Biography and career
Jordan Carl Wheeler Davis was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, to mother Luwanna and father Ricky. His uncle, Stan Paul Davis, wrote Tracy Lawrence's hit singles "Today's Lonely Fool" and "Better Man, Better Off". [1] [2] His older [3] brother Jacob is also a country music singer. He attended C. E. Byrd High School before graduating college with an Environmental Science degree from Louisiana State University. [1] [2]
After graduation, he moved to Nashville in 2012, [1] and secured a recording contract with Universal Music Group Nashville in 2016. [4]
Davis's debut single, "Singles You Up", came out in mid-2017. He wrote the song with Steven Dale Jones and Justin Ebach. It hit number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in April 2018. The corresponding debut album, Home State , was released on March 23, 2018. [5] Paul DiGiovanni, guitarist for Boys Like Girls, produced the album. [1] "Take It from Me" was released to country radio on May 7, 2018; it was the second single from the album. It reached number two on the Country Airplay chart in March 2019. The album's third single, "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" released to country radio on April 22, 2019, and also topped Country Airplay. [6] His hit song, "Buy Dirt", featuring country music star Luke Bryan, was the only one out of two extended songs to hit top 100 in Canada.
In May 2020, Davis announced the release of his self-titled extended play, which was produced by Paul DiGiovanni. Davis said "I can't tell y'all how pumped I am for y'all to hear these songs. I'm proud of this one." The EP was preceded by the release of "Cool Anymore", "Detours", and "Almost Maybes". [7] Davis was nominated for ACM Song of the Year and Single of the Year with "Buy Dirt" featuring Luke Bryan. Davis was also nominated for CMA's Song of the Year with "Buy Dirt" featuring Luke Bryan, and won Song of the Year. Davis co-wrote the single "Broken Umbrella" by Jojo Mason.
In November 2022, Davis performed at the halftime show at the 109th Grey Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan alongside Tyler Hubbard and Josh Ross. [8] It was also in this year that Davis released singles including "What My World Spins Around", "Next Thing You Know", "Midnight Crisis", "Part Of It", "No Time Soon", and "Money Isn't Real", all of which would be featured on Davis' third studio album entitled, "Bluebird Days". It was also on this album that Davis' "Tucson Too Late" gained popularity and hit number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in May 2024.
After the release of "Bluebird Days", Davis was nominated for CMA's Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and Music Video of the Year with "Next Thing You Know" in 2023. He was also nominated for ACM's Male Artist of the Year, and iHeartRadio Music Awards' Best Lyrics and Country Song of the year with "Buy Dirt".
In 2024, Davis released multiple singles including "Good News Sold", "I Ain't Sayin'", and "Know You Like That", in anticipation of his next studio album.
Personal life
Davis married Kristen O'Connor in 2018. [9] Their daughter, Eloise, was born on October 17, 2019. [10] Their first son, Locklan, was born on September 4, 2021, and their second son, Elijah, was born June 14, 2023.
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