He cites Brad Paisley, Shania Twain, Chris Stapleton and Clay Walker as his earliest influences.
After graduating from high school, he worked as a sauté chef and waiter for several years while pursuing music on the side, uploading performance videos to YouTube and Facebook.
[4] After seeing one of Jannakos' performance videos online, a recruiter for NBC's The Voice invited him for a private audition in Atlanta.
Jannakos debuted on Episode 6 during the show's blind auditions, after which he joined Team Adam Levine before being eliminated in the battle rounds.
[5] Following his run on The Voice, Jannakos began writing and recording material for his debut project.