JRDN

JRDN
JRDN at 2011 New Years Eve Bash at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto
Background information
Birth name	Ralph Jordon Croucher
Born	(1978-11-14) November 14, 1978 (age 38)
Origin	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres	R&B, Hip Hop, Soul
Labels	Kuya Productions
Associated acts	Classified
Website	www.jrdnmusic.com

Ralph Jordon Croucher, better known by his stage name JRDN (born November 14, 1978), is a Canadian R&B recording artist. He also currently serves as a Youth Ambassador for D250 and was a delegate in the Citizen Voices program.

Ralph Jordon Croucher was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto, Ontario at nine months old, where he was raised until the age of 10, when his family returned to Nova Scotia. While he was in Toronto, he lived in Jane and Finch, in the same building as King Lou of the Dream Warriors. The jazz rap pioneer introduced Croucher to hip hop culture at this time. Croucher attended St. Francis Xavier University where he played on the basketball team. After graduation, he played professionally for one year in France.

Jordon gained music experience by competing in Canadian Idol. This gave him an opportunity to perform with Canadian talent, while gaining television exposure. He also worked with Halifax producer Trobiz and recorded mixtapes with the groups N.E.P and Triple Threat. In 2007, Croucher he began to work with producer Classified who produced Croucher’s debut album No Dress Code in 2007.

The 13-track record featured singles and videos for "Selfish Times", "Feelin’ Fine", "So Addicted", "Won't Let Go" and "It’s Raining". It earned Croucher the CBC Galaxie Rising Star prize at the 2007 African Nova Scotian Music Awards show, a nomination for Best Urban Single at the 2008 East Coast Music Awards and an appearance on the CBC Television special, Barenaked East Coast Music. He toured across Canada with Classified and Maestro and opened for Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, Rihanna, Nas and Juelz Santana.