Sadie Jean | |
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Birth name | Sadie Jean Wilcox [1] |
Born | [2] Tustin, California, U.S. | May 15, 2002
Genres | Pop |
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Years active | 2021–present |
Labels | Selene [3] |
Sadie Jean Wilcox (born May 15, 2002) is an American singer-songwriter. Her debut single, "WYD Now?", went viral on TikTok in 2021.
Jean took piano lessons for six years, starting when she was in first grade, also taking vocal lessons. She also began writing songs in first grade. [4] Jean was a part of her high school's choir. [5]
Jean was encouraged by her brother to make her music public after he heard her perform a cover of Radiohead's song "Creep", which prompted her to start posting her music to SoundCloud. [1] In October 2021, Jean wrote the song "WYD Now?" with fellow New York University students Grace Enger and David Alexander and posted a snippet of the song to TikTok the following day. [5] In November 2021, she posted an "open verse challenge" for "WYD Now?" on TikTok, which went viral on the platform. "WYD Now?" was released as her debut single in December 2021. [6] In February 2022, she released the music video for "WYD Now?", directed by Jaqueline Dufwa. [4]
On August 2, 2023, it was announced that Sadie would be the opening performer for Johnny Orlando's North American leg of "The Ride Tour," marking Jean's first tour in the continent. [7]
On September 15, 2023, Rod Wave featured Sadie and her song “WYD Now?” on his album Nostalgia. [8] She also accompanied him on his “Nostalgia” tour. [9]
As of 2022, Jean is a student at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. [6]
Title | EP details |
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Simple Like 17 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||||||
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UK [10] | CAN [11] | NZ Hot [12] | SWE Heat. [13] | |||||||||
"WYD Now?" | 2021 | 81 | 91 | 34 | — | Simple Like 17 | ||||||
"Locksmith" | 2022 | — | — | 27 | — | |||||||
"Just Because" | 2023 | — | — | — | 14 | |||||||
"16" | — | — | — | — | Non album single | |||||||
"Aisle 6" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | Simple Like 17 (Deluxe) | ||||||
"You Don't" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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