Jackson Harris is an American pop singer. He is known for his single, "Life Through a Lens", which peaked at number 20 in Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart.[1]

Early life

Harris was born in New York City, United States, and attended Riverdale Country School. He began singing as a child and performed at many school plays.

Career

2010: Career beginnings and Long Story Short

Harris recorded a cover version of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys's hit "Empire State of Mind".[2] A video was added to YouTube on March 24, 2010, and has received over 200,000 views.^{[citation needed]} Harris then recorded his debut EP "Long Story Short".[3] The video for "Long Story Short" was uploaded on YouTube and stars Judah Friedlander.

2011: Go Crazy

On August 16, 2011, he released a new single called "Go Crazy" a pop/dance song,[4] on by 77 East Records.[5] A video was created in Los Angeles with Shay Carl and "ShayTard" family. The video has received over half a million views on his YouTube channel.^{[citation needed]}

2012: Come Back Down to Earth

On June 12, 2012, a new single was released on iTunes titled "Come Back Down to Earth". A subsequent video was released starring Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale.[6][7]

2013: Gone in a Heartbeat

Harris released his next single, "Gone In a Heartbeat" on July 16, 2013. He often performs the song live while on tour.[8]

2014: Miss Me, Sharks and Vampires and Life Through a Lens

Harris's single "Miss Me"[9] was released on January 14, 2014, and is featured on his EP "Sharks And Vampires"[10] which features 8 songs. A video was created in Los Angeles and premiered on OK Magazine.[11] He made a song for friend, Shay Carl's birthday titled "Life Through a Lens". The song peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Twitter Chart and No. 20 on the Top 100 Chart[1] and a video is featured on the ShayTards YouTube channel with nearly 1 million views. ^{[citation needed]}

Tours

Harris has toured the United States extensively with Fifth Harmony[12] and opening for Cher Lloyd.[13][14] He also performed throughout Europe opening for Cody Simpson on his "Acoustic Sessions Tour during the Summer of 2014.[15]

Discography

EPs

• "Long Story Short", 2010
• "Sharks and Vampires", 2014

Singles

• "Life Through a Lens", 2014
• "Miss Me", 2014
• "Gone In a Heartbeat", 2013
• "Come Back Down to Earth", 2012
• "Go Crazy", 2011
• "Long Story Short", 2010

Cover Songs

• "Chocolate", 2014
• "She Looks So Perfect", 2014
• "Anything Could Happen", 2014
• "Stay With Me", 2014
• "Bright Lights", 2014
• "The Man", 2014
• "Demons", 2014
• "Christmas Without You", 2013
• "Kiss Me", 2013
• "Just Keep Breathing", 2013
• "When I Was Your Man", 2013
• "It's Time", 2013
• "All I Want for Christmas", 2012
• "Brofriend" (with Shay Carl), 2012
• "Last Christmas", 2011
• "Empire State of Mind", 2010

References

External links

• Official website
• Jackson Harris's's channel on YouTube