Ethan Bortnick | |
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Birth name | Ethan Jordan Bortnick |
Born | Pembroke Pines, Florida, US | December 24, 2000
Genres | Alternative |
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Instrument(s) | Piano, Keyboard, Vocals |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Columbia, Sun and Sky Records, Alternative Distribution Alliance |
Website | ethanbortnick |
Ethan Jordan Bortnick (born December 24, 2000) [1] is an American pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, musician and actor. He has been featured on The Tonight Show , Oprah Winfrey Network , Good Morning America , Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, and his award-winning concert specials on PBS. Ethan has had over 4 national television concert specials. [2] On October 3, 2010 (age 9), Bortnick was listed in the Guinness World Records for "The World's Youngest Solo Musician to Headline His Own Concert Tour". [3]
Bortnick has been featured on national and international television programs. [4] He has helped raise over US$50 million for charities alongside Elton John, Beyoncé, Josh Groban, and more. [5] In 2011, AEG Network LIVE's broadcast of Ethan Bortnick's Musical Time Machine received two bronze Telly Awards and Bortnick received three bronze Telly Awards in 2014 for The Power of Music. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Bortnick has headlined over 1,000 concerts across the globe. [2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bortnick began offering daily live performances on YouTube. [11]
Bortnick was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida. His parents, Hannah and Gene Bortnick, are Jewish immigrants from Ukraine. [12] He attended a Montessori pre-school. [13] At three years old, he discovered that he had a set of musical skills, including perfect pitch, on a toy keyboard that eventually led him to appearances on many television shows. He stated he has synesthesia.
At 9 years old, Bortnick became the youngest artist to have his own National PBS Concert Special The Power of Music. [14] The Power of Music was rated the number-one concert pledge show on public television for 2014–2015. [15]
In 2017, Bortnick presented the third National PBS television concert "Generations of Music," with a guest appearance by Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary), Bethany Yarrow, and Rufus Cappadocia, also guided by musical director David Rosenthal, and directed by Leon Knoles. [16]
Bortnick started his own nationwide talent search called "Celebration of Music" in 2017. The show travels to various cities across the United States and allows contestants between the ages of 4 and 24 a chance to compete to win the opportunity to perform in a national television show. [17]
On July 22 and 23, 2011, at the Las Vegas Hilton, Bortnick became the youngest headliner ever in Las Vegas, at ten years of age. [18] [19]
In August 2011, Bortnick recorded his first album in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The album was produced by Gary Baker, and he collaborated with Matthew Craig and Rob Collier. The album is the soundtrack to the film Anything is Possible , in which Bortnick plays the leading role. [20] [21]
Bortnick was the host of Melody Street, a 22-minute musical-variety-show for preschoolers. Bortnick and a band of animated musical instruments (Val Violin, Febe Flute, Timmy Trumpet, Heidi Horn, and Sammy Snare) entertained kids with humor, songs, skits, interactive games, backstage dramas, and celebrity musical guests. [22]
On February 1, 2010, Bortnick recorded with some 70 artists the song "We Are the World 25 for Haiti". This was the 25th anniversary of the original recording. [47] The song premiered Friday, February 12, 2010, during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
On February 12, 2010, Bortnick was featured in Rolling Stone in an article titled "Preview the New 'We Are the World', Plus Meet Nine-Year-Old Singer Ethan Bortnick" [48]
On August 1, 2010, Bortnick was featured in the LIFE section of the USA Today . [14]
On May 1, 2011, Bortnick was featured in the Keyboard Magazine In a section entitled "MAJORminor". [49]
On July 22, 2011, Bortnick was featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal , in the NEON Entertainment section. [50]
In October 2013, Bortnick was on the Esquire Magazine's 80th anniversary cover, [51] titled "The Life of Man"
On November 18, 2013, Bortnick was interviewed for The Flash List, an entertainment Newsletter in the article "Interview with Piano Prodigy Ethan Bortnick" [52]
On November 19, 2013, Bortnick was featured in GAP brand global celebrity ad campaign.
On November 12, 2015, Bortnick was featured in Keyboard Magazine in an article titled "Piano Men Celebrate the Power of Giving" [53] with David Rosenthal.
On August 25, 2017, Bortnick was featured in Broward Family Life, [54] in the entertainment section.
2015 movie "Anything is Possible" as Nathan
By 2024, Bortnick had accumulated more than seven million followers on social media. [65] As of 2024, his Instagram account has over eight hundred thousand followers, [66] his YouTube channel has over one million subscribers, [67] and his Tiktok page has more than four million followers. [68]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 [69] | Ethan Bortnick | Outstanding Instrumentalist | Won |
Year | Ethan Bortnick | Award | Result |
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Ethan Bortnick | Bob Hope award -The Next Generation of Hope | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 [70] | Ethan Bortnick | TV Programs/Segments | Won |
On April 1, 2014, Ethan was presented with the Next Generation of Hope Award by the USO. [71]
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