Jordan William Hunter Luck (born 15 October 1961) is the former lead singer and songwriter of the New Zealand rock band

The Exponents The Exponents, formerly The Dance Exponents, was a New Zealand rock group led by vocalist and songwriter Jordan Luck. Their major hits were "Victoria (Dance Exponents song), Victoria" "Why Does Love Do This To Me" and "Who Loves Who The Most ...

. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of

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, Canada. His family moved to

Tokarahi Tokarahi is a small village located in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Its location is a rural setting in the Waiareka Valley, inland from Oamaru. Economic activity is focused on agriculture. History Tokarahi was first a ...

(near

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) and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up. He attended University of Canterbury and College House. He is now in a band called The Jordan Luck Band. At the 2007

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Awards on 18 September, Luck was named as the first inductee to the

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. He was appointed a

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for services to music in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours. In 2019, Luck would cover Al Park's "I Walked Away" for the covers collection ''Better Already - The Songs Of Al Park''. Park, a singer-songwriter sometimes credited as the father figure for the 'Lyttelton Sound' and the first guy to bring punk music to Otautahi, had featured in the video for "

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

", a top ten hit in 1982 for Luck and his band The Dance Exponents. Also in 2019, Luck would tour New Zealand with The Jordan Luck Band, starting off at Peach & Porker in

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on 23 February 2019 and ending the tour in Christchurch on 22 June 2019.

Discography

Singles

Awards

Aotearoa Music Awards

The

Aotearoa Music Awards The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously called the New Zealand Music Awards), conferred annually by Recorded Music NZ, honour outstanding artistic and technical achievements in the recording industry. The awards are among the most significant tha ...

(previously known as ''New Zealand Music Awards'' (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in

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References

Jordan Luck bio on Luck Website

External links