Jason Greeley

Jason Greeley
Birth name	Jason Greeley
Born	(1977-03-11) March 11, 1977
Origin	Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Royalty Records
Website	jasongreeley.com

Jason Greeley (March 11, 1977) is a singer/songwriter from Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador best known as a contestant on the 2nd season of Canadian Idol. He released his solo album, Live...Love...Sing... in 2005 and in late 2009 released his self-titled follow-up album. Jason is signed to Royalty Records out of Alberta. https://myspace.com/greeleyjason

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 an East Coast Music Award nomination for Country Album of the Year.^[1]

Canadian Idol

In season 2 of Canadian Idol, Greeley reached the top 4 round before being eliminated. At 27, he was the oldest of the top 10. Jason placed 3rd in his top 32 group behind Shane Wiebe and Manoah Hartmann but he qualified, along with Elena 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)" by Elton John
Toronto auditions: "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (duet with Danielle Falco)
Top 32: "Heaven" by Bryan Adams
Wildcard: "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" by Elton John
Top 10: "Cuts Like a Knife" by Bryan Adams (Canadian Hits)
Top 9: "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" by Elton John (British Invasion)
Top 8: "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (Rock 'n' Roll)
Top 7: "Easy" by The Commodores
Top 6: "Rainy Day People" by Gordon Lightfoot
Top 5: "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" by Robert Palmer (Summertime Hits)
Top 4: "I Won't Dance" by Frank Sinatra, "It Had To Be You" by Harry 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 with Sass Jordan)
8. Living For Nothing
9. Dreams
10. Tear Me Away

Reception

This album has sold a total of 12,000 copies.^[2]

Jason Greeley (2009)

1. Born That Way
2. Usually
3. Godbye Jersey
4. Around For A Reason
5. Get A Life
6. Slammin Doors
7. Good Part
8. Live Our Lives
9. Walk Away
10.Louder Than Words
11.Four Walls
12. What You Gotta Do(Dad's Song)

References

Canadian Idol

Seasons	1 (2003) 2 (2004) 3 (2005) 4 (2006) 5 (2007) 6 (2008)

Host	Ben Mulroney

Judges	Jake Gold Farley Flex Sass Jordan Zack Werner

Correspondents	Jon Dore (2003–2005) Elena Juatco (2006) Dave Kerr (2007) Jully Black (2008)

Winners	Ryan Malcolm Kalan Porter Melissa O'Neil Eva Avila Brian Melo Theo Tams

Winner's singles	"Something More" "Awake in a Dream" "Alive" "Meant to Fly" "All I Ever Wanted" "Sing"

Runners-up	Gary Beals Theresa Sokyrka Rex Goudie Mikey Bustos Craig Sharpe Jaydee Bixby Mitch MacDonald

Other alumni	Jacob Hoggard Dwight d'Eon Audrey De Montigny Toya Alexis Alissa White-Gluz Carly Rae Jepsen Tara Oram Sebastian Pigott Billy Klippert

Related articles	Finalists Idol series Top selling albums

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