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Jordan Luck
Luck in 2012
Luck in 2012
Background information
Birth nameJordan Luck
Born (1961-10-15) 15 October 1961 (age 62)[1]
Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada
OriginGeraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand
GenresRock
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsMushroom Records
Websitewww.jordanluckband.com
www.jordanluck.co.nz

Jordan William Hunter Luck MNZM (born 15 October 1961) is the former lead singer and songwriter of the New Zealand rock band The Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada. His family moved to Tokarahi (near Oamaru) and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up. He attended University of Canterbury and College House. He is now in a band called The Jordan Luck Band.

At the 2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards on 18 September, Luck was named as the first inductee to the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.[2] He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours.[3]

Discography

Albums

With Dance Exponents

  • Live at Mainstreet (1983) Mushroom Records NZ
  • Prayers Be Answered (1983) Mushroom Records NZ
  • Expectations (1985) Mushroom Records NZ
  • Amplifier (1986) Zulu Records

With The Exponents

  • Something Beginning With C (1992) PolyGram Records NZ
  • Grassy Knoll (1994) Phonogram Records Aust.
  • Better Never Than Late (1997) Sony Music NZ
  • Hello, Love You, Goodbye (1999) Sony Music NZ
  • Eight Days at Roundhead (2013) Universal Music NZ

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
NZ
2004 "Here They Come, There They Go" Non-album singles
2009 "How Is the Air Up There"
2010 "Johnnie's Coin"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Vicki (28 May 2016). "Whatever happened to Victoria?". The Press. Christchurch. p. C5. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "APRA Awards full of surprises". NZ Musician. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  3. ^ Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours List 2012 Archived 4 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

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