)|Art of Dying]], [[Apocalyptica]], [[Breaking Benjamin]], [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]] and [[Thousand Foot Krutch]].<ref name="AM Songs">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/adam-gontier-mn0001946423|title=Adam Gontier Songs|website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>

== Early life ==

Gontier was born in [[Peterborough, Ontario]] on May 25, 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/entertainment/music/photos-theory-of-a-deadman-rocks-peterborough-memorial-centre/article_b41d1624-48a8-505a-a2a6-29343948ac79.html|title=Photos: Theory of a Deadman rocks Peterborough Memorial Centre|website=[[The Peterborough Examiner]]|date=April 29, 2023|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> He was raised in [[Markham, Ontario]].<ref name="Lucas">{{cite web|url=http://www.adventuremusiclife.com/2016/06/23/chat-adam-gontier-saint-asonia-formerly-three-days-grace/|title=A Chat with Adam Gontier of Saint Asonia and formerly Three Days Grace|last=Lucas|first=Nici|date=June 23, 2016|website=adventuremusiclife.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/saintasonia/videos/1168429833188788/|title=Saint Asonia {{!}} Facebook {{!}} Mailbag Monday with Adam Gontier!|website=[[Facebook]]|access-date=April 20, 2016}}</ref> Shortly after his parents divorced, he moved back to the Peterborough area, where he initially attended [[Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational Institute]].<ref name="Lucas"/> In 1992, he moved to the Norwood area, and attended Norwood District High School, where he met and befriended Three Days Grace members [[Neil Sanderson]] and Brad Walst.<ref name="allmusic bio">{{cite web | last=Sutton |first=Michael |title=Three Days Grace > Biography |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p561754|pure_url=yes}} |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 13, 2009}}</ref> Gontier's mother is a professional singer/pianist, and was an influence to him as a musician.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://noisecreep.com/three-days-grace/|title=Three Days Grace's Adam Gontier on Helping Fans With Addiction Issues, The Canadian Band That Changed His Life|website=[[Noisecreep]]|author=Chris Epting|date=October 8, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2023}}</ref>

Gontier started playing guitar at the age of 12 and was taught by his cousin Cale's brother Josh.<ref name="Lucas"/> He began writing songs around the age of 14.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2015 |title=Interview – Adam Gontier of Saint Asonia |url=https://crypticrock.com/interview-adam-gontier-of-saint-asonia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620161028/https://crypticrock.com/interview-adam-gontier-of-saint-asonia/ |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=Cryptic Rock |quote=I think that I started writing my own music when I was around thirteen or fourteen. It was all about the Seattle scene so I was influenced by bands like [[Pearl Jam]] and [[Alice in Chains]], stuff like that. One of my favorite artists of all time is [[Jeff Buckley]], he was a big influence as well. It is all over the place. I have always loved all types of music. A good song is a good song.}}</ref> Gontier has stated that he uses music "as an outlet and release for emotions and feelings."<ref name="The Star" /> Gontier's influences include [[Pearl Jam]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Wells |first=Steven |date=April 28, 2020 |title=An Interview with Adam Gontier |url=https://www.trentarthur.ca/news/interview-adam-gontier-mar-2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814004056/https://www.trentarthur.ca/news/interview-adam-gontier-mar-2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2024 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |work=Arthur Newspaper |quote=I was definitely influenced by the Seattle music scene when I was around 14 years old. That was when I started writing my own songs and that sort of thing. Bands like [[Alice in Chains]] and [[Soundgarden]] all had a big influence on me. Even on top of that, some Canadian bands. Mainly the [[The Tragically Hip | Tragically Hip]] were a really big influence on me growing up, and even now to this day. [[Finger Eleven]] was big too, though I listened to them later. There’s just so many great Canadian bands, but for me it was mainly a mix between stuff like [[Pearl Jam]] and The Hip.}}</ref> [[Alice in Chains]],<ref name=":1" /> [[Jeff Buckley]],<ref name=":0" /> [[Soundgarden]], [[the Tragically Hip]], and [[Finger Eleven]].<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
===1992–2013, 2024–present: Three Days Grace===
{{Main|Three Days Grace}}
Gontier, along with Sanderson, Walst, Phil Crowe, and Joe Grant,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-and-current-members-of-three-days-grace-honored-by-ontario-high-school-photo-video|title=Former And Current Members Of Three Days Grace Honored By Ontario High School: Photo + Video|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=June 30, 2022|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> started out as "Groundswell" in [[Norwood, Ontario|Norwood]], Ontario, in 1992, while attending high school.<ref name="allmusic bio"/> In 1997, Gontier, Sanderson, and Walst regrouped as "Three Days Grace".<ref name="allmusic bio"/> The group was signed to [[Jive Records]] after being sought out by the company's then-president [[Barry Weiss]].<ref name="allmusic bio"/> Their [[Canadian rock music charts|Canadian rock]] number one debut single, "[[I Hate Everything About You]]",<ref name="Death">{{cite web |author=Yuri Wuensch |title=Three Days Grace cheats death |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/T/Three_Days_Grace/2006/07/25/1700999.html |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130115102655/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/T/Three_Days_Grace/2006/07/25/1700999.html |archivedate=January 15, 2013 |access-date=July 7, 2023 |website=[[Jam!]] |publisher=[[Canoe.com]]}}</ref> and their [[Three Days Grace (album)|debut self-titled studio album]] was released in 2003.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|first= Dave |last= Doray |title= Three Days Grace |website= [[IGN]] |date= December 2, 2003 |access-date= December 11, 2015 |url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/02/three-days-grace}}</ref> Their second studio album, ''[[One-X]]'', was released in 2006, debuting at number five on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Harris|first=Chris|title=Busta Rhymes Opens with a Bang, Scoring His First Number-one&nbsp;1 LP|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534732/20060621/rhymes_busta.jhtml|website=[[MTV]]|date=June 21, 2006|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222194608/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534732/20060621/rhymes_busta.jhtml|archivedate=December 22, 2007|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> Their third studio album, ''[[Life Starts Now]]'', was released in 2009 and debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200, thus becoming the band's highest-charting album in the US to date.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/pearl-jam-scores-first-no-1-on-billboard-200-in-13-years-267231/|title=Pearl Jam Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200 In 13 Years|author=Keith Caufield|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 30, 2009|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> In 2012, the band released their fourth studio album, ''[[Transit of Venus (album)|Transit of Venus]]'' and peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/shinedown-three-days-grace-unite-for-arena-tour-474222/|title=Shinedown, Three Days Grace Unite for Arena Tour|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 12, 2012|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> 

