Johnny Orlando
{{Short description|Canadian pop singer (born 2003)}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2020}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Johnny Orlando
| image = JohnnyOrlandoOslo2024.jpg
| caption = Orlando in 2024
| birth_name = John Vincent Orlando{{cite web|url=https://rivenmaster.com/johnnyo-mazing-youngster-and-youtube-phenomenon/|title=JohnnyO-Mazing Youngster and YouTube Phenomenon|date=November 18, 2012 |publisher=Rivermaster.com|access-date=January 29, 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|1|24}}
| birth_place = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|teen pop|dance pop}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actor}}
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = {{Flatlist|
}}
| website = {{URL|johnnyorlandomusic.com}}
}}
John Vincent Orlando (born January 24, 2003) is a Canadian singer and actor. He 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.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/johnny-orlando-singer-songwriter-toronto-1.4674253 "Johnny Orlando, Toronto teen signed to major label, ready to take centre stage"]. CBC News, May 23, 2018. 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 four times in 2019,[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/shawn-mendes-and-the-weeknd-lead-the-2019-juno-nominations-1.4992669 "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations" CBC Music, January 29, 2019] 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Orlando's debut studio album All the Things That Could Go Wrong was released on August 19, 2022.
Early life
Johnny Orlando was born in Mississauga, Ontario on January 24, 2003.
Career
Darian made a YouTube channel for Johnny, "JohnnyOsings" on December 5, 2011, and posted a cover of him singing "Mistletoe". 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.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/rising-canadian-star-johnny-orlando-020454269.html|title=Rising Canadian star Johnny Orlando talks career start, acting|agency=Associated Press|date=March 26, 2021|publisher=Yahoo.com|accessdate=May 1, 2021}} 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.
His debut EP, VXIIXI was released in 2015 when he was 12 years old. In 2017, a YouTube video was posted by Glamour showing P!nk viewing his cover of her song “Just Give Me a Reason”, in which the singer noted he had “incredible voice control.” He signed with Universal Music Canada on May 18, 2018,{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/johnny-orlando-signs-record-deal-universal-music-canada-1202814088/|title=Johnny Orlando, YouTube and Social Media Star, Signs With Universal Music Canada|magazine=Variety|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2019}} and has released singles such as "Day and Night" and "What If" (both featuring Mackenzie Ziegler),{{cite web |last1=Croezen |first1=Alyssa |title=Johnny Orlando And Mackenzie Ziegler On Their New Single 'What If', Dating Rumours And Upcoming Summer Tour |url=https://etcanada.com/news/332916/johnny-orlando-and-mackenzie-ziegler-on-their-new-single-what-if-and-upcoming-summer-tour/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719170824/https://etcanada.com/news/332916/johnny-orlando-and-mackenzie-ziegler-on-their-new-single-what-if-and-upcoming-summer-tour/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 19, 2018 |website=ET Canada |access-date=30 May 2018 |date=30 May 2018}} "Last Summer",[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8479170/johnny-orlando-last-summer-music-video-exclusive "Johnny Orlando Has a Perfect Summer Day in 'Last Summer' Music Video: Exclusive Premiere"]. Billboard, October 10, 2018. "Waste My Time", "All These Parties", "Phobias", "See You" and "Everybody Wants You". His second EP, Teenage Fever, was released on March 15, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://musicmayhemmagazine.com/johnny-orlando-announces-debut-ep-teenage-fever-plots-headlining-tour-drops-new-single-sleep/|title=Johnny Orlando Announces Debut EP, Teenage Fever, Plots Headlining Tour & Drops New Single "Sleep"|magazine=Music Mayhem Magazine|date=February 15, 2019|author=Wendowski, Andrew}}[http://tigerbeat.com/2019/01/johnny-orlando-ep-annoucement/ "Johnny Orlando Announces Completed EP"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626105843/https://tigerbeat.com/2019/01/johnny-orlando-ep-annoucement/ |date=June 26, 2022 }}. Tiger Beat, January 25, 2019. 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.[http://tigerbeat.com/2019/02/johnny-teenage-fever-tour/ "JOHNNY ORLANDO ANNOUNCES ‘TEENAGE FEVER’ TOUR"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029135008/http://tigerbeat.com/2019/02/johnny-teenage-fever-tour/ |date=October 29, 2021 }}. Tiger Beat, February 15, 2019. It was supported by his close friends Hayden Summerall and Gus McMillan.[http://tigerbeat.com/2019/03/johnny-orlando-tour/ "JOHNNY ORLANDO ANNOUNCES TEENAGE FEVER TOUR OPENING ACTS HAYDEN SUMMERALL, ANGELINA AND GUS"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029133314/https://tigerbeat.com/2019/03/johnny-orlando-tour/ |date=October 29, 2021 }}. Tiger Beat, March 3, 2019.
It was announced that MTV had signed a deal for consumer products with Orlando at the end of July 2020.{{cite magazine |last1=Eggertsen |first1=Chris |title=The Deals: MTV Signs Talent Agreement With Johnny Orlando, Shania Twain Makes 'Texas'-Sized Detour |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/deals-mtv-johnny-orlando-shania-twain-heart-of-texas/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 14, 2020 |date=August 6, 2020}} On October 23, 2020, he announced his third EP, It's Never Really Over was released.{{cite web |title=JOHNNY ORLANDO ANNOUNCES NEW EP, IT'S NEVER REALLY OVER FOR OCTOBER 23 |url=http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/johnny-orlando-announces-new-ep-its-never-really-over-for-october-23/ |website=Umusic |access-date=October 16, 2020 |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311134746/https://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/johnny-orlando-announces-new-ep-its-never-really-over-for-october-23/ |url-status=dead }}
In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230302170512/https://etcanada.com/news/972900/feel-out-loud-alessia-cara-serena-ryder-more-canadian-artists-collaborate-on-new-single-promoting-youth-mental-health-initiative/ "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative"]. Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023.
