Jordan Gavet

Jordan Gavet is an Australian-New Zealand R&B singer of Samoan descent. Gavet debuted as a musician in 2019 through Sony Music New Zealand after over a decade of releasing demos to Soundcloud and YouTube. In 2023, her song "He Said", originally a demo from 2008, became a hit in New Zealand.

Jordan Gavet
Birth nameJordan Gavet
Born1988 or 1989[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2019–present
LabelsSony Music New Zealand

Biography

Gavet was born in Sydney, Australia, and spent her early life in Avondale in West Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3][4] Gavet identifies most strongly as Samoan; her father is Samoan, and her mother has Samoan, English, Portuguese and Tokelauan heritage.[3] Her parents were both born and raised in New Zealand,[4] and her dad worked as a musician.[3] Gavet moved back to Sydney for high school.[3]

She began songwriting at 17,[5] and in 2008 her father encouraged her to post a demo of her song "He Said" online.[3] Gavet gained notoriety on Soundcloud and YouTube in the late 2000s and 2010s.[2] In 2014, Gavet was featured on the album Blank Canvas: Wall & Piece by The Doqument, and on "One Night" by Fiji in 2015.[4]

Gavet's Soundcloud was discovered by New Zealand hip-hop DJ P-Money in 2017, which led to her signing a record deal.[6] In 2019, Gavet opened for Stan Walker during his New Zealand tour,[7][5] and debuted as a soloist in 2019, with the single "Hesitation".[2] At the 2020 Pacific Music Awards, Gavet won the award for Best Pacific Soul/R&B Artist due to "Hesitation".[8]

In 2021, Gavet released her debut extended play Smoke, on which she collaborated with Australian R&B producer Willstah.[5] At the 2021 Pacific Music Awards, Gavet won the Best Pacific Female Artist award, due to one of the singles released from Smoke, "Do Better".[9] In late 2022, Gavet released a studio version of "He Said", which originated as a demo on her Soundcloud in 2008.[10][2] The song was a hit in New Zealand in 2023, reaching number nine on the New Zealand artists' singles chart.[11]

Inspirations

Gavet's musical influences include Prince, D'Angelo, Tina Turner and Pharrell Williams.[5]

Discography

Extended plays
Title Album details
Smoke

As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Hot
[13]		 NZ
Artist
[11]
"Hesitation"[2] 2019 —— Smoke
"Away"[6] ——
"Do Better"[14] 2020 ——
"Smoke"[12]
(featuring CG Fez)		 2021 28—
"He Said"[10] 2022 158 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Title Year Album
"Crazy"
(DJ Peter Gunz featuring Jordan Gavet)		 2011 Non-album singles
"One Night"
(Fiji featuring Jordan Gavet)		 2015

Guest appearances
Title Year Other artists Album
"We On" 2014 The Doqument Blank Canvas: Wall & Piece
"I Am the Colour" 2022 Stan Walker, Scribe All In

References
  1. McAuliffe, Kelly (28 November 2019). "Girl you need to know: R&B singer Jordan Gavet". Fashion Quarterly. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. "Locals Only - Jordan Gavet 'He Said'". ZM Online. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. "HUMANS OF THE ISLANDS: Jordan Gavet". The Coconet. 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. "NewTracks New Artist: Jordan Gavet". NZ Musician. 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. "Q&A: Jordan Gavet". Hype Medium. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. "Jordan Gavet - Do Better". Flava. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. "TimeOut Exclusive: Watch Stan Walker's new music video". The New Zealand Herald. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  8. "News - 2020 Pacific Music Awards Winners". NZ Musician. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  9. "News - 2021 Pacific Music Awards Sees Record Entries and Finalists -". NZ Musician. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  10. "He Said - Jordan Gavet". Mai FM. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  11. Peak positions for Jordan Gavet's singles on the NZ Artist singles chart:
  12. "Jordan Gavet drops upbeat R&B bop 'Smoke' with Western Sydney's CG Fez". Sniffers. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  13. Peak positions for Jordan Gavet's singles on the NZ Hot singles chart:
  14. Shui, Maggie (31 March 2020). "Release of the Week: Auckland R&B singer-songwriter Jordan Gavet is both baby and baddie". Re: News. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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