Jordy Searcy is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. He began pursuing music by age 14 and saw early national success from a competitive run on season 7 of NBC's The Voice while attending college. He has since released three albums—Dark in the City (2018), Love? Songs (2020), and Daylight (2022)—which have seen viral success on social media. By 2022, he had written over 1,000 songs and amassed 51 million song streams. He has performed opening acts for artists such as Mat Kearney and Ben Rector, alongside a persistent touring base of about 150 shows nationwide per year.
Early life
Jordy Searcy was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and raised in Alabama.[1][2] His mother is a vocal teacher, songwriter, artist and worship leader, and his father is a musician, artist, songwriter. He had begun pursuing music at age 14, and first learned the guitar.[3] He would perform cover songs at local bars in his early efforts.[4] He attended the University of North Alabama where he studied for entertainment business.[2] He has cited The Beatles, John Mayer, and Jon Foreman as influences on his works.[5]
Searcy has released four albums and one extended play and has released 10 singles and has been featured on 3 others. Searcy has a persistent touring foundation, performing about 150 shows nationwide per year and averaging about 12 shows a month.[6][5] By 2022 he had performed over 700 shows, written over 1,000 songs, and amassed 51 million song streams.[7]
Searcy released his debut self-titled music project in 2013.[8] While still in college in 2014, Searcy received national recognition after a competitive run on season 7 of NBC's The Voice,[9] and took a break from releasing music to do so.[8] Studio executives discovered his talent via content he made on his YouTube channel. On The Voice, he was coached by Pharrell Williams and Alicia Keys, and performed in two episodes as a part of blind auditions and the following battle rounds.[3] His debut performance had an estimated view count of 12.94 million.[2] He relocated to Nashville, Tennessee after his run on the show.[4]
His first full studio-length album, Dark in the City, was released on February 15, 2018, followed by Love? Songs on April 14, 2020.[10] During the COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2020, Searcy frequently performed live on Instagram and donated his earnings to smaller musicians who were affected by a lack of touring amid lockdown enforcements.[11] During lockdown he wrote "It Would Be You" with singer/songwriter Ben Rector.[12]
In 2021 he toured with over 40 shows in his US Fall Tour.[7] In 2022, Searcy's song "Love and War in Your Twenties" from Dark in the City went viral on the social media platform TikTok.[10] His lead single "Molly" from his forthcoming album Daylight also saw 100,000 streams on TikTok that year.[7]Daylight released on June 24, 2022. He opened for Mat Kearney on his first leg of The January Flower Tour in early 2022.[13]
2022 and 2023 saw multiple collaborations between Searcy and Rector. Throughout May and June 2022, Searcy toured as an opening act for Rector's The Joy of Music Tour, in association with the album of the same name.[14] The following year he performed as an opening act for The Old Friends Acoustic Tour in its 2023 revival alongside Stephen Day.[15] Searcy's touring for The Joy of Music Tour and The Old Friends Acoustic Tour spanned 49 dates. He also co-wrote Rector's song "Wonderful World", which released September 23, 2022.[16] Searcy performed 23 shows with the US Fall Tour throughout September and October 2024.[4] Searcy wrote and featured in an original song, "Colors", for the film Harold and the Purple Crayon.[17]
Personal life
Searcy in 2024
Searcy is a Christian, and some of his works discuss feelings relating to religion, such as "Explaining Jesus".[18] He and his wife, Youtuber Michel Janse, met in 2022, and various works of his are influenced by their relationship, such as "End of Us".[19] His album Dark in the City includes commentary on racism in the Christian church and American culture. He played the album when he opened for Lee Brice at the 2016 Republican National Convention. However, he jokes about this event in retrospect in his song "Favorite Days"; "we try not to talk about that".[20][21]
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