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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}} |
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#REDIRECT [[Jax Cole]] |
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{{Infobox musical artist |
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| name = Jax |
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| image = Jax @ Troubadour 02 27 2022 (52297706788).jpg |
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| caption = Jax in 2022 |
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| birth_name = Jacqueline Cole Miskanic |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|05|05}} |
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| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Atlantic Beach, New York]], U.S.}} |
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} |
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| years_active = 2015–present |
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}} |
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| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.jaxwritessongs.com}} |
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|spouse={{Marriage|Brave Gregg|2023}} |
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}} |
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'''Jacqueline Cole Miskanic Gregg''' (born May 5, 1996),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2017/05/29/jax-her-happy-place-upcoming-jersey-show/345595001/|title=Jax in her 'happy place' with upcoming Jersey show|publisher=My Central Jersey|first=Cheryl|last=Makin|date=May 29, 2017|accessdate=May 26, 2018|quote=During the tour's stop in New Orleans, Jax turned 21 — on May 5 (Cinco de Mayo) [2017]}}</ref> known professionally as '''Jax''', is an American singer-songwriter who participated in the [[American Idol (season 14)|fourteenth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'', an American singing competition series. |
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She first appeared on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] with the song "[[Victoria's Secret (song)|Victoria's Secret]]". |
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==Early life== |
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Jax was raised in [[Atlantic Beach, New York]],<ref name=newsday>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/american-idol-singer-jax-battling-thyroid-cancer-1.12149250|title='American Idol' singer Jax battling thyroid cancer|first=Frank|last=Lovece|work=[[Newsday]]|location=New York City / Long Island|date=August 8, 2016|accessdate=May 19, 2018|archivedate=2018-05-19|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20180519155526/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/american-idol-singer-jax-battling-thyroid-cancer-1.12149250|url-status=live|quote=Atlantic Beach-raised singer Jackie Miskanic aka Jax...}}</ref><ref name=NJ.comFeb2015>{{cite web| url = http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2015/02/american_idol_east_brunswick_singer_jax.html | title=Passionate East Brunswick teen raises rare Jersey flag on 'American Idol'| first=Bobby|last= Olivier | publisher= NJ.com ([[Advance Publications|NJ Advance Media]])| date=February 19, 2015 |accessdate= August 8, 2016| archivedate = February 21, 2015| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150221184524/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2015/02/american_idol_east_brunswick_singer_jax.html | url-status=live|quote=Jax's family — parents John and Jill Miskanic, Jax, and her brother Matt — moved to New Jersey in 2005 from Atlantic Beach, Long Island, where Jax (born Jacqueline Miskanic)}}</ref> and moved with her family in 2005 to [[East Brunswick, New Jersey]].<ref name=bustle>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/58983-american-idol-contestant-jackie-jax-cole-wins-over-america-with-her-touching-911-story|title=American Idol Contestant Jackie "Jax" Cole Wins Over America with Her Touching 9/11 Story|date=January 15, 2015|magazine=Bustle|accessdate=September 11, 2015|quote=Growing up on Long Island...}}</ref><ref name=nydailynews>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/hamill-soulful-new-yorker-18-competes-american-idol-article-1.2101185?cid=bitly|title=Hamill: Soulful New Yorker competes on 'American Idol' |date=February 3, 2015|work= [[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] | location = New York City |accessdate=September 11, 2015|quote=...she's 18 and she grew up on Long Island and in Jersey, the daughter of an FDNY firefighter and a city public-school teacher.}}</ref> She began singing at age 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanidol.com/article/about-jax|title=About Jax| publisher=[[American Idol]] official site ([[Fox Broadcasting]]) |date=February 17, 2015|accessdate=September 11, 2015| archivedate= March 4, 2016| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091912/http://www.americanidol.com/article/about-jax | url-status=dead}}</ref> Her father, John, a Catholic of Italian and Croatian descent, was a firefighter who was injured on duty during the [[September 11 attacks]], and her mother, Jill, a [[Jewish]] woman, is a New York City school teacher.<ref name=nydailynews2>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/hamill-jax-enjoys-idol-fame-article-1.2233500?cid=bitly|title=Hamill: Jersey girl makes good as 'Idol' star Jax embraces life in spotlight|date=May 23, 2015|work=Daily News|location = New York City |accessdate=September 11, 2015}}</ref> After attending the [[East Brunswick Public Schools]], Jax was [[Homeschooling|homeschooled]] starting in the eighth grade in order to allow her sufficient time for voice lessons, performances, and recording.<ref>{{cite news |last=Makin |first=Cheryl |url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2015/03/10/jax-american-idol/24719617/ |title=Jax keeping it real on ''American Idol'' |work=[[Courier News]] |date=March 10, 2015 |accessdate=August 13, 2019 |quote=Home schooled since the eighth grade, Jax left the township school system to pursue her musical dreams. She performed, toured, took voice lessons with a renowned vocal coach (same as Lady Gaga) and practiced nonstop in her basement recording studio.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2018/07/02/jax-white-house-hallmark-july-4-israel-birthright/709994002/ | title=East Brunswick's Jax to sing at White House on July 4; just back from Israel }}</ref> |
