Since wowing the judges with her enchanting performance of Bob Dylan’s Just Like A Woman for her 2016 blind audition on The Voice, Jordan Gray has become the contestant we’ve all been rooting for and will appear on the main stage at Pride on August 6.
Gray is a Transgender recording artist, LGBT activist, indie author and contestant on The Voice UK 2016. Having failed to turn the chairs at her Blind audition, a rollercoaster series of events found her reinstated on #TeamPaloma and subsequently catapulted through to the show’s dazzling semi-final stage.
Promising a performance of wistful, whimsical, eclectic and electric brilliance Jordan is a sparkling addition to the Pride main stage lineup. Intelligent lyrics, lightning piano skills and a thunderous stage presence have carried her to the wily heights of pseudo-stardom in a matter of weeks.
Alongside her band Tall Dark Friend, Jordan is a seasoned performer, with tours in the UK and Scandinavia, chart topping podcasts and national radio appearances as well as a string of award-winning albums and music videos to her name. She is also an aspiring author, scientist, actress, journalist and Pokémon Master.
Asked what LGBT+ Pride meant to her Jordan said: “LGBT+ means different things to different people. There’s a lot of talk about whether or not the ‘T’ belongs there because ‘gender’ and ‘sexuality’ aren’t intrinsically linked. But why does that matter? Nobody ever said ‘LGBT+’ was an exclusively ‘sexual’ term. It’s an institution that harbours love and understanding, why on Earth would anybody want to dismantle that? Grab a couple of ‘L’s, throw in a ‘G’ or 2, a few ‘B’s and a snazzy little ‘T’ and you’ve got yourself a big old alphabet party. That’s what Pride is about for me and Brighton is the BIG ONE! I have never been so excited to get out in front of a specific group of people in my life. Brighton, I want you all!”
Jordan Gray is a woman destined to light up Brighton Pride this summer with style and grace and a woman set to own a piece of our hearts this summer.
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