Jordan Mackenzie Smith is an American music phenomenon that combines a singer and a composer. In 2015, he gained national recognition when he won the ninth season of The Voice's vocal competition. During his tenure at The Voice, he ranked # 1 in sales of pop songs on the iTunes Store and set new trade marks on the Billboard charts.
Biography
Jordan Smith was born on November 4, 1993, in Wheatley County, Kentucky, in the "tight-knit, everyone knows everyone town," the son of musicians Kelly and Jerry Smith. From early childhood, the parents sent their son to the church choir at the House of Mercy in Wallins Creek. The music completely captivated Jordan. In addition to classes in the choir, he constantly sang with his family at home or in the car. Preference was given to performers such as Shirley Caesar and Whitney Houston. Many acquaintances noted Jordan's musical talent. The school music teacher also did not stand aside, providing not only a place for practice, but also decided to study with the young talent individually
After graduating from high school, Jordan entered the University of Washington and Lee, where he received a classical education in the humanities. But music has always lived in the heart of a musician, so later Smith went to college with a degree in music business.
Career
In 2011, Jordan enrolled at Washington and Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, and immediately entered the school's singing group. And in 2012, he received his first award by winning the Poke Sallet Idol competition at the annual Poke Sallet festival.
In 2014, Jordan Smith decided to blindly audition for The Voice after several years of fandom. However, a refusal followed, which he perceived as the wrong time. But already in 2015 he tried himself in the competition again. His composition "Chandelier" made all four judges turn their seats, but Smith chose Adam Levine's team. During his second week of live performances, Jordan performed "Great Is Thy Faithfulness", sang a cappella, and also played the piano. The phenomenal performance made Jordan the first artist of the season to hit # 1 in iTunes Store sales, ahead of "Hello" Adele. The song "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" also charted the Billboard magazine, peaking at No. 30 on the Hot 100. In addition, she was number one on the Christian Songs chart for two consecutive weeks.
For the final test, the song “Mary, Did You Know?” Was chosen, which was the second work to reach the top of the iTunes Store. In the show's finale, Jordan Smith teamed up with Asher and sang David Guetta's "Without You".
At the end of the broadcast, Jordan was announced as the winner of Season 9, earning $ 100,000 and signing a recording deal with Republic Records.
In 2016, Jordan Smith released his solo album "Something Beautiful", which peaked at number one in iTunes Store sales.
In May 2018, Jordan wrote "Ashes" for the soundtrack to "Deadpool 2", which was sung by Celine Dion.
Personal life
Even before his success in The Voice, Jordan Smith dated Kristen Danny. They are both originally from Kentucky and are deeply religious people. While the competition was taking place, their communication was limited to social networks and FaceTime. But thanks to long-distance relationships, they realized that they were made for each other.
Jordan proposed to Kristen on January 1, 2016, and on June 25, 2016, they got married in Middlesboro, Kentucky.