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In mid-2014, she studied at New York University in London, where she won a John Lennon Scholarship in songwriting via the BMI Foundation.<ref name="mycentraljersey">{{cite web |last=Makin |first=Cheryl |date=February 3, 2015 |title=Jax on 'American Idol': 'Showcase Week' begins tonight |url=http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/02/03/jax-american-idol/22810835/ |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206021705/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/02/03/jax-american-idol/22810835/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= |archivedate=February 6, 2016 |accessdate=September 11, 2015 |publisher=MyCentralJersey.com}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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===''American Idol''=== |
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{{see also|American Idol (season 14)}} |
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In 2015, Jax auditioned for the [[American Idol (season 14)|fourteenth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'', with the song "[[I Want To Hold Your Hand|I Want to Hold Your Hand]]" by [[The Beatles]].<ref name=newsdayGamboa>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/american-idol-top-12-jax-is-sole-lier-selected-1.10048675|title='American Idol' Top 12: Jax is sole LIer selected|first=Glenn|last= Gamboa|date=March 11, 2015|work=Newsday|location=New York City / Long Island|accessdate=September 11, 2015|archivedate= April 7, 2016|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160407135800/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/american-idol-top-12-jax-is-sole-lier-selected-1.10048675|url-status=live}}</ref> She sang "[[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]" by [[Britney Spears]] for her first solo audition during Hollywood Week. Jax sang The Beatles' "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]" for her final solo performance. She was the only contestant out of 80 to be declared safe immediately after the performance.<ref name=mycentraljersey/> In April 2015, Jax became New Jersey's most successful ''American Idol'' contestant.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2015/05/american_idol_2015_elimination_nj_singer_jax_gets.html|title='American Idol' 2015 elimination: N.J. singer Jax gets the ax|date=May 12, 2015|accessdate=September 11, 2015}}</ref> She performed [[Janis Joplin|Janis Joplin's]] "[[Piece of My Heart]]" with [[Steven Tyler]] during the show's season finale.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/idol-worship/6561550/american-idol-finale-jax-gets-closure-rocking-out-with-steven |title='American Idol' Finale: Jax Gets Closure Rocking Out With Steven Tyler|date=May 13, 2015|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 11, 2015}}</ref> Jax finished third in the competition, and her first single, "Forcefield", was released following the finale.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jax is ready to be crowned the next 'American Idol'|url=http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2015/05/11/jax-american-idol-preview/27139187/|publisher=Courier News|accessdate=21 May 2015}}</ref> In July 2015, Jax and the other top five American Idol contestants began the [[American Idols LIVE! Tour 2015]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6531761/american-idol-2015-live-tour-dates-announced|title=American Idol 2015! Live Tour Dates Announced|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=April 14, 2015|accessdate=September 11, 2015}}</ref> The tour began in [[Clearwater, Florida]] and ended on August 28, 2015, in [[Riverside, California]]. The top 3 all released a single each, the top 4 all released an extended play each, ''American Idol Season 14: Best of Jax - EP'', and the season 14 top 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5 all released a contribution each. |
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====Performances==== |
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{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |
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! scope="col" | Week |
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! scope="col" | Theme |
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! scope="col" | Song(s) |
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! scope="col" | Original artist(s) |
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! scope="col" | Result |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Auditions |
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| Contestant's choice |
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| "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]" |
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| [[The Beatles]] |
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|rowspan=6|Advanced |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Hollywood Week |
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| Most memorable auditions; Selected to Perform |
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|"[[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]" |
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| [[Britney Spears]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Hollywood Week |
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| Hollywood round |
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|{{TableTBA|N/a}} |
