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Birth name
  
Jason Greeley

Website
  
jasongreeley.com

Record label
  
Royalty Records

Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter

Name
  
Jason Greeley

Albums
  
Jason Greeley

Years active
  
2004–present

Role
  
Singer-songwriter

TV shows
  
Canadian Idol

Labels
  
Royalty Records

Genres
  
Country


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Born
  
March 11, 1977 (age 47) (
1977-03-11
)

Origin
  
Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Similar People
  
Shane Wiebe, Craig Sharpe, Theresa Sokyrka, Kalan Porter, Jenny Gear

Singer songwriter jason greeley


Jason Greeley (born March 11, 1977) is a singer/songwriter from Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador best known as a contestant on the 2nd season of Canadian Idol. He released his solo album, Live...Love...Sing... in 2005 and in late 2009 released his self-titled follow-up album. Jason is signed to Royalty Records out of Alberta. https://myspace.com/greeleyjason

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Career

On June 14, 2005, Greeley released his debut CD Live...Love...Sing.... The album's first single released was Slammin' Doors. He received 4 Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (MIANL, now MusicNL) award nominations, winning the Entertainer of the Year award. In 2006, Greeley received an East Coast Music Award nomination for Country Album of the Year.

Canadian Idol

In season 2 of Canadian Idol, Greeley reached the top 4 round before being eliminated. At 27, he was the oldest of the top 10. Jason placed 3rd in his top 32 group behind Shane Wiebe and Manoah Hartmann but he qualified, along with Elena Juatco, for the top 10 through the wildcard round where he was the top vote getter. Below is his list of performances with the theme in brackets:

  • First audition: "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" by Elton John
  • Toronto auditions: "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (duet with Danielle Falco)
  • Top 32: "Heaven" by Bryan Adams
  • Wildcard: "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" by Elton John
  • Top 10: "Cuts Like a Knife" by Bryan Adams (Canadian Hits)
  • Top 9: "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" by Elton John (British Invasion)
  • Top 8: "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (Rock 'n' Roll)
  • Top 7: "Easy" by The Commodores
  • Top 6: "Rainy Day People" by Gordon Lightfoot
  • Top 5: "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" by Robert Palmer (Summertime Hits)
  • Top 4: "I Won't Dance" by Frank Sinatra, "It Had To Be You" by Harry Connick, Jr. (Big Band)

    • Live...Love...Sing... (2005)

    1. Live...Love...Sing
    2. Another Day
    3. Slammin' Doors
    4. Sad Songs
    5. Get Over You
    6. Shady Ole Town
    7. Tonight (co-written with Sass Jordan)
    8. Living For Nothing
    9. Dreams
    10. Tear Me Away

    Reception

    This album has sold a total of 12,000 copies.

    Jason Greeley (2009)

    1. Born That Way
    2. Usually
    3. Godbye Jersey
    4. Around For A Reason
    5. Get A Life
    6. Slammin Doors
    7. Good Part
    8. Live Our Lives
    9. Walk Away
    10. Louder Than Words
    11. Four Walls
    12. What You Gotta Do (Dad's Song)

    References

    Jason Greeley Wikipedia
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