Jordan Feliz | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jordan Alexander Feliz |
Born | Clovis, California, U.S. | March 15, 1989
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Centricity |
Website | jordanfeliz |
Jordan Alexander Feliz (born March 15, 1989) is an American Christian musician, who plays a folk rock and soul style of Christian pop. He has released four studio albums that have charted, along with several singles, on various Billboard charts.
Feliz, was born on March 15, 1989, in Clovis, California, [1] He graduated from Buchanan High School, in 2007. [2] His music career was facilitated by the members of A Current Affair, [3] [4] reaching out to him via his Myspace page, during 2006 in search of a lead vocalist. [5] He is married to his high school sweetheart, Jamie. They reside in Nashville, Tennessee, with their daughter, Jolie. [6] [7] He used to be an automobile valet. [8] [9]
His music career started in 2006, with the band, A Current Affair, [5] but after five years with them the band was broken up. It was not until 2015 that his solo music career commenced. [2] [10] The first studio album, Beloved , [7] [11] was released on October 2, 2015, from Centricity Music. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] The song, "The River", charted on three Billboard magazine charts the Christian Songs at No. 2, [17] Christian Airplay at No. 1, [18] and Christian Digital Songs at No. 2. [19] His second studio album, The River , was released on April 22, 2016, from Centricity Music.
In 2018 he released his third studio album, Future. "Changed", "Witness" and "Faith" were released as singles along with a radio version of "Faith" and a remix, "Faith FE".
Preparing for his fourth album, Feliz released the singles "Glorify", "Glorify (featuring TobyMac and Terrian)" and "Wounds".
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
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US [20] | US Christ. [21] | US Dig. [22] | |||||
Beloved |
| — [A] | 22 | — |
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The River |
| 71 | 4 | — | |||
Future |
| 32 | 1 | 16 |
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Say It [26] |
| — | 46 | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US Bubb. [27] | US Christ. [28] | US Christ. Airplay [29] | US Christ. AC [30] | US Christ. Digital [31] | ||||
2015 | "The River" | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Beloved / The River | |
2016 | "Never Too Far Gone" | — | 12 | 9 | 10 | 31 | The River | |
"Best of Me" | 29 | 46 | 29 | — | — | |||
"Beloved" | — | 11 | 6 | 9 | 19 | Beloved/The River | ||
2018 | "Witness" | — | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | Future | |
"Changed" | — | 15 | 12 | 12 | — | |||
2019 | "Faith" | — | 10 | 5 | 7 | — | ||
"Faith (Fe)" (featuring Evan Craft) | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
2020 | "Glorify" | — | 22 | 18 | 16 | — | Say It [26] | |
"Next to Me" | — | 11 | 8 | 9 | — | |||
2021 | "Joy to Our World" / "Feliz Navidad" | — — | — 42 | — 8 | — 7 | — — | non-album single | |
"Jesus is Coming Back" (remix) [33] featuring Jonathan Traylor and Mandisa | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Say It (Deluxe) [34] |
Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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US Christ. [28] | US Christ. Airplay [29] | ||||
2017 | "Unstoppable" (Matty Mullins featuring Jordan Feliz) | — | 32 | Unstoppable | |
2018 | "Gotta Live" (Tedashii featuring Jordan Feliz) | 25 | 22 | Never Fold |
GMA Dove Awards
Year | Award | Result |
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2016 | New Artist of the Year | Won |
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("The River") | Nominated [35] | |
2017 | Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year ("The River") | Nominated |
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