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|{{TableTBA|N/a}} |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Hollywood Week |
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| Group Round |
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| "[[Drive By (song)|Drive By]]" with Alexis Glanville, Sal Valentinetti, Kelley Kime and Monica |
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| [[Train (band)|Train]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Hollywood Week |
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| Solo round |
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| "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]" |
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| [[The Beatles]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | House of Blues (Top 48) |
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| Contestant's choice |
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| "[[You and I (Lady Gaga song)|You and I]]" |
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| [[Lady Gaga]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 24 |
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| Contestant's choice |
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| "[[Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)]]" |
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| [[Cher]] |
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|rowspan=11|Safe |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 16 |
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| Music of [[Motown]] |
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| "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]" |
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| [[Marvin Gaye]] & [[Tammi Terrell]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 12 |
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| "Back to the Start" |
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| "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]" |
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| [[The Beatles]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 11 |
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| Party Songs |
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| "[[Blank Space]]" |
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| [[Taylor Swift]] |
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! scope="row" | Top 11 (Redux) |
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| Songs from the Movies |
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| "Grow Old with You" from ''[[The Wedding Singer]]'' |
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| [[Adam Sandler]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 9 |
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| Songs from the 1980s |
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| "[[You Give Love a Bad Name (song)|You Give Love a Bad Name]]" |
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| [[Bon Jovi]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 8 |
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| [[Kelly Clarkson discography|Kelly Clarkson]] |
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| "[[Beautiful Disaster (Kelly Clarkson song)|Beautiful Disaster]]" |
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| [[Kelly Clarkson]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 7 |
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| [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] |
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| "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]" |
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| [[Lady Gaga]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 6 |
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| American Classics |
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| "[[Piece of My Heart]]"<br />"[[Beat It]]" |
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| [[Janis Joplin]]<br />[[Michael Jackson]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 5 |
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| Arena Anthems |
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| "[[Are You Gonna Be My Girl]]"<br />"[[White Flag (Dido song)|White Flag]]" |
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| [[Jet (band)|Jet]]<br />[[Dido]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 4 |
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| Judges' Hometown<br />Contestant's own soul |
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| "[[Empire State of Mind]]"<br />"[[Human (Christina Perri song)|Human]]" |
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| [[Alicia Keys]]<br />[[Christina Perri]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row" | Top 3 |
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| [[Scott Borchetta]]'s Choice<br />Judges' Choice<br />Hometown's Choice |
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| "[[My Generation]]"<br />"[[My Immortal (song)|My Immortal]]"<br />"[[Misery Business]]" |
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| [[The Who]]<br />[[Evanescence]]<br />[[Paramore]] |
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| Eliminated |
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===Post-''Idol''=== |
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[[File:Jax on NJ 101.5.jpg|thumb|Jax speaks to [[NJ 101.5]] radio in 2015]] |
