Name: | Jai Waetford |
Occupation: | Pop Singer |
Gender: | Male |
Birth Day: | January 25, 1999 |
Age: | 21 |
Birth Place: | Campbelltown, Australia |
Zodiac Sign: | Aquarius |
Jai Waetford
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Before Fame
He chose to sing “Different Worlds,” the theme song from the short-lived sitcom Angie, for his X Factor audition.
Biography
Biography Timeline
Jai Waetford was born in 1999 and is from Campbelltown, a suburb in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was raised by his mother Alana Dow and grandparents Hannah and Roger Dow. At a young age, Waetford’s father left him and his mother. He taught himself how to play guitar from watching videos on YouTube. He was educated at Campbelltown Performing Arts High School and left school in 2014 after completing Year 10.
In 2013, Waetford auditioned for the fifth season of The X Factor Australia, singing “Different Worlds” by Jes Hudak and an original song titled “Don’t Let Me Go”. He progressed to the super bootcamp stage of the competition. On the first day of super bootcamp, Waetford performed “Titanium” by David Guetta and advanced to the second stage of super bootcamp, where he sang “Last Request” by Paulo Nutini. On the final day of super bootcamp, Waetford performed “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” by Taylor Swift to the judges and a live audience of one thousand. He made it through to the home visits round and was put into the Boys category, which was mentored by Ronan Keating. At the home visits, he sang Elvis Presley’s version of “Always on My Mind” and made it through to the live shows. Waetford went on to reach the grand final, finishing third behind Taylor Henderson who came second and Dami Im who won the show.
After The X Factor ended Waetford signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. His debut single “Your Eyes”, which would have been his winner’s single if he had won The X Factor, was released that same day. The song peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales exceeding 35,000 copies. On 23 November 2013, Waetford toured alongside Third Degree, Taylor Henderson, Dami Im and Jiordan Tolli for The X Factor Live Tour, which ended on 2 December 2013. On 6 December 2013, he released his self-titled debut EP, which peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Waetford’s second EP, Get to Know You, was released on 28 March 2014. Its title track was released as a single and peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Waetford served as the supporting act for Justice Crew’s #HypeTour in April 2014 around Australia. Waetford’s third EP, Shy consisted of six covers and one single.
He released the single “Living Not Dreaming” in February 2016. followed by the EP Heart Miles which was released 3 June 2016. Music videos have been recorded for both ‘Living Not Dreaming’ and ‘Heart Miles’ as well as a promotional video called Heart Miles EP which shows Jai discussing a long-distance relationship featuring snippets of each of the new songs from his EP. Jai toured a variety of cities to promote his new work across Europe, Indonesia and Thailand in May and June 2016, during which he performed his new material as well as covers of Drake’s single “One Dance” and Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself”.
In October 2018, Waetford released his first single in a year, titled “Lost in You”. Waetford said: “I wrote ‘Lost in You’ about someone who I met in a dark time that captivated me to a point where my life suddenly revolved around this person. When I was writing this, it was strange to me because I found myself involving her in everything I did; I was living for someone else.” Waetford spoke candidly about his past mental health struggles, in an interview with the Herald Sun, saying he “couldn’t find happiness in anything”.
🎂 Upcoming Birthday
Currently, Jai Waetford is 22 years, 11 months and 24 days old. Jai Waetford will celebrate 23rd birthday on a Tuesday 25th of January 2022.
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Facts
- Jai Waetford writes poems.
- Jai Waetford likes surfing.
- Jai Waetford is a fan of football.
- Jai Waetford likes classical music.
- Jai Waetford’s idol is Michael Jackson.
- Jai Waetford’s favourite color is purple.
- Jai Waetford’s favourite dish is pancakes.
- Jai Waetford’s favourite song of himself is ‘Shy’.
- Jai Waetford has a close friend whose name is Sam Mac.
- Who has mostly influenced the activity of Jai?
One of the greatest influences was given to him by the pop-king Michael Jackson. - Whom does Jai collaborate?
Jai is a friendly fellow who easily finds partners who are eager to collaborate with him. One of his most important partners is Justice Crew. - Has he given any support to other singers?
Jai has acted as a supporting singer in a number of projects and tours, the recent of which is Selena Gomez revival tour. - How does the Internet help Jai in his work?
Jai is an Internet personality who knows how to use it to promote his creations. Due to his accounts which have a lot of fans he can advertise his singles.
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