Alexis Jordan (singer)
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Alexis Jordan (born April 7, 1992 in Columbia , South Carolina ) is an American singer and actress .
life and career
She became known to a wide audience through her participation in the first season of the talent show America's Got Talent . In the talent competition, which was broadcast on NBC in 2006 , she reached the semi-finals. After her family moved to Atlanta, she pushed her musical career. After a high number of hits on her videos on the Internet platform YouTube , Jordan was signed by rapper and music producer Jay-Z in 2008 .
In 2010 her first single was released under the title Happiness . It is based on the song Brazil (2nd Edit) by Canadian DJ Deadmau5 . The recording reached number 1 on the US Hot Dance Airplay Charts in June 2010 and number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs Charts in July 2010 . In Australia, the title was awarded triple platinum in 2010. In November 2010 it reached the British and Irish charts. In addition, the song was voted the World Cup song of the 2011 Women's World Cup .
On January 15, 2013, the single Acid Rain was released. Acid Rain was written by Sia Furler and produced by Stargate , and it also samples parts of the Bingo Players song Get Up (Rattle) .
Alexis Jordan has a sister named Taylor Jordan, who also starred in the music video for Good Girl .
Discography
Albums
- 2011: Alexis Jordan
Singles
- 2010: Happiness
- 2011: Good Girl
- 2011: Hush Hush
- 2011: Happiness (New Release)
- 2011: Got 2 Luv U (with Sean Paul )
- 2013: Tell Me Something I Don't Know ( feat.Selena Gomez & Akro)
- 2013: Acid Rain (feat. J. Cole )
- 2014: Gone
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
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Australia (ARIA) | - | - | 4 × platinum4th | 280,000 | aria.com.au |
Belgium (BEA) | - | gold1 | - | 15,000 | ultratop.be |
Germany (BVMI) | - | - | platinum1 | 300,000 | musikindustrie.de |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | gold1 | - | 7,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
Austria (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 15,000 | ifpi.at |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | - | 2 × platinum2 | 60,000 | hitparade.ch |
Spain (Promusicae) | - | gold1 | - | 20,000 | elportaldemusica.es |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 3 × silver3 | gold1 | - | 860,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 3 × silver3 | 5 × gold5 | 7 × platinum7th |
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- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ current UK charts
- ↑ current Irish charts
- ↑ Steffen Hung: Alexis Jordan debuts new single 'Acid Rain' - listen . Digital spy . Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ↑ Acid Rain by Alexis Jordan . Soundcloud.com. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
Web links
- http://www.alexisjordanofficial.com
- Alexis Jordan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Jordan, Alexis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbia , South Carolina , United States |