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Jax's first post-''Idol'' recording, "La La Land", was released on January 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Spadea|first1=Bill|title=Jax peels back the curtain with new single 'LaLaLand'|url=http://nj1015.com/jax-peels-back-the-curtain-with-new-single-lalaland/|website=[[WKXW]]|date=January 4, 2016 |accessdate=January 6, 2016}}</ref> The video for "La La Land", her first music video, was released later that day. "La La Land" is about Jax's experience on ''American Idol''.<ref>Jax in {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6835390/american-idol-alum-jax-la-la-land-video|title='American Idol' Alum Jax Addresses 'Sometimes Bitter' TV Experience in 'La La Land' Video: Watch|date=January 7, 2016 |accessdate=May 19, 2017|first= Fred |last=Bronson|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| archivedate= February 24, 2017|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170224200333/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6835390/american-idol-alum-jax-la-la-land-video |url-status=live|quote=[I]t was the platform of a lifetime and it opened up all these doors for me. ... But at the same time it's not as glamorous as it looks. People don't know. There are things I'm sometimes bitter about, about the way things were handled. ... [The song is] the closest I can give you to a backstage pass.}}</ref> |
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In 2017 she released the [[Extended Play|EP]], ''Funny,'' which charted at number 17 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Heatseekers Albums]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jax – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jax/chart-history/tln/ |access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref> |
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In 2018, Jax was invited to perform at the White House's Independence Day celebration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Makin |first1=Cheryl |title=East Brunswick's Jax to sing at White House on July 4; just back from Israel |url=https://eu.mycentraljersey.com/story/entertainment/2018/07/02/jax-white-house-hallmark-july-4-israel-birthright/709994002/ |publisher=My Central Jersey |date=2018}}</ref> This caused some controversy, due to feelings surrounding Trump's presidency at the time. Jax then appeared on ''[[Fox and Friends]]'' to defend her decision to perform at the White House, calling criticism of her White House appearance "vulgarity" and "bullying" rather than political commentary.<ref>{{cite web |title='American Idol' star defends accepting White House invite |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGN5TosvL6w |website=YouTube| date=July 3, 2018 }}</ref> She continued to explain that she comes from a "really patriotic family", and that she was intending on honoring the troops during this celebration without listening to the "pettiness" coming from public forums.<ref>{{cite web |title=''American Idol'' star defends accepting White House invite |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGN5TosvL6w |website=YouTube| date=July 3, 2018 }}</ref> |
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[[File:Simple Plan (feat JAX) 2024.png|thumb|JAX performing 'Iconic' with [[Simple Plan]] (John Cain Arena, Melbourne)(2024)]] |
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In January 2021, she signed a record deal with Atlantic Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jax announces record deal with Atlantic Records|url=https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJKQeHNf/|accessdate=January 23, 2021}}</ref> In October 2021, her song "Like My Father" debuted at number 38 on the ''Billboard'' [[Adult Pop Airplay]], her first song to chart on ''Billboard''{{'s}} charts.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Adult Pop Airplay for the week of October 30, 2021 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-pop-songs/2021-10-30 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref> |
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In November 2021, Jax posted a dramatic [[TikTok]] reading of her ex-boyfriend's apology text messages after he [[infidelity|cheated]] on her. The reading was accompanied with music by [[Lindsey Stirling]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ritschel |first1=Chelsea |title=Woman performs dramatic reading of ex's 'BS apology' text to 'sad' violin music |url=https://news.yahoo.com/woman-performs-dramatic-reading-ex-201315799.html |access-date=November 11, 2021 |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> Jax and Stirling say they received hundreds of similar text messages from fans, and plan to turn them into a TikTok series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Naftulin |first1=Julia |title=A woman turned her ex's cheating apology into a viral TikTok song with a sad violin accompaniment |url=https://www.insider.com/woman-turned-ex-cheating-apology-into-viral-tiktok-jax-songwriter-2021-11 |website=Insider |publisher=[[Insider Inc.]] |access-date=November 11, 2021 |date=November 8, 2021}}</ref> |
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In 2022, she released her single "Victoria's Secret." Victoria's Secret charted at number thirty-five on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], as well as being certified Gold in the United States. It also charted in Australia, Ireland, Canada, Sweden, and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.distractify.com/p/victorias-secret-jax-meaning | title=Jax's Hit Song "Victoria's Secret" Dissects All That's Wrong with the Company It's Titled After | date=December 29, 2022 }}</ref> Her next single, "Cinderella Snapped"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ks95.com/jax-tells-an-empowering-fractured-fairytale-in-new-single-cinderella-snapped/|title= Jax tells an empowering, fractured fairytale in new single 'Cinderella Snapped'|website=KS95|date=March 3, 2023|access-date=March 4, 2023}}</ref>, did not chart in the Hot 100. In October 2023, Jax joined Canadian rock band [[Simple Plan]] for a re-recorded version of the track "Iconic" from their 2022 album ''[[Harder Than It Looks]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skinner |first1=Tom |title=TikTok star Jax joins Simple Plan on new version of 'Iconic' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tiktok-star-jax-joins-simple-plan-on-new-version-of-iconic-3517671 |website=NME |access-date=30 April 2024 |date=19 October 2023}}</ref> In 2024, Jax joined Simple Plan on their Australian tour, with [[We the Kings]] and [[Boys Like Girls]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Horan |first1=Mark |title=Simple Plan Australian Tour With Special Guests BOYS LIKE GIRLS, We The Kings & Jax Sold Out! |url=https://allmusicmagazine.com/simple-plan-australian-tour-with-special-guests-boys-like-girls-we-the-kings-jax-sold-out/ |website=All Music Magazine |access-date=30 April 2024 |date=13 April 2024}}</ref> On June 28, 2024, she released her debut studio album ''Dear Joe,''. |
