Charlie Puth

Charlie Puth hails from Rumson, New Jersey near the famed Jersey Shore. He is the son of Debra and Charles Puth. "I didn't grow up wealthy," he said. "We couldn't even afford spaghetti sauce when I was first born, but my mom and dad worked really hard and came from the bottom up."

James Taylor was a very early influence. "My mom would put headphones on her belly," he said, "and play his records to me while she was pregnant." 27 years later Charlie Puth got to collaborate with his mother's hero when he recorded "Change" with James Taylor for his VoiceNotes album.

Puth's unique set of eyebrows are the result of a near-fatal dog bite when he was two years old.