Jordan Smith (musician)
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{For|people named Jordan Smith|Jordan Smith (disambiguation){{!}}Jordan Smith (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jordan Smith
| image = Jordan Smith 2016.jpg
| caption = Smith performing in 2016
| image_size = 225px
| birth_name = Jordan Mackenzie Smith
| alias =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|11|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Harlan, Kentucky, U.S.
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano|guitar}}
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|contemporary Christian|gospel}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| label = Republic/Universal
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| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|http://jordansmithofficial.com}}
}}
Jordan Mackenzie Smith (born November 4, 1993){{cite news|last=Elliott|first=Kevin|url=http://www.hamburgjournal.com/2016/02/meet-jordan-smith-harlan-kid-and-winner-of-the-voice/|title=Meet Jordan Smith: Harlan Kid and Winner of The Voice|work=Hamburg Journal|location=Lexington, Kentucky|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=March 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404161835/http://www.hamburgjournal.com/2016/02/meet-jordan-smith-harlan-kid-and-winner-of-the-voice/|archive-date=April 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} is an American gospel singer, songwriter, and musician from Harlan, Kentucky. Smith began singing in his church choir and continued through his college education at Lee University.
In 2015 he gained national recognition when he won season 9 of the singing competition The Voice. During his time on The Voice he was the show's 1st artist of the season to reach No. 1 in sales of pop songs in the iTunes Store, and set new sales marks on Billboard charts. In 2022, he represented Kentucky on the American Song Contest with the song "Sparrow," finishing third place.
Early life
Jordan Smith was born on November 4, 1993,{{cite web|title=#TeamJordan! In honor of my birthday, I will be doing a fifteen minute Q&A ...|url=https://twitter.com/JordanSmithLive/status/662031037241757696|author=Jordan Smtih (JordanSmithLive)|publisher=Twitter|access-date=November 25, 2015|date=November 4, 2015}} in Whitley County, Kentucky,{{cite news|last=McDonnell|first=Brandy|url=http://newsok.com/article/5467184|title=Video: Jordan Smith wins The Voice, and Republic Records already has his Complete Season 9 Collection available|work=The Oklahoman|location=Oklahoma City|date=December 16, 2015|access-date=April 15, 2016}} to Kelley and Geri Smith (née Saylor), both of whom are musicians. They raised him in the church choir at a young age, in the congregation of House of Mercy in the town of Wallins Creek, Kentucky.{{cite news|title=Kentuckian Jordan Smith credits his hometown of Harlan with his success on NBC's 'The Voice'|url=http://www.kentucky.com/living/family/article42623790.html|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|first=Rich|last=Copley|access-date=November 25, 2015|date=September 26, 2015}} Smith graduated from Harlan County High School.
In 2012, he won the Poke Sallet Idol competition at the annual Poke Sallet festival.
Smith attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, and was a member of the Lee University Singers.{{cite news|title=Who's nervous? Not Lee University's Jordan Smith on 'The Voice' |url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2015/nov/23/smith-not-hindered-nerves-voice/336799/|first=Susan|last=Price|work=Chattanooga Times Free Press|access-date=November 25, 2015|date=November 23, 2015}}
Career
=The Voice (2015)=
Smith came to national attention in 2015 during his participation on season 9 of The Voice. His audition performance of "Chandelier" led all four coaches to turn their chairs; Smith chose to be part of Adam Levine's team after Levine told him, "I think you're the most important person that's ever been on this show."{{efn|For season 9, the coaches were Levine, Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton.}}
Smith had auditioned for the show once before and was rejected. Even when he was accepted for the show, he had his doubts until the reactions started pouring in. "I [thought], 'Wow, people see something in me that honestly I didn't think was there.' I thought maybe I had fooled everyone! It took a lot of convincing for me to finally start seeing myself as a performer and artist." Smith said it was his performance of "Halo" during the live playoffs that allowed him to believe he had "something to say as an artist".{{cite web|last=Parker|first=Lyndsey|url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/39-the-voice-39-winner-jordan-smith-1326208435732534.html|title=The Voice Winner Jordan Smith: 'I Thought I Had Fooled Everyone!'|publisher=Yahoo! Music|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=December 22, 2015}} According to Slate, Smith was dubbed "the unicorn" during the show because his voice is "genderless and expansive ... as ambiguous as it is precise, quickly scaling and spelunking through octaves, never anything but perfectly on pitch."{{cite web|last=Showler|first=Suzannah|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/12/god_religion_and_jordan_smith_on_the_voice.html|title=The Voice From Above|work=Slate|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=December 24, 2015}}
For week two of the live shows, Smith began "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" by singing a cappella, then accompanied himself on piano;{{cite news|last=Pierce|first=Susan|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2015/nov/23/smith-not-hindered-nerves-voice/336799/|title=Who's nervous? Not Lee University's Jordan Smith on The Voice|work=Chattanooga Times Free Press|date=November 23, 2015|access-date=March 27, 2016}} the performance made Smith the first artist of the season to reach No. 1 in sales in the iTunes Store, ahead of "Hello" by Adele. "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" landed on the Billboard magazine charts as well; it placed at No. 30 on the Hot 100, and was No. 1 on the Christian Songs chart for two straight weeks. He was again No. 1 on Christian Songs with his recording of "Hallelujah", which entered the Hot 100 chart at No. 61.
