{{Short description|Jamaican-British singer}} {{dmy|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Rochelle Jordan | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|10|21}} | birth_place = London, England | genre = {{flatlist| * Alternative R&B * dance-pop * house }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter }} | years_active = 2011–present | label = {{flatlist| * Empire * Young Art * Protostar }} | website = {{URL|https://www.rochellejordan.com/}} }}
'''Rochelle Jordan''' is a Jamaican-British singer raised primarily in Toronto, Canada. Her music is known for its blend of alternative R&B, dance-pop, and house.
==Early life== She was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England on 21 October 1989,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-02-23 |title=Interview: Rochelle Jordan Talks Debut Album "1021", Sound of Toronto, Aaliyah Comparisons |url=https://youknowigotsoul.com/interview-rochelle-jordan-talks-debut-album-1021-sound-of-toronto-aaliyah-comparisons |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=YouKnowIGotSoul |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Nicole Brown |first=Evan |date=2026-03-03 |title=Cover Story: Rochelle Jordan’s slow burn |url=https://www.thefader.com/2026/03/03/rochelle-jordan-through-the-wall-album-cover-story |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=The Fader |language=en}}</ref> and moved to Wheatley, Canada at age 4 with her family.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Gary |date=2025-10-21 |title=Rochelle Jordan: “I knew I would be able to tell my story – and it would be a story of champions” |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/rochelle-jordan-through-the-wall-interview-3900624 |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> Her parents were British Jamaican and her father was a musician.<ref name=":1" /> She was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia at age 2 and was frequently hospitalized for the disorder.<ref name=":1" /> She began making music when she was 16, uploading covers of R&B songs on YouTube after being inspired by Justin Bieber.<ref name=":1" />
==Career== Record producer KLSH discovered Jordan through her YouTube videos in 2009.<ref name=":1" /> The two collaborated on Jordan's first mixtape, ''Alien Phase'', released in 2010.<ref name=":1" /> This was followed by her 2011 mixtape ''Rojo''<ref name="bandcamp">{{cite web |last1=Whaley |first1=Natelegé |title=Rochelle Jordan Bridges Her R&B and Electronic Roots on "Play With The Changes" |date=28 April 2021 |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/rochelle-jordan-play-with-the-changes-interview |publisher= |access-date=14 April 2022|website=Bandcamp Daily}}</ref> and 2012 mixtape ''Pressure''.<ref name="nownewspaper">{{cite web |last1=Mistry |first1=Anupa |title=Rochelle Jordan – P R E S S U R E |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/rochelle-jordan-p-r-e-s-s-u-r-e/ |publisher= |access-date=14 April 2022|date=August 23, 2012|website=Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Aleia |date=2025-11-03 |title=Rochelle Jordan is Redefining What Freedom Sounds Like |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/rochelle-jordan-is-redefining-what-freedom-sounds-like/1416381 |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=Okayplayer |language=en-US}}</ref> Jordan released her debut album, ''1021'', in 2014.<ref name="popmatters">{{cite web |last1=Boko |first1=Semassa |title=Rochelle Jordan Is Pouring Her Heart Out Until There's Nothing Left |date=27 May 2021 |url=https://www.popmatters.com/rochelle-jordan-2021-interview |publisher= |access-date=14 April 2022|website=PopMatters}}</ref><ref name="vicemagazine">{{cite web |last1=Josephs |first1=Brian |title=Rochelle Jordan is Making R&B That Brings the Whole World to Your Bedroom |date=11 November 2014 |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rochelle-jordan-1021-interview/ |publisher= |access-date=14 April 2022|website=Vice}}</ref> She wrote and recorded the project in her bedroom after she moved to Los Angeles for her musical career.<ref name=":0" /> Following the release of the album, she signed a record deal that she described as "toxic"<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |last1=Myers |first1=Owen |title=Rochelle Jordan: 'I had to learn to not let anybody strangle or suffocate my career again' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/23/rochelle-jordan-play-with-the-changes |work=The Guardian |date=23 April 2021 |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> and fell into a "really intense depression" while continuing to deal with sickle cell anemia.<ref name="papermagazine">{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Jhoni |title=Rochelle Jordan Is Manifesting Magic |url=https://www.papermag.com/rochelle-jordan-2656022054.html |publisher= |access-date=14 April 2022|date=17 December 2021|website=Paper}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Russ |date=2025-11-26 |title=Rochelle Jordan is in her diva era |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/music/article-rochelle-jordan-is-in-her-diva-era/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251126141604/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/music/article-rochelle-jordan-is-in-her-diva-era/ |archive-date=2025-11-26 |access-date=2026-03-06 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-GB}}</ref> In the final year of the deal, she signed to Young Art, a label imprint run by record producer Tokimonsta.<ref name=":2" />
Following a seven year hiatus, Jordan released her second album, ''Play with the Changes'' in April 2021.<ref name="theguardian" /><ref name=":3" /> She released her third album, ''Through the Wall'' in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hussain |first=Shahzaib |date=September 26, 2025 |title=Rochelle Jordan Unveils New Album ''Through the Wall'' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/rochelle-jordan-unveils-new-album-through-the-wall/ |access-date=September 30, 2025 |work=Clash}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rochelle Jordan Earned Her Bragging Rights |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/rochelle-jordan/cover-story-rochelle-jordan-through-the-wall-interview |access-date=20 February 2026 |website=Paste Magazine |language=en-US|date=November 5, 2025|last=Mitchell|first=Matt}}</ref>
==Discography==
=== Mixtapes === *''Alien Phase'' (2010) *''Rojo'' (2011) *''Origins'' (2011) *''Pressure'' (2012)
=== Albums === *''1021'' (2014) *''Play with the Changes'' (2021) *''Through the Wall'' (2025)
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