[[File:Adam Gontier.jpg|thumb|upright|Gontier performing live with Three Days Grace in 2006]]

On January 9, 2013, Gontier resigned from Three Days Grace.<ref name="loudwire.com">{{cite web |author=Spencer Kaufman |date=January 9, 2013 |title=Singer Adam Gontier Explains Departure From Three Days Grace |url=http://loudwire.com/singer-adam-gontier-explains-departure-from-three-days-grace/ |access-date=December 4, 2013 |website=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref> He left as the band was about to embark on a co-headlining tour.<ref name="loudwire.com"/> [[Matt Walst]] from [[My Darkest Days]], the brother of bassist Brad Walst, became the new lead singer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/apr/19/review-three-days-grace-grace-joint-new-frontman-m/|title=Review: Three Days Grace graces the Joint with new frontman Matt Walst|author=Melina Robinson|website=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|access-date=November 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713031619/http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/apr/19/review-three-days-grace-grace-joint-new-frontman-m/|archive-date=July 13, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> On April 19, 2023, Gontier reunited with Three Days Grace to perform "[[Never Too Late (Three Days Grace song)|Never Too Late]]" and "[[Riot (Three Days Grace song)|Riot]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/three-days-grace-rejoined-by-singer-adam-gontier-for-two-songs-at-huntsville-concert|title=Three Days Grace Rejoined By Singer Adam Gontier For Two Songs At Huntsville Concert|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> before reuniting with them a second time for their [[Nashville, Tennessee]] concert on October 10, 2023.<ref name="The Buzz"/>

On October 3, 2024, Three Days Grace confirmed Gontier's official return (with Walst also remaining as a singer) and was in the studio recording new music with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/three-days-grace-reunion-adam-gontier-statement/|title=Three Days Grace Reunite with Gontier (with a twist)?|website=[[Loudwire]]|author=Chad Childers|date=3 October 2024|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> The group released their eighth studio album and Gontier's first since rejoining the band, ''[[Alienation (album)|Alienation]]'', on August 22, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|first=Megan|last=Lapierre|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/three-days-grace-detail-first-new-album-with-adam-gontier-since-2012|title=Three Days Grace Detail First New Album with Adam Gontier Since 2012|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=May 9, 2025|access-date=May 9, 2025}}</ref>

