Jake Shakeshaft

Joe and Jake
Joe and Jake at a press conference during the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm.
Background information
Origin	Ruthin, Wales (Joe) Stoke-on-Trent, England (Jake)
Genres	Pop
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Sony Music UK
Website	http://www.joeandjakemusic.com
Members	Joe Woolford (1994) Jake Shakeshaft (1995)

Joe and Jake are a British duo consisting of Joe Woolford (born 6 October 1994) and Jake Shakeshaft (born 25 July 1995). They represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in with the song "You're Not Alone". In 2015 they both participated in the fourth series of the talent show The Voice UK and became a duo after the show ended.

Woolford and Shakeshaft met in 2015 during the fourth series of The Voice UK. They both made it through the Blind auditions, Shakeshaft performed "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran and Woolford performed "Lights" by Ellie Goulding. In the Battle rounds Woolford and Shakeshaft both won and progressed to the Knockout rounds, Shakeshaft performed "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" by Coldplay and Woolford performed "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz. In the Knockout round Shakeshaft performed the song "As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber but was eliminated. Woolford performed the song "Hey Ya!" by OutKast and progressed to the live shows. In Week 1 Woolford performed the song "Don't Wake Me Up" by Chris Brown, he advanced to the next round. In Week 2 he was eliminated from the competition after singing "Jealous" by Labrinth.