Smith chose Queen's "Somebody to Love" for his semi-final song. After the performance, Levine commented, "I don't need to say anything at all because that's one of the best things I've ever seen in my entire life."{{efn|Moments earlier, Levine had taken the stage to hug Smith and literally declare the performance "a 'drop the mic' moment."{{cite news|last=Armstrong|first=Christy|url=http://clevelandbanner.com/stories/jordan-smithmakes-top-4on-the-voice,23744|title=Jordan Smith makes top 4 on The Voice|work=Cleveland Daily Banner|date=December 9, 2015|access-date=January 8, 2016}}}} Within 30 minutes, the single was the best selling song in the iTunes Store, knocking "Hello" from the top spot for a second time.{{cite web|last=Maslow|first=Nick|url=http://www.people.com/article/jordan-smith-the-voice-somebody-love-adele|title=The Voice{{'}}s Jordan Smith Tops Adele on iTunes – Watch His Performance Now!|work=People|date=December 8, 2015|access-date=December 23, 2015}}
"Mary, Did You Know?" was Smith's choice for the final competition show. It became his second consecutive performance to reach the top of the iTunes Store, bumping "Hello" a third time.{{cite web|last=Slezak|first=Michael|url=http://tvline.com/2015/12/14/the-voice-season-9-finale-predictions-jordan-jeffery-emily-ann-barrett/|title=The Voice Season 9 Finale Preview: Can Jordan Be Stopped? We Weigh the Pros and Cons of the Top 4!|website=TVLine|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=January 8, 2016}}{{efn|The week before, Smith had missed his third opportunity when "Hallelujah" peaked at No. 2, prompting Levine to complain jokingly about "that pesky Adele."}} For the results finale, Smith teamed up with Usher and sang David Guetta's "Without You". At the end of the broadcast, Smith was declared the winner of season nine, earning US$100,000 and a Republic Records recording contract.{{Cite news|title=Harlan County's Jordan Smith wins 'The Voice'|url=http://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article49981125.html|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=December 24, 2015}}
- {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
class="wikitable" style="width:90%;text-align:center;" |
scope="col" | Stage
! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Original Artist ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Order ! scope="col" | Result |
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scope="row" | Blind Auditions
| "Chandelier" | Sia | Sept. 21, 2015 | 1.6 | All four chairs turned; |
scope="row" | Battles (Top 48)
| "Like I Can" (vs. Regina Love) | Oct. 12, 2015 | 7.1 |rowspan=2|Saved by Adam |
scope="row" | Knockouts (Top 32)
| "Set Fire to the Rain" (vs. Viktor Király) | Adele | Oct. 26, 2015 | 11.6 |
scope="row" | Live Playoffs (Top 24)
| style="background:gold;" | "Halo" | Beyoncé | Nov. 9, 2015 | 15.12 | rowspan=5| Saved by Public Vote |
scope="row" | Live Top 12
| style="background:gold;" | "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" | Nov. 16, 2015 | 18.11 |
scope="row" | Live Top 11
| style="background:gold;" | "Who You Are" | Jessie J | Nov. 23, 2015 | 20.9 |
scope="row" | Live Top 10
| style="background:gold;" | "Hallelujah" | Nov. 30, 2015 | 22.7 |
scope="row" | Live Semifinals (Top 9)
| style="background:gold;" | "Somebody to Love" | Queen | Dec. 7, 2015 | 24.9 |
scope="row" rowspan="3" | Live Finale (Final 4)
| style="background:gold;"|"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | rowspan=3|Dec. 14, 2015 | 26.1 | rowspan=3 {{won|Winner}} |
style="background:gold;" | "God Only Knows" (with Adam Levine)
| 26.5 |
style="background:gold;"|"Mary, Did You Know?"