Influences
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Orlando has cited Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes among his primary musical inspirations.{{Cite web|title=Teen pop star Johnny Orlando wants Justin Bieber on his live series|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/teen-pop-star-johnny-orlando-wants-justin-bieber-on-his-live-series/1798778|website=Outlook|access-date=May 14, 2020}} He is also inspired by Billie Eilish as well as other Canadian artists such as Drake, The Weeknd, and Alessia Cara. Orlando has also shared that his dad played Pearl Jam and Otis Redding in the car, which helped cultivate his songwriting skills.{{cite web |last1=Klonowski |first1=Lauren |title=Johnny Orlando: The Power of a YouTube Channel |url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/johnny-orlando-beyond-the-stage/ |website=Beyond the Stage Magazine |date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=August 19, 2020}}
Discography
=Albums=
- All the Things That Could Go Wrong (2022)
=EPs=
- VXIIXI (2015)
- Teenage Fever (2019)
- It's Never Really Over (2020)
- The Ride (2024)
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Single
! rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" | Year ! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:3.5em;" | CAN ! style="width:3.5em;" | CAN ! style="width:3.5em;" | CAN CHR ! style="width:3.5em;" | CAN |
| scope="row" | "Let Go"
| rowspan="3" |2016 | — || — || — || — | | rowspan="7" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Day & Night" {{small|(with Mackenzie Ziegler)}} | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Missing You"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Thinking About You"
| rowspan="3" | 2017 | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Everything"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "The Most"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "What If (I Told You I Like You)" {{small|(with Mackenzie Ziegler)}} | rowspan="2" | 2018 | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Last Summer"
| — || — || — || — | | rowspan="3"| Teenage Fever |
| scope="row" | "Sleep"
| rowspan="4" | 2019 | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Piece of my Heart"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "All These Parties"
| — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Mistletoe"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Phobias"
| rowspan="6" | 2020 | — || — || — || — | | It's Never Really Over |
| scope="row" | "Lean On Me" {{small|(with ArtistsCAN)}} | 13 || 6 || 15 || 11 | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "See You"
| — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2"| It's Never Really Over |
| scope="row" | "Everybody Wants You"
| 61 || 14 || 20 || 14 | |
| scope="row" | "Last Christmas"
| — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Adelaide"
| — || — || — || — | | It's Never Really Over |
| scope="row" | "I Don't" {{small|(with Dvbbs)}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/i-dont-single/1557664406 |title=I Don't - Single by Johnny Orlando & DVBBS on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=March 27, 2021}} | rowspan="5" | 2021 | — || — || 46 || — | | rowspan="2" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Daydream"
| — || — || 40 || — | |
| scope="row" | "It's Alright"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "You're Just Drunk"{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CVkypOWjHu8/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CVkypOWjHu8 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title= You're Just Drunk|publisher= Johnny Orlando|access-date=October 29, 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web |last=Villarroel |first=Jatniel |date=2021-11-18 |title=Johnny Orlando: Surreal To Me Vanity Teen 虚荣青年 Lifestyle & New Faces Magazine |url=https://www.vanityteen.com/johnny-orlando-surreal-to-me/ |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.vanityteen.com |language=en-GB}}
| — || — || — || — | | All the Things That Could Go Wrong |
| scope="row" | "How Can It Be Christmas"
| — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Someone Will Love You Better"
| rowspan="4" | 2022 | — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4" | All the Things That Could Go Wrong |
| scope="row" | "Blur"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Fun Out of It" {{small|(with Benee)}} | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "If He Wanted to He Would"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "When I'm Gone" {{small|(with Ali Gatie)}} | rowspan="8" | 2023 | — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Anywhere with You"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Boyfriend"
| — || — || — || — | | rowspan="6" | The Ride |
| scope="row" | "July"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "A Man Like Me"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Party for Two"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Close to You"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Thinking of Me"
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Wait for You"
| rowspan="3" | 2024 | — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Untouched" {{small|(with Toby Gad)}} | — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Temptation"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/temptation-single/1778326298 |title=Temptation - Single by Johnny Orlando on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=December 8, 2024}}
| — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Famous"
| rowspan="1" | 2025 | — || — || — || — | |
| colspan="8" style="font-size:smaller;"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
=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=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;" |
| Year
!Series !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2018–2020
|Sam |Main role |
| 2018
|Sam |Episode: "Seven Minutes in Heaven" |
| 2018
|Sam |Episode: "Work from Home" |
Filmography
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of performances and appearances by Johnny Orlando in television, film and on the web ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes/{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| 2014–2019
| Oliver | Voice{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-to-Wish-World/dp/B00I3MQ6N2 |title=Watch Wishenpoof - Season 1 |access-date=2 December 2022 |work=Amazon Prime Video}} |
| 2015–2016
| Whyatt Beanstalk/Super Why | Voice (season 3) |
| 2017
| Travis Barclay |
| 2018
| Voice, English version{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owQco1DZl5g |title=Johnny Orlando Talks All Things 'Pinocchio' |work=J-14 Magazine |via=YouTube}} |
| 2018–2020
| Sam | |
| 2020
| Himself (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
| Himself | |
Awards and nominations
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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