===2012–2014: Solo career===
Gontier joined singer and songwriter [[Martin Sexton]] on the road during his 2012 "Fall Like Rain" tour, providing opening support as a solo artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/three-days-grace-frontman-adam-gontier-on-tour-with-martin-sexton/|title=Three Days Grace Frontman Adam Gontier on Tour With Martin Sexton|website=[[Loudwire]]|author=Mary Ouellette|date=January 22, 2012|access-date=August 29, 2022}}</ref> He also joined [[Citizen Cope]] for a few shows as a solo act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doverpost.com/article/20121130/news/121139977|title=Three Days Grace's Adam Gontier and Martin Sexton come to The Queen|website=[[Dover Post]]|author=Andre Lamar|date=November 30, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044346/http://www.doverpost.com/article/20121130/news/121139977|archivedate=September 1, 2018|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> Gontier continued to do shows and concerts as a solo artist. Several songs have been released, but not as singles. In early March 2013, Gontier publicly announced and launched his Adam Gontier Solo Live Tour.<ref name="axs.com"/>

===2015–present: Saint Asonia===
{{Main|Saint Asonia}}
In April 2014, Gontier and [[Staind]] guitarist [[Mike Mushok]] began writing songs together, without the intention of creating a band.<ref name="Billboard Album">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/saint-asonia-debut-album-release-date-6598412/|title=Saint Asonia Announces Debut Album Release Date: Exclusive|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Graff|date=June 18, 2015|access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref> They soon garnered the interest of [[RCA Records]].<ref name="Billboard Album"/> The duo later enlisted former [[Finger Eleven]] drummer Rich Beddoe, and former [[Dark New Day]] bassist [[Corey Lowery]] to complete their lineup.<ref name="AllMusic Bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/saint-asonia-mn0003403295/biography|title=Saint Asonia Biography by James Christopher Monger|author=James Christopher Monger|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> On May 15, 2015, the group released their debut single "[[Better Place (Saint Asonia song)|Better Place]]".<ref name="Better Place premier">{{cite web|last1=Childers|first1=Chad|title=Saint Asonia Reveal Official Lineup, Lead Single 'Better Place'|date=May 15, 2015 |url=http://loudwire.com/saint-asonia-official-lineup-lead-single-better-place/ |website=[[Loudwire]]|accessdate=February 27, 2024}}</ref> The band released their [[Saint Asonia (album)|debut self-titled studio album]] on July 31, 2015.<ref name="Billboard Album"/> In early 2019, the group signed with [[Spinefarm Records]] and released their second studio album, ''[[Flawed Design (album)|Flawed Design]]'', later that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/saint-asonias-new-album-flawed-design-available-now/|title=Saint Asonia's New Album 'Flawed Design' Available Now|website=[[Loudwire]]|first=Chad|last=Childers|date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> In 2022, the group released two EPs, ''Introvert'' and ''Extrovert'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/saint-asonia-above-it-all-video-introvert-ep/|title=Saint Asonia Uplift Through Challenging Times With Anthemic 'Above it All', Announce New EP|website=[[Loudwire]]|last=Childers|first=Chad|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Extrovert EP">{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/saint-asonia-feat-staind-guitarist-ex-three-days-grace-singer-extrovert-ep-due-in-november|title=Saint Asonia Feat. Staind Guitarist, Ex Three Days Grace: "Extrovert" EP Due In November|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=October 27, 2022|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> before releasing both EPs physically as ''[[Introvert/Extrovert]]'' with bonus tracks on December 9, 2022.<ref name="Extrovert EP"/>

===Notable works and collaborations===
Outside of Three Days Grace, Gontier has also written and collaborated with numerous writers, musicians and bands. Some of his collaborations include [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]], [[Ian Thornley]], [[Max Martin]], [[Shaun Morgan]], [[Benjamin Burnley|Ben Burnley]], [[Art of Dying (band)|Art of Dying]], Before the Curtain, and fellow musician and long time friend Grainne Ryan.<ref name="AM Songs" />

[[File:Adam Gontier in performance.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Gontier in 2015]]

