Jordan Shulman, known by his stage name as Jordy (stylized as JORDY), is an American singer-songwriter.

Biography

Jordan Shulman was born in

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. His grandfather was

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. He performed theater there while attending high school. He attended

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where he earned a degree in literature. One of his first releases was the song "Be With Me". Released in 2018, the song was later signed and distributed by

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. He later released the song "Just Friends" which premiered on ''

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''. He released his first album, ''Mind Games'', in 2021. In 2023, Jordy released the single "Story of a Boy". The song was influenced by "

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", a song by the rock band

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, who also collaborated with him in the music video for the song. The song is part of his album ''Boy'', released in 2023. In 2023, he was nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist from

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as well as nominations by Queerty Awards and

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. He has also made appearances on ''

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'', the ''

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'' show, and ''

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''.

Discography

Albums

*2021, ''Mind Games'' *2023, ''Boy'' *2024, ''Sex With Myself''

EPs

* 2016, ''Ribbons'' * 2019, ''Welcome to the Friend Zone'' * 2020, ''Psycho'' * 2020, ''Better By Myself'' * 2021, ''Long Distance''

Singles

* 2017, "Gotta Leave" * 2018, "Be With Me" * 2018, "Just Friends" * 2018, "Somebody Else" * 2019. "Stay Together" * 2019, "Irrational" * 2019, "These Days" * 2019, "Everybody's Falling in Love (But Not Me)" * 2019, "Close To You" * 2019, "Tuck Your Head Under the Covers" * 2019, "All Good" * 2020, "Is It Love?" * 2020, "High Score" * 2021. "Better In My Head" * 2021, "Till It Hurts" * 2021, "Summer in Brooklyn" * 2021, "If He’s In Your Bed" * 2021, "South Dakota" * 2022, "Friends" (with emma løv and

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) * 2022, "Dry Spell" * 2022, "IDK SH!T" * 2022, "i get high" (feat.

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) * 2023, "Story of a Boy" * 2023, "Things Change" * 2024, "SECOND MINUTE HOUR" * 2024, "NICE THINGS"

References

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