Jolan Gidney-Craigen (born 12 November 1993),[1] mononymously known as Jolan, is an English singer. He is best known for placing second in the fifth series of The Voice UK.[2]
Early life
Jolan Gidney-Craigen was born on 12 November 1993 in Bolton, England.[1] His mother died in 2014, which convinced him to re-audition for The Voice UK in 2016.[3]
Career
2014–16: The Voice UK
Jolan had previously performed a blind audition in the third series of The Voice UK, singing Labrinth and Emeli Sandé's "Beneath Your Beautiful", but failed to make any of the coaches turn for him and he was therefore eliminated straight away. In 2016, he auditioned again, performing Terence Trent D'Arby's "Wishing Well". Three out of the four coaches – Boy George, Paloma Faith and Ricky Wilson – turned for him and he elected to join Team Ricky. He went on to reach the final where he was defeated by Kevin Simm, who was also on Wilson's team.
| The Voice UK 2016 performances and results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Show | Song choice | Original artist | Result |
| Audition | "Wishing Well" | Terence Trent D'Arby | Advanced; joined Ricky Wilson's team |
| Battle Rounds | "Beat Surrender" (against Efe Udugba) | The Jam | Won the battle; advanced |
| Knockouts | "Never Tear Us Apart" | INXS | Advanced |
| Live Show 1 | "Yes" | McAlmont & Butler | Advanced |
| Live Show 2 | "Purple Rain" | Prince | Advanced |
| "The Power of Love" (with Ricky Wilson and Kevin Simm) | Huey Lewis and the News | ||
| Live Show 3 | "Heard It Through The Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | Runner-up |
| "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (with Ricky Wilson) | Lenny Kravitz | ||
| "All You Good Friends" | Kevin Simm | ||
2016–: Later career
Following The Voice UK, Jolan announced that he would be continuing his music career and had gone out to find a record label.
References
- ^ a b c "Gidney-Craigen Jolan - Birthday - Whitehaven News Announcements - Whitehaven News". Myfamilyannouncements.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC One - The Voice UK, Series 5 - Jolan". BBC. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Cumbrian singer Jolan is runner up of The Voice UK". News and Star. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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