Jordan Smith (musician)
| Jordan Smith | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jordan Mackenzie Smith |
| Born |
November 4, 1993 Whitley County, Kentucky |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Republic |
| Website | jordansmithofficial |
Jordan Mackenzie Smith (born November 4, 1993) is an American singer and musician from Harlan, Kentucky. Smith began singing in his church choir and continued through his college education at Lee University where he was a member of the Lee Singers.
In 2015 he gained national recognition when he won season nine of the singing competition The Voice. During his time on The Voice he was the show's first artist of the season to reach No. 1 in sales of pop songs in the iTunes Store, and set new sales marks on Billboard charts. Three of his performance recordings each bumped Adele's platinum-selling "Hello" from the top sales spot at iTunes.
Jordan Smith was born on November 4, 1993, in Whitley County, Kentucky, to Kelley and Geri Smith (née Saylor), both of whom are musicians. They raised him in the church choir at a young age, in the congregation of House of Mercy in the town of Wallins Creek, Kentucky. Smith graduated from Harlan County High School.
In 2012, he won the Poke Sallet Idol competition at the annual Poke Sallet festival.
Smith attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, and was a member of the university's Lee Singers.
Smith came to national attention in 2015 during his participation on season nine of NBC's The Voice. His audition performance of "Chandelier" led all four coaches to turn their chairs; Smith chose to be part of Adam Levine's team after Levine told him, "I think you're the most important person that's ever been on this show."
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