1. Jordan Knight is the lead vocalist of the boy band New Kids on the Block, which rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, using a falsetto style of singing influenced by The Stylistics.
20 Facts About Jordan Knight
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Jordan Knight has released three solo albums, one remix album, and one EP.
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On May 31,2011, Jordan Knight released the studio album, Unfinished.
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Jordan Knight has sold over 1.5 million records worldwide as a solo artist.
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Jordan Knight was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the youngest of six children to Canadian parents of English, Scottish and German descent; his father Allan Jordan Knight, an Episcopal priest, is from Meaford, Ontario and his mother Marlene is from Dunnville, Ontario.
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Jordan Knight was almost 14 years old in 1984 when he joined New Kids on the Block, a band assembled in Boston by producer Maurice Starr.
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One night while the band was on tour in 1989, Jordan Knight noticed Tommy Page playing piano at a hotel one night and approached him, and the two played piano together for a period of time.
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Jordan Knight played Page a verse from what would become "I'll Be Your Everything", a song that he wanted to save for a future solo project.
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Jordan Knight agreed and co-produced the track, and fellow band members Wood and Wahlberg contributed, respectively co-writing and co-producing the song.
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Jordan Knight made a comeback by releasing his first solo single, "Give It To You", on February 16,1999.
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Jordan Knight was nominated for Favorite Male Singer at the 2000 Kids' Choice Awards.
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Jordan Knight's self-titled debut album, released on May 25, was certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US on July 7,1999.
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In 2005, Jordan Knight released an EP titled The Fix supported by the lead single "Where Is Your Heart Tonight," which reached its peak at No 12 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
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On May 31,2011, Jordan Knight released his third solo album, Unfinished.
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Jordan Knight began his Live and Unfinished Tour on December 11,2011.
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Jordan Knight performed the announced dates with Boston-based band Elevation Theory.
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Jordan Knight was a judge on the American Idol spin-off, American Juniors.
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Jordan Knight was a third-season cast member on the VH1 reality television series The Surreal Life with other celebrities in 2004, and later appeared in the 2007 spin-off The Surreal Life: Fame Games.
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In 2005, Jordan Knight appeared on the British show Hit Me Baby One More Time, where he performed "Give It to You," as well as a cover of "Let Me Love You" by Mario.
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Jordan Knight appeared on the game show Identity, hosted by Penn Jillette.