{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jordan Gavet | image = | caption = | birth_name = Jordan Gavet | birth_date = 1988 or 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fq.co.nz/girl-you-need-to-know-r-and-b-singer-jordan-gavet/ |title=Girl you need to know: R&B singer Jordan Gavet |date=28 November 2019 |website=Fashion Quarterly |first=Kelly |last=McAuliffe |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | birth_place = | genre = {{flatlist| *Pop *R&B *soul }} | occupation = Singer | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 2019–present | label = Sony Music New Zealand | website = }}
'''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.
==Biography==
Gavet was born in Sydney, Australia, and spent her early life in Avondale in West Auckland, New Zealand.<ref name="HeSaid">{{cite web|url=https://www.zmonline.com/listen/locals-only-nz-on-air/locals-only-jordan-gavet-he-said/ |title=Locals Only - Jordan Gavet 'He Said' |date=7 February 2023 |website=ZM Online |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="Coconet">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecoconet.tv/coco-talanoa/humans-of-the-islands/humans-of-the-islands-jordan-gavet/ |title=HUMANS OF THE ISLANDS: Jordan Gavet |year=2019 |website=The Coconet |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="NZMusician">{{cite web|url=https://nzmusician.co.nz/features/newtracks-new-artist-jordan-gavet/ |title=NewTracks New Artist: Jordan Gavet |year=2019 |website=NZ Musician |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> Gavet identifies most strongly as Samoan; her father is Samoan, and her mother has Samoan, English, Portuguese and Tokelauan heritage.<ref name="Coconet"/> Her parents were both born and raised in New Zealand,<ref name="NZMusician"/> and her dad worked as a musician.<ref name="Coconet"/> Gavet moved back to Sydney for high school.<ref name="Coconet"/>
She began songwriting at 17,<ref name="Hype">{{cite web|url=https://www.hypemedium.com/interviews/jordan-gavet |title=Q&A: Jordan Gavet |date=23 May 2021 |website=Hype Medium |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> and in 2008 her father encouraged her to post a demo of her song "He Said" online.<ref name="Coconet"/> Gavet gained notoriety on SoundCloud and YouTube in the late 2000s and 2010s.<ref name="HeSaid"/> In 2014, Gavet was featured on the album ''Blank Canvas: Wall & Piece'' by The Doqument, and on "One Night" by Fiji in 2015.<ref name="NZMusician"/>
Gavet's SoundCloud was discovered by New Zealand hip-hop DJ P-Money in 2017, which led to her signing a record deal.<ref name="FlavaDo"/> In 2019, Gavet opened for Stan Walker during his New Zealand tour,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/timeout-exclusive-watch-stan-walkers-new-music-video/3UHT3YG4SKO56NW3T4XWCP4G4U/ |title=TimeOut Exclusive: Watch Stan Walker's new music video |date=4 July 2019 |website=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="Hype"/> and debuted as a soloist in 2019, with the single "Hesitation".<ref name="HeSaid"/> At the 2020 Pacific Music Awards, Gavet won the award for Best Pacific Soul/R&B Artist due to "Hesitation".<ref>{{Cite web |title=News - 2020 Pacific Music Awards Winners |url=https://nzmusician.co.nz/news/2020-pacific-music-awards-winners/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=NZ Musician |language=en}}</ref>
In 2021, Gavet released her debut extended play ''Smoke'', on which she collaborated with Australian R&B producer Willstah.<ref name="Hype"/> 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".<ref>{{Cite web |title=News - 2021 Pacific Music Awards Sees Record Entries and Finalists - |url=https://nzmusician.co.nz/news/2021-pacific-music-awards-sees-record-entries-and-finalists/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=NZ Musician |language=en}}</ref> In late 2022, Gavet released a studio version of "He Said", which originated as a demo on her SoundCloud in 2008.<ref name="MaiFM"/><ref name="HeSaid"/> The song was a hit in New Zealand in 2023, reaching number nine on the New Zealand artists' singles chart.<ref name="NZArtist"/>
==Inspirations==
Gavet's musical influences include Prince, D'Angelo, Tina Turner and Pharrell Williams.<ref name="Hype"/>
==Discography== ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Smoke'' | * Released: {{nowrap| {{Start date|2021|2|19|df=yes}}}}<ref name="Smoke"/> * Label: Sony Music New Zealand * Format: Digital download, streaming |}
===Singles=== ====As lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ<br/>Hot<br><ref name="NZHot">Peak positions for Jordan Gavet's singles on the NZ Hot singles chart: * For "Smoke": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-03-26 |title=Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=13 May 2023}} * For "He Said": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-11-18 |title=Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=13 May 2023}} * For "My Girl": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-05-24 |title=Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=31 May 2024}} </ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ<br/>Artist<br><ref name="NZArtist">Peak positions for Jordan Gavet's singles on the NZ Artist singles chart: * For "He Said": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-singles/2023-06-23 |title=NZ Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=24 June 2023}} * For "My Girl": {{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-singles/2024-05-24 |title=NZ Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Hesitation"<ref name="HeSaid"/> | rowspan="2" |2019 | — || — | rowspan="4"|''Smoke'' |- ! scope="row"| "Away"<ref name="FlavaDo">{{cite web|url=https://www.flava.co.nz/listen/locals-only-nz-on-air/jordan-gavet-do-better/ |title=Jordan Gavet - Do Better |date=25 March 2020 |website=Flava |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Do Better"<ref name="Re">{{cite web|url=https://www.renews.co.nz/release-of-the-week-auckland-r-and-b-singer-songwriter-jordan-gavet-is-both-baby-and-baddie/ |title=Release of the Week: Auckland R&B singer-songwriter Jordan Gavet is both baby and baddie |first=Maggie|last=Shui|date=31 March 2020|website=Re: News |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | 2020 | — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Smoke"<ref name="Smoke">{{cite web|url=https://www.sniffers.co.nz/article/jordan-gavet-drops-upbeat-rb-bop-smoke-western-sydneys-cg-fez |title=Jordan Gavet drops upbeat R&B bop 'Smoke' with Western Sydney's CG Fez |date=21 January 2021 |website=Sniffers |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref><br />{{small|(featuring CG Fez)}} | 2021 | 28 || — |- ! scope="row"| "He Said"<ref name="MaiFM">{{cite web|url=https://www.maifm.co.nz/home/music/2022/12/he-said-jordan-gavet.html |title=He Said - Jordan Gavet |date=12 December 2022 |website=Mai FM |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> | 2022 | 15 || 8 | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "My Girl"<br />{{small|(with JKing)}} | 2024 | 32 || 14 |- | colspan="8" style="font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |}
====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:10em;"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "Crazy"<br/>{{small|(DJ Peter Gunz featuring Jordan Gavet)}} | 2011 | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "One Night"<br/>{{small|(Fiji featuring Jordan Gavet)}} | 2015 |}
=== Guest appearances === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Other artists ! scope="col"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "We On" | 2014 | The Doqument | ''Blank Canvas: Wall & Piece'' |- ! scope="row"| "I Am the Colour" | 2022 | Stan Walker, Scribe | ''All In'' |}
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