Jordan Luck

{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2012}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Jordan Luck

|honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=NZL|size=100|MNZM}}

|image = Jordan Luck MNZM (cropped).jpg

|caption = Luck in 2012

|background =solo_singer

|birth_name = Jordan Luck

|alias =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1961|10|15}}{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Vicki |title=Whatever happened to Victoria?|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/80447990/whatever-happened-to-victoria-i-dont-knowwhoaohoh |accessdate=29 May 2016 |work=The Press |date=28 May 2016 |location=Christchurch |page=C5}}

| birth_place = Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada

|death_date =

|origin = Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand

|instrument = Vocals, guitar

|genre = Rock

|label = Mushroom Records

|associated_acts = The Exponents
Luck

|website = [http://www.jordanluckband.com www.jordanluckband.com]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070210165450/http://www.jordanluck.co.nz/ www.jordanluck.co.nz]

}}

Jordan William Hunter Luck {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=85%}} (born 15 October 1961) is the former lead singer and songwriter of the New Zealand rock band the Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada. His family moved to Tokarahi (near Oamaru) and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up. He attended University of Canterbury and College House. He is now in a band called The Jordan Luck Band.

At the 2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards on 18 September, Luck was named as the first inductee to the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.{{cite journal|url=http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/ps_pagename/newsitem/pi_newsitemid/2611 |title=APRA Awards full of surprises |journal=NZ Musician |date=19 September 2007 |accessdate=24 October 2010}} He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours.[http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/1045 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours List 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604202359/http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/1045 |date=4 June 2012 }}. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

In 2019, Luck would cover Al Park's "I Walked Away" for the covers collection Better Already - The Songs Of Al Park.{{cite web | url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/15493/Jordan-Luck-Announces-National-Tour--Covers-Al-Parks-I-Walked-Away.utr | title=Jordan Luck Announces National Tour + Covers al Park's 'I Walked Away' }} Park, a singer-songwriter sometimes credited as the father figure for the 'Lyttelton Sound' and the first guy to bring punk music to Otautahi,{{cite web | url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/19698/Al-Park-Shares-New-Album-Pony.utr | title=Al Park Shares New Album 'Pony' }} had featured in the video for "Victoria", a top ten hit in 1982 for Luck and his band The Dance Exponents.{{cite web | url=https://toiotautahi.org.nz/views/an-afternoon-with-jordan-luck/ | title=An Afternoon with Jordan Luck }}{{cite web | url=https://toiotautahi.org.nz/views/al-park/ | title=Al Park - A Lyttelton Legend }}

Also in 2019, Luck would tour New Zealand with The Jordan Luck Band, starting off at Peach & Porker in Te Awamutu on 23 February 2019 and ending the tour in Christchurch on 22 June 2019.{{cite web | url=https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/15493/Jordan-Luck-Announces-National-Tour--Covers-Al-Parks-I-Walked-Away.utr | title=Jordan Luck Announces National Tour + Covers al Park's 'I Walked Away' }}

Discography

= Singles =

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 | Year

! rowspan=2 | Single

!Peak chart
positions

! rowspan=2 | Album

NZ
2004

| "Here They Come, There They Go"

|align="center"| —

| rowspan="3"| Non-album singles

2009

| "How Is the Air Up There"

|align="center"| —

2010

| "Johnnie's Coin"

|align="center"| —

align=center colspan=4 | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

See also

Awards

=Aotearoa Music Awards=

The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.

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| 2007 || Jordan Luck || New Zealand Music Hall of Fame || {{yes2|inductee}} || {{cite web|url=https://www.musichall.co.nz/home/inductees/|title=HOME INDUCTEES|website=www.musichall.co.nz|access-date=16 August 2021}}

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| 2015 || Jordan Luck (as part of The Exponents) || New Zealand Music Hall of Fame || {{yes2|inductee}} || {{cite web|url=https://www.musichall.co.nz/home/inductees/|title=HOME INDUCTEES|website=www.musichall.co.nz|access-date=16 August 2021}}

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References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070111203134/http://www.jordanluck.co.nz/band/jordan.html Jordan Luck bio on Luck Website]

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