Jordan Smith (singer)
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Jordan Smith (born November 4, 1993 in Harlan County , Kentucky ) is an American pop singer. He won the ninth season of the American singing talent show The Voice .
biography
Jordan Smith grew up in a musical family: his father was a pianist and his mother is a singer. He attended Lee University in Cleveland , where he joined the well-known singing group The Lee University Singers , which performed in the Vatican and before the US President, among others. He became a solo singer, group leader and finally vice president of the ensemble.
In 2015 he successfully applied for the talent show The Voice . Thanks to his bright voice and his wide range, he was able to interpret songs by women and men and he became one of the favorites with his first performance of the song Chandelier by the singer Sia in the blind auditions . With his songs he made it into the single charts again and again during the course of the show and with three of his songs - Great Is Thy Faithfulness , Hallelujah and most recently Mary, Did You Know? - He also reached number one in the Hot Christian Songs , the special charts for church music. Smith easily reached the finals and eventually won the competition. The sampler released after the show with its contributions came in the US album charts at number 11. In terms of sales during the show, Jordan Smith was the most successful of all participants in the nine seasons of The Voice played to date .
Discography
Studio albums
- 2016, Something Beautiful , first published March 18, 2016
- 2018, Only Love , first published August 10, 2018
Songs
- Songs from the The Voice broadcasts from September 21 to December 14, 2015
- Chandelier from Sia
- Like I Can by Sam Smith ("Battle" with Regina Love)
- Set Fire to the Rain by Adele
- Halo from Beyoncé
- Great Is Thy Faithfulness (hymn)
- Who You Are by Jessie J
- Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
- Somebody to Love by Queen
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain (from the musical The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein )
- God Only Knows from the Beach Boys in a duet with Adam Levine
- Mary, Did You Know? (Christmas carol), originally by Michael English
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- ↑ a b US chart history
- ^ Gabriellaginsberg: Jordan Smith . In: Hollywood Life . November 9, 2015 ( hollywoodlife.com [accessed November 4, 2016]).
- ↑ Jordan Smith discusses his 'breakthrough moment' on The Voice and when fans can expect an album , Dana Rose Falcone, Entertainment Weekly, December 18, 2015
Web links
- Jordan Smith at The Voice (English)
- Jordan Smith at Allmusic (English)
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| SURNAME | Smith, Jordan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th November 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harlan County , Kentucky , USA |