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==Personal life== |
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In August 2016, Jax revealed that she was battling thyroid cancer,<ref name="newsday" /> but has since been declared cancer-free.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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Jax married Brave Gregg in November 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/jax-miskanic-marries-fiance-brave-gregg-exclusive-8385924 | title=Musician Jax is Married: Inside the Wedding and 'Emo-Themed' Reception! All the Details (Exclusive) }}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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=== Studio albums === |
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+List of albums |
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! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title |
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! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Details |
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! scope="row"| ''Dear Joe,'' |
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* Released: June 28, 2024 |
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* Label: [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] |
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* Formats: [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Streaming media|streaming]] |
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|} |
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=== Extended plays === |
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+ List of extended plays |
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! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title |
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! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Details |
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! scope="row"| ''Funny'' |
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* Released: January 27, 2017 |
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* Label: Independent |
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* Formats: Digital download, streaming |
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===Singles=== |
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====As lead artist==== |
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
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|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certifications, and album name |
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! rowspan="2"| Title |
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! rowspan="2"| Year |
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! colspan="8"| Peak chart positions |
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! rowspan="2"| Certifications |
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! rowspan="2"| Album |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jax – Chart history: Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jax/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Adult Top 40|US<br />Adult]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jax – Chart history: Adult Pop Airplay |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jax/chart-history/atf/ |access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Pop Airplay|US<br />Pop]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jax – Chart history: Pop Airplay |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jax/chart-history/tfm/ |access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 August 2022|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|issue=1695|page=4|date=August 29, 2022}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jax – Chart history: Canadian Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jax/chart-history/can/ |access-date=October 18, 2022}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ<br />Hot]]<br /><ref>{{cite web |title=Hot 40 Singles |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-09-02 |website=The Official NZ Music Charts |access-date=August 7, 2022 |date=August 8, 2022}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20221014/7501/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=www.officialcharts.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Billboard Global 200|WW]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jax – Chart history: Billboard Global 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jax/chart-history/glo/ |access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "La La Land"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lyndsey-parker.tumblr.com/post/136832390903/jax-throws-serious-shade-at-american-idol-in-la|title=Jax Throws Serious Shade at 'American Idol' in 'La La Land' Video |website=Lyndsay Parker|date=2016|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "Come Home to Me"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JAXOfficialx/videos/heres-an-acoustic-version-of-my-latest-single-come-home-to-me-fun-fact-this-jack/185506779414562/|title= Here's an acoustic version of my latest single "Come Home To Me".|website=Facebook|date=March 2020|access-date=June 30, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "I Can't Believe I Shaved My Legs for This"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JAXOfficialx/photos/a.1542120899360461/2543964382509436/?type=3|title= i can't believe i shaved my legs for this. 5 days. pre-shave it now |website=Facebook|date=April 2020|access-date=June 30, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "Papercuts"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JAXOfficialx/photos/new-song-friday-%EF%B8%8F%EF%B8%8Fhttpsstemffmtopapercuts/2612317819007425/?