Ethan Jordan Bortnick (born December 24, 2000) is an American pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, actor, and former

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. His music is known for blending

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and

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with

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. Bortnick has headlined over 1,000 concerts across the globe. Bortnick's early career saw him featured on ''

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'', and his four award-winning concert specials on ''

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''. On October 3, 2010, at age nine, Bortnick was listed in the ''

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'' as the "World's Youngest Solo Musician to Headline His Own Concert Tour". Bortnick has been featured on national and international television programs. He has helped raise over $50 million for charities, performing alongside

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, and more. In 2019, Bortnick began releasing original music independently and started posting to social media platforms during the

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. He eventually signed with

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in late 2021, following the release of his single "cut my fingers off." Since 2021, Bortnick has amassed millions of followers on social media platforms such as

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, and

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. He has headlined two tours (2023, 2024) and performed at multiple music festivals.

Early life and education

Bortnick was born in

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. His parents, Hannah and Gene Bortnick, are Jewish immigrants from

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. He attended a Montessori pre-school. At three years old, he discovered that he had a set of musical skills, including

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, on a toy keyboard that eventually led him to appearances on many television shows. He stated he has

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Career

PBS specials

At 9 years old, Bortnick became the youngest artist to have his own National PBS Concert Special ''The Power of Music''. ''The Power of Music'' was rated the number-one concert pledge show on public television for 2014–2015. In 2017, Bortnick presented the third National PBS television concert "Generations of Music," with a guest appearance by

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(of

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), Bethany Yarrow, and

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, also guided by musical director David Rosenthal, and directed by Leon Knoles. Bortnick started his own nationwide talent search called "Celebration of Music" in 2017. The show travels to various cities across the United States and allows contestants between the ages of 4 and 24 a chance to compete to win the opportunity to perform in a national television show.

Concert in Las Vegas

On July 22 and 23, 2011, at the

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, Bortnick became the youngest headliner ever in Las Vegas, at ten years of age.

Recorded album

In August 2011, Bortnick recorded his first album in

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. The album was produced by Gary Baker, and he collaborated with Matthew Craig and Rob Collier. The album is the soundtrack to the film '' Anything is Possible'', in which Bortnick plays the leading role.

''Melody Street''

Bortnick was the host of ''Melody Street'', a 22-minute musical-variety-show for preschoolers. Bortnick and a band of animated musical instruments (Val Violin, Febe Flute, Timmy Trumpet, Heidi Horn, and Sammy Snare) entertained kids with humor, songs, skits, interactive games, backstage dramas, and celebrity musical guests.

Live performances

2007

* Opened

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's first US show on her tour, at the

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2008

* Performed a full concert with the Naples, Florida, Philharmonic Orchestra, under the musical direction of Andrew Lane. * Performed to raise money for the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation's Diamond Ball and Concert, featuring

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, and

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at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL. A record US$12 million was raised for the Foundation. * Co-hosted the

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Telethon, which raised US$8 million in one night.

2009

* Performed with the

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. * Performed at a fundraiser benefiting the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation with chef

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. * Performed at a

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fundraising event hosted by

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* Performed at a private event for George Davidsohn at the

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backed by members of

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's band. Bortnick performed with

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, Tommy Byrnes,

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, Andy Cichon, and David Rosenthal. * Performed for the 18th annual

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Ella Awards, honoring

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and

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. * Opened for Sir

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, and

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. This event was to raise money for the

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and was hosted by

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. * Performed, as the sole entertainer, for the Annual Benefit Event of American Friends of Lubavitch. * Headline performer at the Nokia Theater at

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. * Performed for OneXOne.

2010

* Opened for

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, and

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for a

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Party at Miami's Eden Roc Hotel, raising money for various children's charities. * Performed a solo show at

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for students. * Performed at the Children Mending Hearts Benefit. * Performed live at Los Angeles'

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radio studios during the station's pledge drive. * Performed at the Delta Awards Ceremony for

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. * Performed with

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and the

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to help raise funds for the

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. * Performed at

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's IDF fundraising dinner in

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, opening for

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and

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2011

* Performed at the

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in Las Vegas to raise money for the

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and

Auction. * Performed in a concert for the

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Foundation. Bortnick opened for

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. * Opened the 27th National

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Symposium. * One of the headliners of the 2011

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. Other headliners included

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and

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* Performed the opening act for

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, Canada.

