Taylor Jardine
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taylor Kathleen Jardine[1] |
| Also known as | Tay Jardine |
| Born | March 7, 1990 Liberty, New York, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, guitar, keyboard, violin |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Hopeless |
Taylor Kathleen "Tay" Jardine (born March 7, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known as the lead vocalist in the pop punk band We Are the In Crowd.
Early life
Jardine was born to Ray and Robyn Jardine in Liberty, New York. Jardine is a triplet. She has a brother, Devin, and two sisters, Lindsey and Samantha. When she was young, her parents got divorced and her father moved to Florida. Her father died when she was 14 and inspired her to make music. In High School, Jardine played violin and was the lead vocalist in a band called Sofmoure.
We Are the In Crowd
In 2009, Jardine joined studio project, The In Crowd. The other members of the project were Jordan Eckes (vocals and guitar), Mike Ferri (bass), and Rob Chianelli (drums). The band released a digital sampler through Myspace as quickly gained a fanbase. Later that year, the band's Myspace was hacked by a former member. Jardine released a video on YouTube explaining the hacking to their fans, which garnered the attention of Hopeless Records. Shortly after, they were signed. After signing to the label, the band picked up Cameron Hurley (lead guitarist and backing vocals). The band changed their name after copyright problems with the Jamaican reggae band with the same name. Instead of changing their name completely, they added "We Are" to the original name. We Are The In Crowd has released an EP, Guaranteed to Disagree (2010), and two albums, Best Intentions (2011) and Weird Kids (2014). As of 2016, We Are The In Crowd is on hiatus.
Other Projects
In February 2016, Jardine announced her new currently unnamed musical project. The project will include her former We Are The In Crowd members Mike Ferri and Cameron Hurley. Jardine has said the project will be more "poppy" than We Are The In Crowd.
Personal life
Jardine resides in Liberty, New York, whilst the rest of her family live in Florida. In 2014, she partnered with Never Take It Off to start her own jewelry line. She also does frequent modeling for the clothing line Glamour Kills and has a signature bomber jacket there. Jardine had a brief relationship with All Time Low's front-man, Alex Gaskarth, from April 2012 to August 2012. During a podcast during the Kerrang! Tour in 2015, she stated that she was single.