_rdr|title=new song friday 🩹✂️🩹|website=Facebook|date=July 2020|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "90s Kids"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2021/03/26/jax-90s-kids-new-song-video/|title=Singer Jax Delivers An Anthem For All The '90s Kids': 'Put On Your Docs & Rock Out' |website=Hollywood Life|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "Like My Father"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jax-Releases-New-Single-Like-My-Father-20210603|title=Jax Releases New Single 'Like My Father' |website=Broadway World|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref name="RIAA">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Jax|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "I Feel Like a Kid Again"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.atlanticrecords.com/sites/g/files/g2000014001/files/2022-04/Jax-I-Feel-Like-A-Kid-Again-PR-1111.pdf|title= JAX RELEASES "I FEEL LIKE A KID AGAIN"|website=Atlantic Records|date=November 11, 2021|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "To All the Boys I've Loved Before"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Jax-Drops-New-Single-To-All-The-Boys-Ive-Loved-Before-20220120|title=Jax Drops New Single 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before' |website=Broadway World|date=January 20, 2022|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "U Love U"<br><small>(featuring [[Jvke]])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pmstudio.com/music/20220502-16639|title=Jax Releases New Song "u love u" featuring JVKE|website=PM Studios|date=May 2022|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Jax|access-date=February 26, 2023}}</ref> |
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* [[Music Canada|MC]]: Gold<ref name="MC">{{cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Jax|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> |
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| ''Dear Joe,'' |
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! scope="row" | "Cinderella Snapped"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.poppassionblog.com/post/review-cinderella-snapped-jax|title=Review: "Cinderella Snapped" - Jax |website=Pop Passion Blog|date= March 8, 2023|access-date=July 1, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "Zombieland"<br><small>(featuring [[Hardy (singer)|Hardy]])</small><ref>{{cite web |title=midnight - Jax on Instagram |website = [[Instagram]] |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C6eQMohuTIv/ |access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | "Iconic"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/iconic-feat-jax-single/1696169810|title=Iconic (feat. Jax) - Single by Simple Plan|publisher=iTunes|date=December 21, 2018|access-date=October 13, 2023}}</ref><br /><small>([[Simple Plan]] featuring Jax)</small> |
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| Jessica Lynn Hudak<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5CZSQ8ndHjhqWN1uzUjOru|title=Scam Likely|website=[[Spotify]]|date=April 1, 2023|access-date=April 1, 2023}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 19 December 2024
Jax | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jacqueline Cole Miskanic |
Born | Atlantic Beach, New York, U.S. | May 5, 1996
Genres | Pop |
Occupations |
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Instruments |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Atlantic |
Spouse |
Brave Gregg (m. 2023) |
Website | www |
Jacqueline Cole Miskanic Gregg (born May 5, 1996),[1] known professionally as Jax, is an American singer-songwriter who participated in the fourteenth season of American Idol, an American singing competition series.
She first appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song "Victoria's Secret".
Early life
[edit]Jax was raised in Atlantic Beach, New York,[2][3] and moved with her family in 2005 to East Brunswick, New Jersey.[4][5] She began singing at age 5.[6] Her father, John, a Catholic of Italian and Croatian descent, was a firefighter who was injured on duty during the September 11 attacks, and her mother, Jill, a Jewish woman, is a New York City school teacher.[7] After attending the East Brunswick Public Schools, Jax was homeschooled starting in the eighth grade in order to allow her sufficient time for voice lessons, performances, and recording.[8][9]
In mid-2014, she studied at New York University in London, where she won a John Lennon Scholarship in songwriting via the BMI Foundation.[10]
Career
[edit]American Idol
[edit]In 2015, Jax auditioned for the fourteenth season of American Idol, with the song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles.[11] She sang "Toxic" by Britney Spears for her first solo audition during Hollywood Week. Jax sang The Beatles' "Let It Be" for her final solo performance. She was the only contestant out of 80 to be declared safe immediately after the performance.[10] In April 2015, Jax became New Jersey's most successful American Idol contestant.[12] She performed Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" with Steven Tyler during the show's season finale.[13] Jax finished third in the competition, and her first single, "Forcefield", was released following the finale.[14] In July 2015, Jax and the other top five American Idol contestants began the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2015.[15] The tour began in Clearwater, Florida and ended on August 28, 2015, in Riverside, California. The top 3 all released a single each, the top 4 all released an extended play each, American Idol Season 14: Best of Jax - EP, and the season 14 top 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5 all released a contribution each.
