Johnny Orlando

John Vincent Orlando (born January 24, 2003) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, vlogger and voice artist. Orlando first received attention on social media by posting covers of pop songs by artists such as Austin Mahone, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Shawn Mendes to his YouTube channel.[2] In 2019, Orlando was nominated for the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. He has also won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Canadian Act twice, in 2019[3] and 2020.

Johnny Orlando
Orlando performing at Die Cantine in Cologne in 2019
Background information
Birth nameJohn Vincent Orlando[1]
Born (2003-01-24) January 24, 2003
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • tuba
  • drums
Years active2011–present
Labels
Websitejohnnyorlandomusic.com

He signed with Universal Music Canada on May 18, 2018,[4] and has released singles such as "Day and Night" and "What If" (both featuring Mackenzie Ziegler),[5] "Last Summer",[6] "Waste My Time", "All These Parties", "Phobias", "See You" and "Everybody Wants You".

His debut EP, VXIIXI was released in 2015 when he was just 12 years old. His second EP, Teenage Fever, was released on March 15, 2019.[7][8] Orlando embarked on his second headlining North American tour in support of the EP, beginning on April 29, 2019, in Chicago and ending on May 22, 2019, in Vancouver.[9] It was supported by his close friends Hayden Summerall and Gus McMillan.[10]

It was announced that MTV had signed a deal for costumer products with Orlando at the end of July 2020.[11] In October 2020, he announced that his third EP, It's Never Really Over would be released on October 23, 2020.[12]

Early life

Johnny Orlando was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on January 24, 2003. His father, Dale Vincent Orlando, is a lawyer and his mother, Meredith Orlando, is a housewife. Orlando has three sisters: his eldest sister, Madison, has a YouTube channel on which she regularly posts about her diet and health routine, the second eldest, Darian, helps Johnny with songwriting and promotion and the youngest, Lauren Orlando is a vlogger, YouTuber, singer, and an aspiring actress. Orlando is of Italian descent.

Career

Orlando made a YouTube channel, "JohnnyOsings" in December 6, 2011 and posted a cover of himself singing "Mistletoe" with the help of his elder sister, Darian Orlando. Orlando and his sister recorded it in their bathroom because their bathroom had good acoustics. Initially, they expected at most 100 views, but to their surprise, the video went viral and got more than 100,000 views in a month. Citing the initial success of the first video, he and his sister continued posting covers of famous musical artists like Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Austin Mahone, and Selena Gomez on his YouTube channel while Darian directed, shot, produced and edited all his videos.

Artistry

Influences

Orlando has cited Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes among his primary musical inspirations.[13] He also stated that he looks up to Billie Eilish, Drake, The Weeknd, Alessia Cara and other fellow Canadian musicians and looks forward to collaborating with either of them in future. In recent interviews,[14] he's also shared that his dad played Pearl Jam and Otis Redding in the car, which helped cultivate his songwriting skills.

Discography

EPs

  • VXIIXI (2015)
  • Teenage Fever (2019)
  • It's Never Really Over (2020)
  • Its My Birthday (2021)

Singles

  • "Summertime" (2012)
  • "Never Give Up" (2013)
  • "Replay" (2013)
  • "Found My Girl" (2014)
  • "Let Go" (2016)
  • "Day & Night" (with Mackenzie Ziegler) (2016)
  • "Missing You" (2016)
  • "Thinking About You" (2017)
  • "Everything" (2017)
  • "The Most" (2017)
  • "What If(I told you I like you)" (with Mackenzie Ziegler) (2018)
  • "Last Summer" (2018)
  • "Sleep" (2019)
  • "Sleep (Banx & Ranx Remix) (2019)
  • "All These Parties" (2019)
  • "Mistletoe" (2019)
  • "Phobias" (2020)
  • "See You" (2020)
  • "Everybody Wants You" (2020)
  • "Last Christmas" (2020)
  • "Everybody Wants You (Shift K3Y Remix) (2020)

Collaborations

  • "Big Like You" (2017) (Bunyan & Babe soundtracks)
  • "Christmas Fever" (2017) (with Bars and Melody)
  • "We Change the World" (2017) (with Raina Harten)
  • "Keep On Trying" (2018) (with Sylwia PrzyBysz)

Web

Year Series Role Notes
2018–2020 Total Eclipse Sam Main role in season 1–5
2018 Chicken Girls Sam Episode: "Seven Minutes in Heaven"
2018 Baby Doll Records Sam Episode: "Work from Home"

Filmography
Year Title Role
2015-2016 Super Why! (Season 3) Whyatt Beanstalk/Super Why (voice)
2017 Bunyan and Babe Travis (voice)
2018 Pinocchio Pinocchio (voice, English version)
2018–2020 Total Eclipse Sam
2020 The Substitute Himself (as the substitute teacher)
2020 All That Himself (guest performer)
2020 Group Chat with Annie & Jayden Himself
2020 For the Record:The Broken Hearts Tour Himself
2021 Nickelodeon's Unfiltered Himself

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Music Web Star Nominated
2017 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Viral Music Artist Nominated
2018 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Musical YT Creator Nominated
2019 Juno Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Music Web Star Nominated [15]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Canadian Act Won [16]
2020 Kids Choice Awards Favorite Social Music Star Nominated [17]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Canadian Act Won

References
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  2. "Johnny Orlando, Toronto teen signed to major label, ready to take centre stage". CBC News, May 23, 2018.
  3. "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations" CBC Music, January 29, 2019
  4. "Johnny Orlando, YouTube and Social Media Star, Signs With Universal Music Canada". Variety. May 18, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. Croezen, Alyssa (May 30, 2018). "Johnny Orlando And Mackenzie Ziegler On Their New Single 'What If', Dating Rumours And Upcoming Summer Tour". ET Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. "Johnny Orlando Has a Perfect Summer Day in 'Last Summer' Music Video: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard, October 10, 2018.
  7. Wendowski, Andrew (February 15, 2019). "Johnny Orlando Announces Debut EP, Teenage Fever, Plots Headlining Tour & Drops New Single "Sleep"". Music Mayhem Magazine.
  8. "Johnny Orlando Announces Completed EP". Tiger Beat, January 25, 2019.
  9. "JOHNNY ORLANDO ANNOUNCES ‘TEENAGE FEVER’ TOUR". Tiger Beat, February 15, 2019.
  10. "JOHNNY ORLANDO ANNOUNCES TEENAGE FEVER TOUR OPENING ACTS HAYDEN SUMMERALL ,ANGELINA AND GUS". Tiger Beat, March 3, 2019.
  11. Eggertsen, Chris (August 6, 2020). "The Deals: MTV Signs Talent Agreement With Johnny Orlando, Shania Twain Makes 'Texas'-Sized Detour". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  12. "JOHNNY ORLANDO ANNOUNCES NEW EP, IT'S NEVER REALLY OVER FOR OCTOBER 23". Umusic. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  13. "Teen pop star Johnny Orlando wants Justin Bieber on his live series". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  14. Klonowski, Lauren. "Johnny Orlando: The Power of a YouTube Channel". Beyond The Stage Magazine. Beyond The Stage Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  15. Alyssa Morin (August 11, 2019). "Teen Choice Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List". E!. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  16. Nordyke, Kimberly; Howard, Annie (November 3, 2019). "MTV EMAs: Taylor Swift, BTS, Billie Eilish Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  17. Bruce Haring (May 2, 2020). "Avengers: End Game, Stranger Things, Dwayne Johnson Among Winners At Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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