We are the World – 25 for Haiti

On February 1, 2010, Bortnick recorded with some 70 artists the song "

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". This was the 25th anniversary of the original recording. The song premiered Friday, February 12, 2010, during the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Radio/print

On February 12, 2010, Bortnick was featured in ''

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'' in an article titled "Preview the New 'We Are the World', Plus Meet Nine-Year-Old Singer Ethan Bortnick" On August 1, 2010, Bortnick was featured in the LIFE section of the ''

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''. On May 1, 2011, Bortnick was featured in the

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In a section entitled "MAJORminor". On July 22, 2011, Bortnick was featured in the ''

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'', in the NEON Entertainment section. In October 2013, Bortnick was on the Esquire Magazine's 80th anniversary cover, titled "The Life of Man" On November 18, 2013, Bortnick was interviewed for The Flash List, an entertainment Newsletter in the article "Interview with Piano Prodigy Ethan Bortnick" On November 19, 2013, Bortnick was featured in GAP brand global celebrity ad campaign. On November 12, 2015, Bortnick was featured in

in an article titled "Piano Men Celebrate the Power of Giving" with David Rosenthal. On August 25, 2017, Bortnick was featured in Broward Family Life, in the entertainment section.

Discography

Albums

* '' Anything Is Possible'' OST (2013) * ''Harmonic Minor'' (2020) * ''Luna Park'' (2024) * ''Luna Park (The Lullabies)'' (2024)

DVDs/CDs

* ''Live in Concert "By Me" Ethan Bortnick'' (2007) * ''Ethan Bortnick and His Musical Time Machine'' (2010) * ''Ethan Bortnick in Concert: The Power of Music'' (2014)

Singles

* "The Champ" (2008) * "It's All About Music" (2011) * "Anything Is Possible" (2013) * "Reason to Believe" (2017) * "Be Who You Are" (2017) * "Leave Me Alone" (2019) * "Start" (2019) * "Closure" (2019) * "I Want Red" (2019) * "The Dino Club" (2020) * "100 Layers" (2020) * "Sink and Die" (2020) * "Final Boss" (2020) * "5 am" (2020) * "Soul Eater" (2021) * "Cut My Fingers Off" (2021) * "Prom" (2022) * "Engravings" (2022) * "Arsonists" (2022) * "Happy F***ing Birthday" (2022) * “Deadly Ever After” (2023) * “The Last Laugh” (2023) * “Doppelgänger" (2023) * "Sleep Paralysis Demon" (2023) * "Jumpscare In Your Garden" (2024) * "Hide n Seek" (2024) * "Rem" (2024) * "Sprites" (2024) * "Luna Park" (2024) * "Violet" (2025) * "Isn't It Great?" (2025)

Tours

* 2015 – 2016: ''The Power of Music'' * 2010 – 2011: ''Musical Time Machine'' * 2024: ''Luna Park Tour''

Filmography

* 2013: '' Anything is Possible''

Television and guesting

2015 movie "Anything is Possible" as Nathan * 2015: ''Ethan Presents'' Himself/host * 2014: ''The Power of Music'' Himself/host * 2010: ''

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Christmas Special'' Himself/Guest * 2010: ''

The Fran Drescher Show ''The Fran Drescher Show'' (also called ''The Fran Drescher Tawk Show'') is an American talk show hosted by actress Fran Drescher. The series premiered on November 26, 2010, in six cities on Fox owned stations: New York on WNYW, Los Angeles on ...

'' Guest/Performer
* 2010: ''

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'' Guest/Performer * 2010: ''Ethan Bortnick and His Musical Time Machine'' Himself/host * 2010: ''Melody Street'' Himself/host * 2009 – 2012: ''

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'' Guest/Performer * 2009: ''

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'' (

show) Himself/Guest * 2009: ''

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'' (Australia) Guest/Performer * 2008 – 2011: ''

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'' Guest/Performer * 2008: ''

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'' on

Himself/Guest * 2007 – 2010: ''

'' Guest/Performer * 2007 – 2009: ''

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'' Guest/Performer * 2007: ''

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'' Guest/Performer * 2007: ''

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'' Guest/Performer * 2007: ''

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'' Guest/Performer * 2007: ''

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'' Guest/Performer

Reception and accolades

By 2024, Bortnick had accumulated more than seven million followers on social media. As of 2024, his Instagram account has over eight hundred thousand followers, his YouTube channel has over one million subscribers, and his Tiktok page has more than four million followers.

Awards and nominations

Young Artist Awards

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Telly Awards

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Other awards

On April 1, 2014, Ethan was presented with the Next Generation of Hope Award by the USO.

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bortnick, Ethan 2000 births 21st-century American male composers 21st-century American composers 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American pianists American male child actors American male pianists American male pop singers American male singer-songwriters American male songwriters American pop pianists Columbia Records artists Jewish American songwriters Jewish American singers Living people People from Pembroke Pines, Florida Singers from Florida Singer-songwriters from Florida

Early life and education

Career

PBS specials

Concert in Las Vegas

Recorded album

''Melody Street''

Live performances

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

We are the World – 25 for Haiti

Radio/print

Discography

Albums

DVDs/CDs

Singles

Tours

Filmography

Television and guesting

Reception and accolades

Awards and nominations

Young Artist Awards

Telly Awards

Other awards

See also

References

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