In 2006, Gontier was a member of the rock supergroup [[Big Dirty Band]] along with [[Geddy Lee]], [[Alex Lifeson]], [[Jeff Burrows]], [[Ian Thornley]] and [[Care Failure]], covering "I Fought the Law", as part of the ''Trailer Park Boys'' movie soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-big-dirty-band-featuring-rush-members-i-fought-the-law-video-posted-online|title=The Big Dirty Band Featuring Rush Members: 'I Fought The Law' Video Posted Online|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=September 23, 2006|access-date=August 29, 2022}}</ref> He has also contributed to a number of other albums. He contributed vocals and musical arrangement on "[[I Don't Care (Apocalyptica song)|I Don't Care]]" on [[Apocalyptica]]'s album, ''[[Worlds Collide (Apocalyptica album)|Worlds Collide]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/apocalyptica-i-don-t-care-video-posted-online|title=Apocalyptica: 'I Don't Care' Video Posted Online|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 21, 2008|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> In 2009, Adam Gontier worked with Daughtry on their second studio album ''[[Leave This Town]]''. The song "Back Again" was featured on the physical copy of Daughtry's ''[[Leave This Town: The B-Sides]]'' EP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://highwire-magazine.com/2020/11/11/adam-gontier-on-life-after-three-days-grace-the-pressure-to-be-a-savior-and-his-band-saint-asonias-new-album/|title=Adam Gontier on Life After Three Days Grace|last=Oken|first=Ashley|website=Highwire Magazine|date=November 11, 2020|access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref> 

In 2011, Gontier created the record label, Sludge Factory Records, and has signed three acts, one of which is fellow Peterborough band, Before the Curtain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://threedaysgrace.com/news/343008/before-the-curtain-joins-sludge-factory-records|title=Before The Curtain Joins Sludge Factory Records|website=threedaysgrace.com|access-date=April 25, 2017|archive-date=January 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126164328/https://threedaysgrace.com/news/343008/before-the-curtain-joins-sludge-factory-records|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gontier was also featured on the track "Raining" by fellow Canadian band [[Art of Dying (band)|Art of Dying]] on their album ''[[Vices and Virtues (Art of Dying album)|Vices and Virtues]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/art-of-dying-dedicate-raining-lyric-video-to-three-days-grace/|title=Art of Dying Dedicate 'Raining' Lyrics Video to Three Days Grace|website=[[Loudwire]]|author=Chad Childers|date=January 17, 2013|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>

On January 24, 2020, [[Breaking Benjamin]] released their [[compilation album]], ''[[Aurora (Breaking Benjamin album)|Aurora]]'', that included Gontier on the track "Dance with the Devil".<ref name="AM Songs" /> In 2021, Gontier released a song for ''[[PUBG Mobile]]'' titled, "Tidal Wave".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/pubg-mobile/pubg-mobiles-new-poseidon-x-suit-arrives-with-its-own-theme-song-tidal-wave-by-a/|title=PUBG Mobile's new Poseidon X-Suit arrives with its own theme song, Tidal Wave by Adam Gontier|website=[[Pocket Gamer]]|author=Stephen Gregson-Wood|date=August 20, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> In January 2023, he was featured on [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]]'s song "Finish Line", on the deluxe edition of ''[[Dominion (Skillet album)|Dominion]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thechristianbeat.org/skillet-releases-finish-line-feat-adam-gontier/|title=Skillet Drops Instant-Grat 'Finish Line' Feat. Adam Gontier|website=The Christian Beat|author=Jessie Clarks|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> Gontier formed a new project called Diviidedby together with former [[Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker|USS]] MC Jason "Human Kebab" Parsons in April 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/three-days-grace-reunite-onstage-161603068.html|title=Three Days Grace Reunite Onstage with Original Singer Adam Gontier for Two Songs: Watch|website=[[Yahoo!]]|author=Anne Erickson|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> In late 2023, he was featured on the 2023 version of "Let the Sparks Fly" by [[Thousand Foot Krutch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jesuswired.com/2023/12/11/rock-news-roundup-176/|title=Rock News Roundup 176|website=Jesus Wired|date=December 11, 2023|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref> Gontier was featured on the single "Why Is Love So Hard" by [[Peyton Parrish]], released in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/why-is-love-so-hard-feat-adam-gontier-single/1745636133|title=Why Is Love So Hard (feat. Adam Gontier) - Single by Peyton Parrish|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=April 21, 2025}}</ref>

