- Jason Greeley
Jason Greeley (
March 11 ,1977 ) is asinger /songwriter fromUpper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador (originallyCarbonear ) best known as acontestant on the 2nd season ofCanadian Idol . He has released one solo album, "Live...Love...Sing..." for which he's won multiple awards and is currently working on a second.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 anEast Coast Music Award nomination for Country Album of the Year.Canadian Idol
Greeley reached the top 4 round of Canadian Idol before being eliminated. At 27, he was the oldest of the top 10. Jason placed 3rd in his top 32 group behind
Shane Wiebe andManoah Hartmann but he qualified, along withElena 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) " byElton John
*Toronto auditions: "Islands in the Stream " byKenny Rogers andDolly Parton (duet with Danielle Falco)
*Top 32: "Heaven" byBryan Adams
*Wildcard: "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" by Elton John
*Top 10: "Cuts Like a Knife" byBryan Adams (Canadian Hits)
*Top 9: "Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting " byElton John (British Invasion )
*Top 8: "Proud Mary" byCreedence Clearwater Revival (Rock 'n' Roll )
*Top 7: "Easy" byThe Commodores
*Top 6: "Rainy Day People " byGordon Lightfoot
*Top 5: "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) " by Robert Palmer (Summertime Hits)
*Top 4: "I Won't Dance " byFrank Sinatra , "It Had To Be You " byHarry Connick, Jr. (Big Band )Discography
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 withSass Jordan )
8. Living For Nothing
9. Dreams
10. Tear Me Awayecond album
Jason is currently living in Edmonton working on his second CD.
External links
* [http://www.jasongreeley.com Jason's official site]
* [http://jasongreeley.atspace.com Jason fan site]
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