Jordy Searcy

Jordy Searcy is an American singer-songwriter based in Oceanside, California. He began pursuing music by age 14 and saw early national success from a competitive run on season 7 of NBCs The Voice while attending college. He has since released three albums—Dark in the City, Love? Songs (2020), and Daylight (2022)—which have seen viral success on social media. By 2022, he had written over 1,000 songs and amassed 51 million song streams. He has performed opening acts for artists such as Mat Kearney and Ben Rector, alongside a persistent touring base of about 150 shows nationwide per year.

Early life Jordy Searcy was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and raised in Alabama. He would perform cover songs at local bars in his early efforts. He attended the University of North Alabama where he studied for entertainment business.

Career

Searcy has released four albums and one extended play and has released 10 singles and has been featured on 3 others. Searcy has a persistent touring foundation, performing about 150 shows nationwide per year and averaging about 12 shows a month. While still in college in 2014, Searcy received national recognition after a competitive run on season 7 of NBCs The Voice, and took a break from releasing music to do so. He relocated to Nashville, Tennessee after his run on the show. During the COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2020, Searcy frequently performed live on Instagram and donated his earnings to smaller musicians who were affected by a lack of touring amid lockdown enforcements. During lockdown he wrote "It Would Be You" with singer/songwriter Ben Rector.

In 2021 he toured with over 40 shows in his US Fall Tour. In 2022, Searcy's song "Love and War in Your Twenties" from Dark in the City went viral on the social media platform TikTok.

2022 and 2023 saw multiple collaborations between Searcy and Rector. Throughout May and June 2022, Searcy toured as an opening act for Rector's The Joy of Music Tour, in association with the album of the same name. The following year he performed as an opening act for The Old Friends Acoustic Tour in its 2023 revival alongside Stephen Day. Searcy's touring for The Joy of Music Tour and The Old Friends Acoustic Tour spanned 49 dates. He also co-wrote Rector's song "Wonderful World", which released September 23, 2022. Searcy performed 23 shows with the US Fall Tour throughout September and October 2024.

Personal life

Searcy is a Christian, and some of his works discuss feelings relating to religion, such as "Explaining Jesus". He and his wife, YouTuber Michel Janse, met in 2022, and various works of his are influenced by their relationship, such as "End of Us". His album Dark in the City includes commentary on racism in the Christian church and American culture. He played the album when he opened for Lee Brice at the 2016 Republican National Convention. However, he jokes about this event in retrospect in his song "Favorite Days"; "we try not to talk about that".

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Jordy Searcy Released: 2013 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Dark in the City Released: February 15, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Love? Songs Released: April 14, 2020 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Daylight Released: June 24, 2022 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Mt. Tam Released: January, 30, 2026 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download

Extended plays Title EP details Seasons Released: 2015 Label: Self-released Format: CD, digital download

Singles As lead artist Title Year Album "Skinny Love (The Voice Performance)" 2015 "Only Know How to Love You" (featuring Annika Bennett) 2020 "Christmas Magic" "Daylight (Stripped)" 2022 "The End of Us" 2023 "Getaway Car" 2024 "All Nighter"

As co-artist

As featured artist Title Year Album "Range Rover (A Capella)" 2023 Live from Atlanta "Make Room" Make Room "Colors" (From Harold and the Purple Crayon 2024

Other performance and songwriting credits TitleYearArtistAlbumNotesRef. "New Today" 2020 Micah Tyler New Today Composer, Guitar "Naive" Preslea Elliott Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar "Guess I'm Grown Now" Stephen Day Guess I'm Grown Now Composer "Wonderful World" 2022 Ben Rector Composer