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Hayley Oliver
Hayley Oliver
British singer
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Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr.
American country singer-songwriter and musician
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Alma
Alma
Finnish singer
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Gjon's Tears
Gjon's Tears
Swiss singer of Kosovar descent
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Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins
American country music singer and actor
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Billy Montana
Billy Montana
American musician
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Chris Rea
Chris Rea
English singer and songwriter
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Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton
American country music singer and television personality
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Kaleo
Kaleo
Icelandic blues/rock band
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Ace of Base
Ace of Base
Swedish pop group
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Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts
American country rock band
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K.Flay
K.Flay
American singer, rapper and songwriter
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Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen
Country Music song writer & artist
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Douglas Martin Adkins (born October 3, 1963) is an Americana/country music musician and songwriter who grew up in Montana, U.S.A. In 2020 Adkins chose Samu Haber and Rea Garvey, the coaches from Team Samu Rea for the Anniversary The Voice of Germany (season 10). For the blind audition, Adkins sang the classic country hit "Achy Breaky Heart" from Billy Ray Cyrus. Coach Mark Forster also turned around for Adkins, but in the end Adkins chose Haber and Garvey due to the country music elements they have in their songwriting.

In The Battles Adkins sang against newcomer Claudia Pahl from Tirol, Austria. Together they performed the Billie Eilish hit "Ocean Eyes". The duet, performed the song in a country music direction and garnered worldwide attention and hundreds of thousands of views on The Voice of Germany Website and received acclaim for its originality and daring approach.

Between 1990 and 2020, Adkins recorded 10 original studio CDs. In 2005 Adkins worked with Nashville producer and bass player Mike Chapman to bring about the CD Whiskey Salesman. Mike Chapman, known as one of the famous G Men who are credited with recording the music on every Garth Brooks. Also recording on those first successful recordings were the legendary Brent Mason and J.T. Corenflos on Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Paul Franklin and Bruce Bouton on Steel Guitar, Lap Steel and Dobro, and Lonnie Wilson on Drums.

The first track to be released from the CD Whiskey Salesman stayed at the #1 position on the European Hotdisc Top 40 Country Charts for the weeks of 23 February and 2 March 2006. Additionally "Whiskey Salesman" was also nominated for "Best Country Song of the Year" in 2008 by the "Independent Music Awards". The second song to be released off the Whiskey Salesman CD was "Window Shoppin", and reached the #12 position on the European Hotdisc Top 40 Country Charts.