Performances
[edit]Week | Theme | Song(s) | Original artist(s) | Result |
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Auditions | Contestant's choice | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | The Beatles | Advanced |
Hollywood Week | Most memorable auditions; Selected to Perform | "Toxic" | Britney Spears | |
Hollywood Week | Hollywood round | N/a | N/a | |
Hollywood Week | Group Round | "Drive By" with Alexis Glanville, Sal Valentinetti, Kelley Kime and Monica | Train | |
Hollywood Week | Solo round | "Let It Be" | The Beatles | |
House of Blues (Top 48) | Contestant's choice | "You and I" | Lady Gaga | |
Top 24 | Contestant's choice | "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" | Cher | Safe |
Top 16 | Music of Motown | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | |
Top 12 | "Back to the Start" | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | The Beatles | |
Top 11 | Party Songs | "Blank Space" | Taylor Swift | |
Top 11 (Redux) | Songs from the Movies | "Grow Old with You" from The Wedding Singer | Adam Sandler | |
Top 9 | Songs from the 1980s | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Bon Jovi | |
Top 8 | Kelly Clarkson | "Beautiful Disaster" | Kelly Clarkson | |
Top 7 | Billboard Hot 100 | "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga | |
Top 6 | American Classics | "Piece of My Heart" "Beat It" |
Janis Joplin Michael Jackson | |
Top 5 | Arena Anthems | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" "White Flag" |
Jet Dido | |
Top 4 | Judges' Hometown Contestant's own soul |
"Empire State of Mind" "Human" |
Alicia Keys Christina Perri | |
Top 3 | Scott Borchetta's Choice Judges' Choice Hometown's Choice |
"My Generation" "My Immortal" "Misery Business" |
The Who Evanescence Paramore |
Eliminated |
Post-Idol
[edit]Jax's first post-Idol recording, "La La Land", was released on January 6, 2016.[16] The video for "La La Land", her first music video, was released later that day. "La La Land" is about Jax's experience on American Idol.[17]
In 2017 she released the EP, Funny, which charted at number 17 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums.[18]
In 2018, Jax was invited to perform at the White House's Independence Day celebration.[19] This caused some controversy, due to feelings surrounding Trump's presidency at the time. Jax then appeared on Fox and Friends to defend her decision to perform at the White House, calling criticism of her White House appearance "vulgarity" and "bullying" rather than political commentary.[20] She continued to explain that she comes from a "really patriotic family", and that she was intending on honoring the troops during this celebration without listening to the "pettiness" coming from public forums.[21]
In January 2021, she signed a record deal with Atlantic Records.[22] In October 2021, her song "Like My Father" debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Adult Pop Airplay, her first song to chart on Billboard's charts.[23]
In November 2021, Jax posted a dramatic TikTok reading of her ex-boyfriend's apology text messages after he cheated on her. The reading was accompanied with music by Lindsey Stirling.[24] Jax and Stirling say they received hundreds of similar text messages from fans, and plan to turn them into a TikTok series.[25]
In 2022, she released her single "Victoria's Secret." Victoria's Secret charted at number thirty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as being certified Gold in the United States. It also charted in Australia, Ireland, Canada, Sweden, and New Zealand.[26] Her next single, "Cinderella Snapped"[27], did not chart in the Hot 100. In October 2023, Jax joined Canadian rock band Simple Plan for a re-recorded version of the track "Iconic" from their 2022 album Harder Than It Looks.[28] In 2024, Jax joined Simple Plan on their Australian tour, with We the Kings and Boys Like Girls.[29] On June 28, 2024, she released her debut studio album Dear Joe,.
Personal life
[edit]In August 2016, Jax revealed that she was battling thyroid cancer,[2] but has since been declared cancer-free.[citation needed]
Jax married Brave Gregg in November 2023.[30]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Details |
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Dear Joe, |
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Extended plays
[edit]Title | Details |
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Funny |
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Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [31] |
US Adult [32] |
US Pop [33] |
AUS [34] |
CAN [35] |
NZ Hot [36] |
UK [37] |
WW [38] | ||||||
"Forcefield" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | American Idol Top 3 Season 14 | |||
"La La Land"[39] | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Come Home to Me"[40] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Can't Believe I Shaved My Legs for This"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Papercuts"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Bitchcraft" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Ring Pop" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"90s Kids"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Like My Father"[44] | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dear Joe, | ||||
"I Feel Like a Kid Again"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
"To All the Boys I've Loved Before"[47] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"U Love U" (featuring Jvke)[48] |
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"Victoria's Secret" | 35 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 46 | 25 | 33 | 109 | Dear Joe, | ||||
"Cinderella Snapped"[51] | 2023 | — | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
"Zombieland" (featuring Hardy)[52] |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dear Joe, | |||
"A Song for Chelsea" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"Iconic"[53] (Simple Plan featuring Jax) |
2023 | Non-album single |
Writing credits
[edit]Year | Song | Artist | Co-writer(s) | Album |
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2023 | "Scam Likely" | Jes Hudak | Jessica Lynn Hudak[54] | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Awards | Year | Nominee | Category | Result | Ref. |
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IHeartRadio Music Awards | 2022 | Herself | Social Star Award | Nominated | [55] |
TikTok Songwriter of the Year | Won | ||||
2023 | Best New Pop Artist | Won | [56] |
References
[edit]- ^ Makin, Cheryl (May 29, 2017). "Jax in her 'happy place' with upcoming Jersey show". My Central Jersey. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
During the tour's stop in New Orleans, Jax turned 21 — on May 5 (Cinco de Mayo) [2017]
- ^ a b Lovece, Frank (August 8, 2016). "'American Idol' singer Jax battling thyroid cancer". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
Atlantic Beach-raised singer Jackie Miskanic aka Jax...