== Awards ==
In 2004, Gontier was named on ''[[Chart Attack]]'' magazine's "20 Sexiest Canadian Musicians" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/monthly/200410.cfm|title=Chart's October 2004 Issue: 20 Sexiest Canadian Musicians|website=[[Chart Attack]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051202054700/http://www.chartattack.com/monthly/200410.cfm|archivedate=December 2, 2005|url-status=usurped|access-date=July 10, 2023}}</ref> In 2006, Gontier and Three Days Grace won the [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]] for [[Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song|Rock Single of the Year]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-2006-billboard-music-award-winners-56513/|title=The 2006 Billboard Music Award Winners|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 4, 2006|access-date=August 21, 2023}}</ref> In 2008, Gontier won the [[Broadcast Music, Inc.|BMI]] Pop Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bmi.com/video/entry/its_interesting_here|title=Adam Gontier Interview - The 2008 BMI Pop Awards|website=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]]|access-date=August 21, 2023}}</ref> Michael Bell handed him the "Big Time Award", at the 2012 "Wire Awards". Gontier was inducted into the Norwood District High School Hall of Honor in July 2022 along with Brad and Matt Walst.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/three-days-grace-reunion-adam-gontier-high-school-hall-fame-powerful/|title=Three Days Grace Members Reunite With Ex-Singer at 'Powerful' High School Event|website=[[Loudwire]]|author=Alicia Selin|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=August 29, 2022}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Gontier married Naomi Faith Brewer in May 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://idobi.com/news/three-days-grace-the-troubles-with-finding-a-good-pit-party/|title=Three Days Grace: The Troubles With Finding A Good Pit Party|website=[[idobi Radio]]|author=Lance Fiasco|date=November 29, 2004|access-date=February 18, 2024}}</ref> The couple divorced in 2013.<ref name="axs.com"/> He married Jeanie Marie Larsen in March 2015.<ref name="Lucas"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://loudwire.com/former-three-days-grace-frontman-adam-gontier-engaged/| title=Former Three Days Grace Frontman Adam Gontier Gets Engaged|date=August 1, 2014 |access-date=September 4, 2014}}</ref> His cousin, Cale Gontier, is the bass player for [[Art of Dying (band)|Art of Dying]] and [[Saint Asonia]].<ref name="Lucas"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/art-of-dying-mn0001398759/biography|title=Art of Dying|website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> As of 2023, he resides in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref name="The Buzz">{{Cite web|url=https://www.1029thebuzz.com/2023/10/11/adam-gontier-reunited-with-three-days-grace-in-nashville/|title=Adam Gontier Reunited with Three Days Grace in Nashville|website=TheBuzz|date=October 11, 2023|access-date=October 11, 2023}}</ref>

In 2005, Gontier went into rehabilitation at the [[Centre for Addiction and Mental Health|CAMH]] (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) in Toronto, where he wrote many of the songs for ''One-X'', including "[[Pain (Three Days Grace song)|Pain]]", "[[Animal I Have Become]]", "Get Out Alive", "Over and Over", "[[Never Too Late (Three Days Grace song)|Never Too Late]]" and "Gone Forever".<ref name=Bliss2007>{{cite news|author=Bliss, Karen|title=3DG doc aims to help addicts|work=JAM! Music|date=March 30, 2007|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Lowdown/2007/03/30/3871210-ca.html|access-date=March 30, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070623032604/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Lowdown/2007/03/30/3871210-ca.html|archive-date=June 23, 2007|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="The Star">{{cite news |last=Wagner |first=Vit |title=Saving Grace |url=https://www.thestar.com/printArticle/124134 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=November 28, 2006 |access-date=October 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115200359/http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/124134 |archive-date=November 15, 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> A docu-drama about his addiction, ''Behind the Pain'', was released in 2007.<ref name=Bliss2007/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/video.php?id=1243 |title=Adam Gontier on ''The Hour'' with George Stroumboulopoulos |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=February 20, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011}}</ref> Gontier has been open about his struggles with mental health.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.razorwisconsin.com/2022/05/16/adam-gontier-of-saint-asonia-opens-up-about-mental-struggles-substance-abuse-video/|title=Adam Gontier Of Saint Asonia Opens Up About Mental Struggles; Substance Abuse|author=Big Jake|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref> He stated that he relapsed in 2017 and went into a treatment center. Since then, Gontier has been sober and stated that he has "no plans on going back to a dark place anytime soon."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-three-days-grace-singer-adam-gontier-i-have-no-plans-on-going-back-to-a-dark-place-anytime-soon|title=Ex-Three Days Grace Singer Adam Gontier: I Have 'No Plans On Going Back To A Dark Place Anytime Soon'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref>

