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Revision as of 16:01, 13 June 2011

This article is about the singer. For her self-titled, debut album, see Alexis Jordan (album). For the Barbadian swimmer, see Alexis Jordan (swimmer).
Alexis Jordan

Alexis Jordan (born April 7, 1992)[1] is an American singer and actress from Columbia, South Carolina. Jordan rose to fame as a contestant on the first season of America's Got Talent in 2006. After being eliminated from the show, she began to upload cover songs to YouTube, and these received millions of views. The exposure led Jordan to the attention of Norwegian production team Stargate and American rapper Jay-Z, who both went on to sign her to their label, StarRoc/Roc Nation.[2] Her debut single, "Happiness", was released in September 2010, and reached number one in Norway[3] and the Netherlands, and also became a top-five hit in Australia[4] and the United Kingdom.[5] Jordan's self-titled debut album was released on February 25, 2011.[6]

Life and career

1992–2008: Early life and career beginnings

Jordan was born in Columbia, South Carolina to a mother of African American, Native American and European descent and a Puerto Rican father.[1] Jordan began writing songs while she was in third grade.[1] At the age of eleven, she moved with her parents and three younger siblings to Santa Clarita, California to pursue a career in the arts.[1] At the age of twelve, Jordan opened for Smokey Robinson at a Stevie Wonder tribute concert.[1]

In 2006, Jordan auditioned for the first season of America's Got Talent.[2] She sang Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" at her audition and made it through to next round, only to be eliminated in the semi-finals. After being eliminated from the show, Jordan and her family moved to Atlanta to be closer to the music industry.[2] While there, she began to upload cover songs on YouTube while submitting demos. By 2008, Jordan's YouTube page was racking up millions of views. The exposure led Jordan to the attention of production team Stargate who called her to fly over to New York and record a few songs with them.[7] While in the studio, rapper Jay-Z walked in.[7] Which ultimately resulted in Jordan becoming the first artist signed to the new, Sony Music-affiliated label StarRoc/Roc Nation - a joint venture between StarGate and Jay-Z's Roc Nation label.[8]

2010–present: Alexis Jordan

Jordan's debut single "Happiness" was released in September 2010. In the United States, the song reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs, becoming Jordan's first number-one single on that chart.[9] It also reached number one in Norway[3] and the Netherlands,[10] and peaked at number three in Australia and the United Kingdom.[4][11] In Australia, "Happiness" was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipments of 210,000 copies.[12]

"Good Girl" was released as Jordan's second single in February 2011. The song debuted at number six on the UK Singles Chart, giving Jordan her second top-ten hit in the United Kingdom.[5] It also reached number fifteen in Ireland,[13] and became her second chart-topper on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart in April.[14] Her self-titled debut album was released on February 25, 2011.[6] It debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number nine,[5] and on the Australian Albums Chart at number eleven.[4]

"Hush Hush" was released as the album's third single on May 8, 2011.[15] Jordan will be a supporting act on English group JLS' tour in the United Kingdom, which will commence in June 2011 and end in July.[16]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[4] 		IRE
[13] 		SWI
[17] 		NL
[10] 		UK
[5]
Alexis Jordan 11 28 96 58 9

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[4] 		BEL (FLA)
[18] 		BEL (WA)
[19] 		IRE
[13] 		NL
[10] 		NOR
[3] 		NZ
[20] 		SWI
[17] 		UK
[5] 		US Dance
[9]
2010 "Happiness" 3 3 9 13 1 1 8 44 3 1 Alexis Jordan
2011 "Good Girl" 40 — — 15 73 — — — 6 1
"Hush Hush" — — — 43 — — — — 66 —

Guest appearances

Year Title Album Artist
2010 "Together" Third Strike[22] Tinchy Stryder

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2010 "Happiness" Aggressive[23]
2011 "Good Girl" Erik White
2011 "Hush Hush" Clifton Bell

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Result
2011 ESKA Music Awards International Hit of the Year ("Happiness")[24] Won

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Biography – The Official Alexis Jordan Site". Official Alexis Jordan Site. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  2. ^ a b c Jeffries, David. "Biography: Alexis Jordan". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Discography Alexis Jordan". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Alexis Jordan Discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Chart Stats – Alexis Jordan". Chart Stats. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Alexis Jordan (Album) – Alexis Jordan". iTunes Store Ireland. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  7. ^ a b Alexis, Nadeska (26 March 2010). "Alexis Jordan Snags Deal With Roc Nation". The BoomBox. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  8. ^ Alexis Jordan interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' May 2011
  9. ^ a b "Alexis Jordan | AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 10 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ a b c "Discography Alexis Jordan" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Chart Stats – Alexis Jordan – Happiness". Chart Stats. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Top 50 Singles Chart - 9/5/2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  13. ^ a b c "Discography Alexis Jordan". irishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  14. ^ "Chart Highlights: Pop, Country Songs & More". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  15. ^ "Music – Singles Release Diary". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  16. ^ Nissim, Mayer (April 12, 2011). murs.html "Alexis Jordan to support JLS, Olly Murs". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 13, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  17. ^ a b "Discography Alexis Jordan". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  18. ^ "Discografie Alexis Jordan" (in Dutch). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  19. ^ "Discographie Alexis Jordan" (in French). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  20. ^ "Discography Alexis Jordan". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  21. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope New Zealand. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  22. ^ "Third Strike – Tinchy Stryder". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  23. ^ "Alexis Jordan Beams With "Happiness" In Her Debut Video". Idolator. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  24. ^ "ESKA Music Awards 2011". Ema.eska.pl. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.

External links

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