Jordan Alexander Feliz (born March 15, 1989) is an American

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ian, who plays a

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and

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style of Christian pop. He has released four studio albums that have charted, along with several singles, on various ''

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'' charts.

Early and personal life

Feliz, was born on March 15, 1989, in

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, He graduated from Buchanan High School, in 2007. His music career was facilitated by the members of A Current Affair, reaching out to him via his

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page, during 2006 in search of a lead vocalist. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Jamie. They reside in

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, with their daughter, Jolie. He used to be an automobile

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Music career

His music career started in 2006, with the band, A Current Affair, but after five years with them the band was broken up. It was not until 2015 that his solo music career commenced. The first

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, '' Beloved'', was released on October 2, 2015, from

Centricity Music Centricity Music is an American contemporary Christian music record label that was founded in Washington. The label's roster includes artists such as Lauren Daigle, Jordan Feliz, Katy Nichole, Jason Gray, Andrew Peterson and NEEDTOBREATHE. Hi ...

. The song, "The River", charted on three ''Billboard'' magazine charts the

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at No. 2,

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at No. 1, and Christian Digital Songs at No. 2. His second studio album, '' The River'', was released on April 22, 2016, from Centricity Music. In 2018 he released his third studio album, ''Future''. "Changed", "Witness" and "Faith" were released as singles along with a radio version of "Faith" and a remix, "Faith FE". Preparing for his fourth album, Feliz released the singles "Glorify", "Glorify (featuring

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and Terrian)" and "Wounds".

Discography

Singles

Other Charted Songs

Awards and nominations

GMA Dove Awards

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feliz, Jordan 1989 births Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Fresno, California Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Songwriters from California Songwriters from Tennessee Centricity Music artists American folk-pop singers 21st-century American singers