== Discography ==

'''with Groundswell'''
* ''Wave of Popular Feeling'' (1995)

'''with [[Three Days Grace]]'''
{{main|Three Days Grace discography}}

* ''[[Three Days Grace (album)|Three Days Grace]]'' (2003)
* ''[[One-X]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Life Starts Now]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Transit of Venus (album)|Transit of Venus]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Alienation (album)|Alienation]]'' (2025)

'''with [[Saint Asonia]]'''

* ''[[Saint Asonia (album)|Saint Asonia]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Flawed Design (album)|Flawed Design]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Introvert/Extrovert]]'' (2022)

=== Singles ===
=== As lead artist ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:8em;"| Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Tidal Wave"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/tidal-wave-pubg-mobile-%E6%B5%B7%E6%B4%8B%E4%B9%8B%E7%8E%8B-%E8%81%96%E8%A3%9D%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2-single/1581370990|title=Tidal Wave - Single by Adam Gontier|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref>
| 2021
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
|}

=== As featured artist ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certification
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/adam-gontier/chart-history/can/|title=Adam Gontier Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard charts#International charts|CAN<br>Rock]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/adam-gontier/chart-history/car/|title=Adam Gontier Chart History (Canada Rock)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Apocalyptica&cat=s|title=Discography Apocalyptica|work=finnish-charts.com|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/adam-gontier/chart-history/hsi/|title=Adam Gontier Chart History (The Hot 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US<br>Main.<br>Rock]]<br/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/adam-gontier/chart-history/rtt/|title=Adam Gontier Chart History (Mainstream Rock)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[I Don't Care (Apocalyptica song)|I Don't Care]]" <br/><small>([[Apocalyptica]] featuring Adam Gontier)</small>
| 2008
| 59 || 4 || 13 || 78 || 1
|
* [[Music Canada|MC]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=I+Don%27t+Care%20Apocalyptica|title=Gold & Platinum - Music Canada|work=[[Music Canada]]|access-date=April 15, 2022}}</ref>
| ''[[Worlds Collide (Apocalyptica album)|Worlds Collide]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Wars"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wars-feat-adam-gontier-single/1555568251|title=Wars (feat. Adam Gontier) - Single by Cevilain|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref> <br/><small>(Cevilain featuring Adam Gontier)</small>
| 2021
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Let the Sparks Fly"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/let-the-sparks-fly-single/1715747267|title=Let the Sparks Fly - Single by Thousand Foot Krutch, Adam Gontier|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=December 20, 2023}}</ref><br/><small>([[Thousand Foot Krutch]] featuring Adam Gontier)</small>
| 2023
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| ''The End Is Where We Begin: Reignited''
|-
! scope="row"| "Why Is Love So Hard"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/23Z1O2LgVVq9NyalPn12ri?si=b89749448ae2480d |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=open.spotify.com}}</ref> <br/><small>([[Peyton Parrish]] featuring Adam Gontier)</small>
| 2024
| — || — || — || — || —
|
| {{Non-album single}}
|-
| colspan="10" style="font-size:9pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

=== Other appearances ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col"| Artist(s)
! scope="col"| Album
! scope="col"| Notes
! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Back Again"
| 2010
| [[Daughtry (band)|Daughtry]]
| ''[[Leave This Town: The B-Sides]]''
| Songwriter
| <ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Leave This Town: The B-Sides|others=Daughtry|year=2011|publisher=[[RCA Records|RCA]]|type=booklet}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Raining"
| 2011
| [[Art of Dying (band)|Art of Dying]]
| ''[[Vices and Virtues (Art of Dying album)|Vices and Virtues]]''
| Composer, featured artist
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/vices-and-virtues-mw0002111626/credits|title=Vices and Virtues - Art of Dying Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Dance with the Devil"
| 2020
| [[Breaking Benjamin]]
| ''[[Aurora (Breaking Benjamin album)|Aurora]]''
| Featured artist
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/aurora-mw0003330267/credits|title=Aurora - Breaking Benjamin Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Finish Line"
| 2023
| [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]]
| ''[[Dominion (Skillet album)|Dominion]]''
| Featured artist
| <ref>{{Citation |title=Finish Line (feat. Adam Gontier) |date=2023-01-20 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5CDZtrKb7xdTOwFlqrmzP0 |language=en |website=[[Spotify]] |access-date=2023-01-21}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://myspace.com/adamgontier Adam Gontier] on [[Myspace]]

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