- ^ Olivier, Bobby (February 19, 2015). "Passionate East Brunswick teen raises rare Jersey flag on 'American Idol'". NJ.com (NJ Advance Media). Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
Jax's family — parents John and Jill Miskanic, Jax, and her brother Matt — moved to New Jersey in 2005 from Atlantic Beach, Long Island, where Jax (born Jacqueline Miskanic)
- ^ "American Idol Contestant Jackie "Jax" Cole Wins Over America with Her Touching 9/11 Story". Bustle. January 15, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
Growing up on Long Island...
- ^ "Hamill: Soulful New Yorker competes on 'American Idol'". Daily News. New York City. February 3, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
...she's 18 and she grew up on Long Island and in Jersey, the daughter of an FDNY firefighter and a city public-school teacher.
- ^ "About Jax". American Idol official site (Fox Broadcasting). February 17, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Hamill: Jersey girl makes good as 'Idol' star Jax embraces life in spotlight". Daily News. New York City. May 23, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ Makin, Cheryl (March 10, 2015). "Jax keeping it real on American Idol". Courier News. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
Home schooled since the eighth grade, Jax left the township school system to pursue her musical dreams. She performed, toured, took voice lessons with a renowned vocal coach (same as Lady Gaga) and practiced nonstop in her basement recording studio.
- ^ "East Brunswick's Jax to sing at White House on July 4; just back from Israel".
- ^ a b Makin, Cheryl (February 3, 2015). "Jax on 'American Idol': 'Showcase Week' begins tonight". MyCentralJersey.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ Gamboa, Glenn (March 11, 2015). "'American Idol' Top 12: Jax is sole LIer selected". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "'American Idol' 2015 elimination: N.J. singer Jax gets the ax". May 12, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "'American Idol' Finale: Jax Gets Closure Rocking Out With Steven Tyler". Billboard. May 13, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Jax is ready to be crowned the next 'American Idol'". Courier News. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ "American Idol 2015! Live Tour Dates Announced". Billboard. April 14, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ Spadea, Bill (January 4, 2016). "Jax peels back the curtain with new single 'LaLaLand'". WKXW. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ Jax in Bronson, Fred (January 7, 2016). "'American Idol' Alum Jax Addresses 'Sometimes Bitter' TV Experience in 'La La Land' Video: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
[I]t was the platform of a lifetime and it opened up all these doors for me. ... But at the same time it's not as glamorous as it looks. People don't know. There are things I'm sometimes bitter about, about the way things were handled. ... [The song is] the closest I can give you to a backstage pass.
- ^ "Jax – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Makin, Cheryl (2018). "East Brunswick's Jax to sing at White House on July 4; just back from Israel". My Central Jersey.
- ^ "'American Idol' star defends accepting White House invite". YouTube. July 3, 2018.
- ^ "American Idol star defends accepting White House invite". YouTube. July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Jax announces record deal with Atlantic Records". Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Adult Pop Airplay for the week of October 30, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ Ritschel, Chelsea (November 5, 2021). "Woman performs dramatic reading of ex's 'BS apology' text to 'sad' violin music". The Independent. Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ Naftulin, Julia (November 8, 2021). "A woman turned her ex's cheating apology into a viral TikTok song with a sad violin accompaniment". Insider. Insider Inc. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Jax's Hit Song "Victoria's Secret" Dissects All That's Wrong with the Company It's Titled After". December 29, 2022.
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- 21st-century American singers
- Singers from New Jersey
- Singers from New York (state)
- American Idol participants
- American TikTokers
- People from East Brunswick, New Jersey
- People from Atlantic Beach, New York
- 21st-century American women singers
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Croatian descent
- American people of Jewish descent
- Jewish American songwriters