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David Jordan

b. 1985

Artist. Singer songwriter performer

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About David Jordan

Born 1985. David Jordan is a British singer, songwriter and singer-songwriter.

David Keith Arratoon (born 13 September 1985) in Barnet, London), known as David Jordan, is an English singer-songwriter. His debut album, Set the Mood, was released in October 2007, peaking at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart.

Biography Born to a mother from Montserrat and a father from Calcutta, Jordan has been writing pop-rock songs since he was 11 (after his parents split). Growing up, his music idol was Prince. 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 Finchley 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 Starbucks in New Oxford Street in the evening and then work on songs with his producer friend Jack Freegard at Fortress Studios in Old Street. 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 Title Album details Peak chart positions UK FRA IRE SWI Set the Mood Released: 29 October 2007 Labels: ZTT / Mercury Formats: CD, digital download 13 159 93 60

Singles

As lead artist Year Single Peak chart positions Album UK (Kane Ricca featuring David Jordan and Defi') 2013 "Frequency"

Music videos Year Song 2007 "Place in My Heart" "Sun Goes Down" 2008 "Move On" 2009 "Set The Mood" 2011 "Don't Wanna (Hear You Say)" 2012 "Fallen Star" 2012 "Wild, Wasted & Wonderful" 2012 "Like a Winner" 2014 "Sun Goes Down 2014"

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Jordan?

Artist. Singer songwriter performer

When was David Jordan born?

David Jordan was born on 13 September 1985 in Barnet.

What is David Jordan's occupation?

David Jordan is a singer, songwriter and singer-songwriter.

What nationality is David Jordan?

David Jordan is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Jordan

· Wikidata: Q901591

· DBpedia: David Jordan (singer)

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