Jordan Smith is a popular American singer. Jordan had gained the popularity by winning the ninth season of the NBC singing competition, The Voice. Jordan had a knack for singing since childhood and gained the required attention in his school days. His debut studio album,“Something Beautiful” gained him the much-needed praise.
The net worth of Jordan Smith can be estimated to be$1.2 million.
Early life
Born on 4th November 1993 in Walkins Creek, Kentucky, Jordan Mackenzie Smith was the only son of Geri and Kelly Smith. The interest in music that Jordan had gathered from his childhood was further enhanced and influenced by his parents as both of them were musicians. Jordan as a young boy had joined the church chorus team. He soon found out that music was his only passion and fell in love with the works of Shirley Caesar, Sara Bareilles and Whitney Houston. The singer did graduate from the Harlan country High School in 2011 and had moved to Tennessee for being enrolled at the Lee University. Jordan had obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Music Business. It did not take much time for Jordan to realize the fact that his only way to fame and recognition in the world of music was the singing competition held by NBC named The Voice.
Jordan was in school when he had heard that the audition for the eight season of the singing competition was going on near his school. He utilized this opportunity, however, did not make it post his private audition. This initially bogged Jordan down, but he did not give up hope for a musical career and continued with his studies sincerely. Eventually, in the year of 2015, he did receive an invitation from a talent scout and won over all the four coaches with his amazing singing talent. He was then, selected to be a part of the team led by Coach Levine.
Career
Jordan Smith had to struggle initially to set a music career before he got his first break in the popular singing competition, The Voice. By the time when this young talent had attended the auditions for the ninth season of the singing competition, he had already started training himself and his love for music.
However, Jordan knew that this is the critical point, which comes in every artist’s life and this helped him to regain the faith in himself. He excelled in successfully passing the stages of the competition and finally was selected as one of the top 24 contestants. Precisely, the self-confidence of the aspiring musician was restated when he performed in the Live Playoffs that had aired on November 9, 2015. This particular number became the first song to reach the top ten on the iTunes Chart. This made Jordan believe that he could be a performer and the next performance delivered by him (Halo by Beyonce) was greatly applauded and praised. With such success, Jordan became the first contestant whose song attained the position of number one hit.
In the final stage of the competition, Smith was competing against the Top 12 who were Jeffery Austin, Amy Vachal, Barrett Baber, Emily Ann Roberts, Madi Davis and others. Jordan sang the Christian hymn, “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” This performance too like the previous one won over the heart of the audience and became a popular number on the iTunes Music chart. He also became the first participant whose song was charted on various US Billboard Charts including the Christian Songs and Hot 100 charts. The following week marked another groundbreaking performance by Smith when he sang Jessie J’s Who You Are. This earned him a spot in the Top 10 performers in the competition.
Next, the singer climbed up the ladder quickly by revealing his talent via the stage performances. It was the semifinals when he sang Queen’s “Somebody to Love.” This fetched him a positive comment from Coach Levine. Lastly, the finals were marked by the three songs which Smith sang (Climb Ev’ry Mountain from The Sound of Music; Mary Did You Know? And God Only Knows). Finally, Jordan’s strive to become a popular musician ended when he was crowned the winner of the ninth season of The Voice. The winning of the singing competition provided the much-needed boost to his career post which he released the famous studio album, Something Beautiful. This particular album made a sales of more than 73,000 copies in the US and acquired the position of the best selling album of Smith, till date.
Personal life
Jordan Smith has achieved much success at a very young age of twenty-four. The love and sincerity that this singer has towards music are commendable. Moreover, the talent that Smith Jordan Mackenzie holds has been very carefully looked after and nurtured by his parents, Geri and Kelly Smith.
Moreover, a positive factor that played an important part in Jordan Smith’s life was that both his parents were musicians that made him receive the initial support and morale boost from family. The young singer struggled much and had taken part in the singing competition during his school days to test his talent.
But the initial failure did not bog him down, and subsequently, he became the winner of The Voice along with the owner of a recording contract with Republic Records and a cash prize owner of US$100,000. Such success is evident enough to reveal the fact that Jordan Smith has been honest and sincere in regards to his career, which fetched him such fame and recognition.
Since childhood, Jordan has been a jolly personality and has been found singing along with his family whenever he gets time. Recently, this personality has tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Kristen Danny, and his living a happy married life.
Quick summary:
Full Name: Jordan Mackenzie Smith
Date of Birth: 4th November 1993
Birth Place: Walkins Creek, Kentucky, United States of America
Age: 25 Years Old
Profession: Musician
Height: NA
Weight: NA
Net worth: $1.2 Million
