Jordan Knight
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Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight (born May 17, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor.
He is the lead singer of the boy band New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s by employing a falsetto style of singing influenced by The Stylistics.
He began working as a consultant after the 1994 Blockbusters split in 1994.
Jordan's first solo album, released in 1999, and his most recent solo album, released in 2011, ranked in the top 50 on the US Billboard 200.
He has released four Top 40 singles as of 2011, the most well-known being "Give It to You" in 1999.
Knight has released three solo albums, one remix album, and one EP. Unfinished, Knight's studio album, was released on May 31, 2011.
Knight has sold over 1.5 million albums worldwide as a solo artist.
In 2015, Boston City Council named February 7 "Jordan Knight Day" on February 7.
Personal life
Knight has been married to Evelyn Melendez since 2004. They have two sons. Knight lives in Milton, Massachusetts.
Early life and career
Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, but holds American and Canadian citizenship. His parents are Canadian, his father is from Meaford, Ontario and his mother is from Dunnville, Ontario. He is the youngest of 6 children: Allison, Sharon, David, Christopher, and Jonathan. His father is an Episcopal priest.
Before fame, he played in a youth baseball league in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He was often called out by his teammates for his lack of athleticism, and was told he "throws like a girl". Knight dealt with bullying throughout his childhood and during his early teen years.
Jordan was almost 14 years old in 1984 when he joined New Kids on the Block, a band assembled in Boston by producer Maurice Starr. His fellow members included his brother Jonathan Knight, as well as Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. Over the next few years, he began writing songs and teaching himself piano and keyboard instruments. Starr, who wrote much of the New Kids material, was reluctant to add his work to the band's repertoire.
New Kids on the Block have sold over 80 million records worldwide, generated hundreds of million of dollars in concert revenues and paved the way for later boy bands like Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC. New Kids on the Block disbanded in 1994, but reunited in 2008.
Solo career
Knight made a comeback in 1999 by releasing his first solo single, "Give It To You". The single reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, went gold, and was nominated for the 1999 MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, though it lost to Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca". He was also nominated for Favorite Male Singer at the 2000 Kids' Choice Awards. The single also peaked at No. 35 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The album Jordan Knight won an Aspire Music Award for Best Male Album (Pop). Knight's self-titled debut album was then certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US on July 7, 1999. The album peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 and No. 9 on the Top Internet Albums chart. In 2008, the New Kids on the Block reunited and released 2 top 40 hits and went on a successful tour. In the fall of 2010, they teamed with the Backstreet Boys (BSB), creating the boy band NKOTBSB, and toured in summer 2011.
Knight released a remix album, Jordan Knight Performs New Kids on the Block: The Remix Album, in 2004.
In 2005, 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. He continued to tour extensively in 2005–2006 promoting the EP.
In September 2006, Knight's next album, Love Songs, was released by Transcontinental Records. The first single was "Say Goodbye", a duet with Deborah Gibson, that peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
On May 31, 2011, Knight released his third solo album, Unfinished. The album reached No. 8 on the US Billboard Independent Albums chart, No. 48 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 55 in Canada. He announced began his Live and Unfinished Tour on December 11, 2011. Knight performed the announced dates with Boston-based band Elevation Theory.
In 2014, Knight teamed up with Nick Carter for the release of the album Nick & Knight. The duo toured throughout the fall of that year in support of the album.