David Jordan (born David Keith Arratoon, 13 September 1985 in

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) is an English singer-songwriter. His debut album, '' Set the Mood'', was released in October 2007, peaking at number 13 on the

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Biography

Born to a mother from

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and a father from

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, Jordan has been writing pop-rock songs since he was 11 (after his parents split). Growing up, his music idol was

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.Mulholland, Garry, "Heir Jordan"

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, 14 October 2007, retrieved 8 March 2008 After spending the first nine years of his life in North London, when his parents split up Jordan chose to live with his grandmother in Enfield until he moved into a council flat in

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aged 16. As a teenager, Jordan associated with a group of young hopefuls signed to Simon Fuller's ''19'' management company, including a young Amy Winehouse, with whom he remained friends. Jordan was obsessed with songwriting and gaining a record deal. He would study drama at college during the day, work at

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in the evening and then work on songs with his producer friend Jack Freegard at Fortress Studios in Old Street.

Career

2007–08: ''Set the Mood''

On 22 October 2007, he released "Place in My Heart" as the lead single from his debut studio album. He released his debut studio album, '' Set the Mood'', on 29 October 2007, peaking to number 13 on the

; the album also charted in France and

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. On 4 February 2008, he released " Sun Goes Down" as the second single from the album, peaking to number 4 on the

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. He performed the song at the

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. On 4 May 2008, he released " Move On" as the third single from the album, peaking to number 68 on the

2011–present

On 26 March 2011, Jordan uploaded a music video for "Don't Wanna (Hear You Say)" to YouTube. In July 2011, he featured on Kane Ricca's single "One Nation" with Defi'. On 5 April 2012, he uploaded a music video for
Fallen Star
to YouTube. On 25 July 2012, he uploaded a music video for
Wild, Wasted & Wonderful
to YouTube and published 8 acoustic videos on YouTube made by Methodworks. In spring of 2012, he applied for the lead dancer role as

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in the

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musical at the West End, London. Thriller Live Musical He got the role and debuted as Michael Jackson at the Lyric Theatre in the West End in July 2012. In April 2021 David Jordan announced that new music would be coming soon.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Music videos

Notes

*A Place in My Heart was re-released in 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, David 1985 births English male singers Living people People from Chipping Barnet British people of Montserratian descent English people of Indian descent Musicians from Hertfordshire 21st-century English singers 21st-century British male singers