Jordan St. Cyr | |
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Born | Niverville, Manitoba |
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Labels | BEC Recordings [1] |
Website | jordanstcyr |
Jordan St. Cyr is a Canadian Christian musician and songwriter, best known for the songs "Weary Traveler" and "Fires", which charted on Billboard's Christian radio charts. [2] St. Cyr's self-titled debut album received a Juno Award in 2023. [3] [4]
St. Cyr grew up in Niverville, Manitoba [5] [6] [7] and began playing music in his youth ministry. [8]
In 2021, Billboard magazine named St. Cyr the No. 2 Top New Christian Artist. [2] His 2021 song "Fires" became a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Christian radio charts, [1] and his 2021 song "Weary Traveler" was his first career No. 1 single. [2] It reached the top position on several charts, including Christian Airplay, Adult Contemporary, and it became the song most played on Canadian Christian radio in 2022. [2] [9] St. Cyr said he wrote the song during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] In early 2022, he played at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. and he toured with Anne Wilson and Jeremy Camp. [2] [3] In November 2022, St. Cyr won six prizes at the GMA Canada Covenant Awards. [4] In 2023, St. Cyr won a Juno Award for Best Contemporary Christian/Gospel album for his album Jordan St. Cyr. [3] [4]
St. Cyr is married and has two sons and two daughters. [3] [6] In February 2022, he and his family moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. [6]
St. Cyr advocates for the pro-life movement. [10]
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