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Alexis Jordan is a multi-racial American singer, songwriter and actress from Columbia, South Carolina. She was a contestant on the first season of "America's Got Talent" and is signed to Sony Music through Jay-Z's record label StarRoc.

Background

Jordan was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1992 to a mother of African American/Native American/European descent and a Puerto Rican father and has three younger siblings. Her family later relocated to Santa Clarita, California when she was 11, which is when she began writing songs to accompany her singing ability.

Music career

After performing the National Anthem for the United States Air Force Academy at age 12, Jordan started to attract a ton of attention and was asked to sing at various events, leading to bigger and better opportunities. Jordan cites her opening gig for a concert in 2004 as inspiring. "When I was 12, I opened up for Smokey Robinson at a Stevie Wonder tribute," remembers Alexis. "I sang ‘Ribbon In The Sky' and Stevie was backstage like, ‘You didn't think I heard you singing my song did you?' I didn't know how big of a legend he was but looking back on it now, I can't believe that I did that! It was such a great experience." In between her musical career, Jordan also performed as an actress, taking roles on soap operas and commercials.

Jordan's big break came in 2006, when she auditioned as a contestant for the new Simon Cowell-produced reality-contest program America's Got Talent, which debuted on NBC that same year. Jordan sang Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" at the audition and made it to next round, only to be elimiated in the semi-finals. Despite the elimination, Jordan began to expand on her musical career after her family relocated to Atlanta, Georgia. While there, Jordan began uploading her songs on YouTube while submitting demos. By 2008 Jordan's YouTube page was racking up millions of views. This exposure would lead Jordan to the attention of rapper/music executive Jay-Z, who became her mentor and signed her to his Roc Nation-imprint spinoff Star Roc, and in turn resluted in her becoming a part of the Columbia Records roster.

In 2010, Jordan's first single, "Happiness", reached number one on both Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart on its June 12, 2010 issue and Hot Dance Club Songs chart on its July 17, 2010 issue. The song, produced by Stargate and predominantly sampling "Brazil (2nd Edit)" by deadmau5, will be the lead single from the album which is titled after the lead single. A remix to the song is to be announced by the early August 2010 which will be featuring, new Starroc artist, Justin Sticks.

Discography

Singles
- "Happiness" (2010)

Albums
- "Happiness" (2010)

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 Jordan's big break came in 2006, when she auditioned as a contestant for the new [[Simon Cowell]]-produced reality-contest program ''[[America's Got Talent]]'', which debuted on [[NBC]] that same year. Jordan sang [[Whitney Houston]]'s "[[I Have Nothing]]" at the audition and made it to next round, only to be elimiated in the semi-finals. Despite the elimination, Jordan began to expand on her musical career after her family relocated to [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. While there, Jordan began uploading her songs on [[YouTube]] while submitting demos. By 2008 Jordan's YouTube page was racking up millions of views. This exposure would lead Jordan to the attention of rapper/music executive [[Jay-Z]], who became her mentor and signed her to his [[Roc Nation]]-imprint spinoff Star Roc, and in turn resluted in her becoming a part of the [[Columbia Records]] roster.
-In 2010, Jordan's first single, "Happiness", reached number one on both  [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Hot Dance Airplay]] chart on its June 12, 2010 issue and [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart on its July 17, 2010 issue. The song, produced by [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]] and predominantly sampling "Brazil (2nd Edit)" by [[deadmau5]], will be the lead single from the album which is titled after the lead single.
+In 2010, Jordan's first single, "Happiness", reached number one on both  [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Hot Dance Airplay]] chart on its June 12, 2010 issue and [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart on its July 17, 2010 issue. The song, produced by [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]] and predominantly sampling "Brazil (2nd Edit)" by [[deadmau5]], will be the lead single from the album which is titled after the lead single. A remix to the song is to be announced by the early August 2010 which will be featuring, new Starroc artist, [[Justin Sticks]].
 ==Discography==