Pop star Charlie Puth goes back to jazz roots on new album 'Voicenotes'

Charlie Puth wrote his new album in his parents' home in New Jersey, saying it was important to connect with family after so much time on the road. Photo: AFP

American singer Charlie Puth's silky falsetto made him a global pop star, but his roots, he is quick to point out, are in jazz.

Puth spent a year-and-a-half writing and revising his second album Voicenotes (released on May 11), and despite warnings that it was not commercially viable, he found himself repeatedly turning to jazz.