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Jordan Carl Wheeler Davis (born March 30, 1988) is an American country pop singer and songwriter. He is signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division, for which he has released one album and two extended plays.

Jordan Davis
Davis at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Background information
Birth name	Jordan Carl Wheeler Davis
Born	(1988-03-30) March 30, 1988 (age 34) Shreveport, Louisiana
Genres	Country-pop[1]
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Universal Music Group Nashville

Biography and career

Jordan Carl Wheeler Davis was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, to mother Luwanna and father Ricky. He has a brother, Jacob Davis (who is also a country singer), and a sister, Jentry. His uncle, Stan Paul Davis, wrote Tracy Lawrence's hit singles "Today's Lonely Fool" and "Better Man, Better Off". He attended C. E. Byrd High School before graduating college with an Environmental Science degree from Louisiana State University.[1][2]

After graduation, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2012,[1] and secured a recording contract with Universal Music Group Nashville in 2016.[3]

Davis's debut single, "Singles You Up", came out in mid-2017. He wrote the song with Steven Dale Jones and Justin Ebach. It hit number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in April 2018. The corresponding debut album, Home State, was released on March 23, 2018.[4] Paul DiGiovanni, guitarist for Boys Like Girls, produced the album.[1] "Take It from Me" was released to country radio on May 7, 2018, as the second single from the album. It reached at number two on the Country Airplay chart in March 2019. The album's third single, "Slow Dance in a Parking Lot" released to country radio on April 22, 2019, and also topped Country Airplay.[5]

In May 2020, Davis announced the release of his self-titled extended play, which was produced by Paul DiGiovanni. Davis said "I can't tell y'all how pumped I am for y'all to hear these songs. I'm proud of this one." The EP was preceded by the release of "Cool Anymore", "Detours" and "Almost Maybes".[6] Davis is nominated for ACM Song of the Year and Single of the Year with "Buy Dirt" featuring Luke Bryan.[7]

In November 2022, Davis will perform at the halftime show at the 109th Grey Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan alongside Tyler Hubbard and Josh Ross.[8]

Personal life

Davis married Kristen O'Connor in 2017.[9] Their daughter, Eloise Larkin, was born on November 17, 2019.[10] Their son, Locklan Joseph, was born on September 4, 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Sales	Certifications
		US [11]	US Country [12]	CAN [13]
Home State	Release date: March 23, 2018 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, download	47	6	48	US: 16,900[14]	MC: Gold[15]

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [11]	US Country [12]	CAN [13]
Jordan Davis	Release date: May 22, 2020 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, download	124	16	—
Buy Dirt	Release date: May 21, 2021[16] Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, download	86	11	99

Singles

Official singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Sales	Certifications	Album
		US [17]	US Country [18]	US Country Airplay [5]	CAN [19]	CAN Country [20]	WW [21]
2017	"Singles You Up"	50	4	1	64	1	—	US: 237,000[22]	RIAA: 2× Platinum[23] MC: 2× Platinum[15]	Home State
2018	"Take It from Me"	46	4	2	67	4	—	US: 77,000[24]	RIAA: Platinum[23] MC: Platinum[15]
2019	"Slow Dance in a Parking Lot"	37	6	1	—	15	—	US: 53,000[25]	RIAA: Platinum[23] MC: Platinum[15]
2020	"Almost Maybes"	43	7	5	60	6	—		RIAA: Platinum[23] MC: Platinum[15]	Jordan Davis
2021	"Buy Dirt" (featuring Luke Bryan)	22	1	1	23	1	117		RIAA: 2x Platinum[23] MC: 2x Platinum[15]	Buy Dirt
2022	"What My World Spins Around"	41	11	13	92	17	—		MC: Gold[15]	TBD
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Album
2019	"Trouble Town"[26]	non album single
	"Cool Anymore" (featuring Julia Michaels)[27]	Jordan Davis
2020	"Detours"[28]
2022	"Good Beer" (with Seaforth)[29]	non album single

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Bub. [30]	US Digital [31]	US Country [18]
2020	"Lose You"	—	26	49	Buy Dirt
2022	"Next Thing You Know"	20	—	36	TBA

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2018	"Singles You Up"[32]	Eric Ryan Anderson
	"Take It from Me"[33]
2019	"Slow Dance in a Parking Lot"[34]	Patrick Tracy
	"Cool Anymore"[35]	Unlisted
2020	"Detours"[36]
	"Church in a Chevy"[37]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2019	CMT Music Awards	Breakthrough Video of the Year	"Take It From Me"	Nominated	[38]
	Academy of Country Music Awards	New Male Artist of the Year	"Take It From Me"	Nominated	[39]
2022		Single of the Year	"Buy Dirt" featuring Luke Bryan	Nominated	[40]
		Song of the Year		Nominated
		Music Event of the Year		Nominated
	CMT Music Awards	Collaborative Video of the Year		Nominated	[41]
	Billboard Music Awards	Top Country Song		Nominated	[42]

References

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