Jordan Gavet

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Jordan Gavet
Birth nameJordan Gavet
Born1988 or 1989 [1]
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2019–present
Labels Sony Music New Zealand

Jordan Gavet is an Australian-New Zealand R&B singer of Samoan descent. Gavet debuted as a musician in 2019 through Sony Music New Zealand after over a decade of releasing demos to Soundcloud and YouTube. In 2023, her song "He Said", originally a demo from 2008, became a hit in New Zealand.

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Biography

Gavet was born in Sydney, Australia, and spent her early life in Avondale in West Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [3] [4] Gavet identifies most strongly as Samoan; her father is Samoan, and her mother has Samoan, English, Portuguese and Tokelauan heritage. [3] Her parents were both born and raised in New Zealand, [4] and her dad worked as a musician. [3] Gavet moved back to Sydney for high school. [3]

She began songwriting at 17, [5] and in 2008 her father encouraged her to post a demo of her song "He Said" online. [3] Gavet gained notoriety on Soundcloud and YouTube in the late 2000s and 2010s. [2] In 2014, Gavet was featured on the album Blank Canvas: Wall & Piece by The Doqument, and on "One Night" by Fiji in 2015. [4]

Gavet's Soundcloud was discovered by New Zealand hip-hop DJ P-Money in 2017, which led to her signing a record deal. [6] In 2019, Gavet opened for Stan Walker during his New Zealand tour, [7] [5] and debuted as a soloist in 2019, with the single "Hesitation". [2] At the 2020 Pacific Music Awards, Gavet won the award for Best Pacific Soul/R&B Artist due to "Hesitation". [8]

In 2021, Gavet released her debut extended play Smoke, on which she collaborated with Australian R&B producer Willstah. [5] At the 2021 Pacific Music Awards, Gavet won the Best Pacific Female Artist award, due to one of the singles released from Smoke, "Do Better". [9] In late 2022, Gavet released a studio version of "He Said", which originated as a demo on her Soundcloud in 2008. [10] [2] The song was a hit in New Zealand in 2023, reaching number nine on the New Zealand artists' singles chart. [11]

Inspirations

Gavet's musical influences include Prince, D'Angelo, Tina Turner and Pharrell Williams. [5]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Smoke

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot
[13] 		NZ
Artist
[11]
"Hesitation" [2] 2019——Smoke
"Away" [6] ——
"Do Better" [14] 2020——
"Smoke" [12]
(featuring CG Fez)		202128—
"He Said" [10] 2022158Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
TitleYearAlbum
"Crazy"
(DJ Peter Gunz featuring Jordan Gavet)		2011Non-album singles
"One Night"
(Fiji featuring Jordan Gavet)		2015

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther artistsAlbum
"We On"2014The DoqumentBlank Canvas: Wall & Piece
"I Am the Colour"2022 Stan Walker, Scribe All In

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  11. 1 2 Peak positions for Jordan Gavet's singles on the NZ Artist singles chart:
  12. 1 2 "Jordan Gavet drops upbeat R&B bop 'Smoke' with Western Sydney's CG Fez". Sniffers. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  13. ↑ Peak positions for Jordan Gavet's singles on the NZ Hot singles chart:
  14. ↑ Shui, Maggie (31 March 2020). "Release of the Week: Auckland R&B singer-songwriter Jordan Gavet is both baby and baddie". Re: News. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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