| 26.11 |
;Non-competition performances
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Song
! Collaborator(s) |
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"Diamonds"
|Amy Vachal, Chance Peña, Blaine Mitchell, Shelby Brown, Keith Semple |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
| Adam Levine, Amy Vachal and Shelby Brown |
"Lean On"
|Top 24 |
"Without You"
| Usher |
"Any Way You Want It"
| Amy Vachal, Evan McKeel, Korin Bukowski, Mark Hood and Regina Love |
=After ''The Voice''=
As of December 2015, Jordan Smith was the highest selling artist ever to compete on The Voice.{{cite magazine|last=Falcone|first=Dana Rose|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/18/voice-season-9-winner-jordan-smith-interview|title=Jordan Smith discusses his 'breakthrough moment' on The Voice and when fans can expect an album|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=December 18, 2015|access-date=December 23, 2015}} One week after his victory, Smith made history on Billboard{{'}}s Christian Songs chart; he became the first artist ever to hold the top two positions concurrently when his cover of "Mary, Did You Know?" overtook "Hallelujah" as the No. 1 song. Smith's version of "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" occupied the No. 8 spot at the same time, making him only the third artist ever to chart three songs in the top 10 simultaneously.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6814244/jordan-smith-the-voice-chart-history-hot-christian-songs|title=Voice Winner Jordan Smith Makes Chart History on Hot Christian Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=December 23, 2015}}
The Voice: Jordan Smith: The Complete Season 9 Collection was released in December 2015,{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Chuck|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/entertainment/columnists/chuck-campbell/tuned-in-review-voice-winner-jordan-smith-is-off-and-running-2770535f-6896-0cc5-e053-0100007fb8eb-363265611.html|title='Tuned In' review: Voice winner Jordan Smith is off and running|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=December 22, 2015|access-date=December 23, 2015}} entering the Billboard 200 albums chart at No. 11, earning "Hot Shot Debut" honors.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2016-01-02|title=Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2016|access-date=December 25, 2015}} Two tracks from the album debuted in the top ten on the Digital Singles chart; "Mary, Did You Know?" debuted at No. 1.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-songs/2016-01-02|title=Digital Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2016|access-date=December 25, 2015}}
Upon his return to Kentucky, Smith was named a Kentucky Colonel by the Secretary of State, at a parade in Smith's honor. He was also named the 2015 Kentucky Monthly Kentuckian of the Year.{{cite news|last=Asher|first=Joe P.|url=http://harlandaily.com/news/5826/smith-returns-home|title=Smith Returns Home|work=The Harlan Daily Enterprise|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204025047/http://harlandaily.com/news/5826/smith-returns-home|url-status=dead}} Harlan County Judge-Executive Dan Mosley said Smith's win had a huge impact on an area that is struggling to rebuild its economy. "Jordan may have single-handedly reversed negative stereotypes on our region that will help give us an economic bump.{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Jeff|url=http://harlandaily.com/news/6593/jordan-smiths-impact-on-harlan|title=Jordan Smith's impact on Harlan|work=Kentucky Monthly|via=The Harlan Daily Enterprise|date=January 25, 2016|access-date=February 3, 2016}} In January 2016, Smith was announced as grand marshal of the Kentucky Derby Festival Pegasus Parade in May.{{cite news|last=Adams|first=Kirby|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/2016/01/29/jordan-smith-gets-kentucky-derby-festival-gig/79517762/|title=Jordan Smith gets Kentucky Derby Festival gig|work=The Courier-Journal|location=Louisville, Kentucky|date=January 30, 2016|access-date=February 3, 2016}} That same month, he performed the national anthem alongside the Boston Pops Orchestra at the 2016 NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts featuring the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.
On January 6, 2016, Smith performed "You Are So Beautiful" alongside David Foster at the 42nd People's Choice Awards. During Smith's introduction, it was announced that The Voice took its third consecutive Favorite Competition TV Show award.{{cite magazine|last=Payne|first=Chris|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6835376/jordan-smith-you-are-so-beautiful-david-foster-2016-peoples-choice-awards|title=Jordan Smith Performs 'You Are So Beautiful' With David Foster at the 2016 People's Choice Awards: Watch|magazine=Billboard|date=January 6, 2016|access-date=January 7, 2015}}
The track listing for Smith's debut album was announced in February 2016;{{cite magazine|author=|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6874871/the-voice-jordan-smith-something-beautiful-stand-in-the-light|title=The Voice Winner Jordan Smith Announces Debut Album, Releases First Song "Stand In The Light"|magazine=Billboard|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2016}} Something Beautiful was released on March 18, debuted at No. 2 in sales in the iTunes Store,{{cite web|last=Cantor|first=Brian|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/03/18/gwen-stefani-jordan-smith-albums-claim-top-spots-on-us-itunes-sales-chart/|title=Gwen Stefani, Jordan Smith Albums Claim Top Spots On US iTunes Sales Chart|website=Headline Planet|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2016}} and took the top spot on March 22.{{cite news|last=Pierce|first=Susan|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2016/mar/22/jordan-smiths-album-tops-itunes-pop-album-chart/356551/|title=Jordan Smith's album tops iTunes' pop album chart|work=Chattanooga Times Free Press|date=March 22, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2016}} iTunes' staff praised Smith's "fearless, confident singing, which elevates even the simplest phrases into stirring statements".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/something-beautiful/1081883140|title=Something Beautiful: Jordan Smith|website=iTunes|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2016}} Jake's Take offered a B+ grade for "the connection that Jordan had with each and every individual track that is on Something Beautiful. I hope that for his sophomore attempt, Jordan and the Republic Records team find high quality original material" for Smith.{{cite web|last=Elyachar|first=Jacob|url=http://jakes-take.com/2016/03/new-music-releases-week-of-march-18-2016/|title=New Music Releases: Week of March 18, 2016|website=Jake's Take|date=March 19, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2016}} The Knoxville News Sentinel gave the album three stars (out of five) for its "entirely too cautious" approach and "safe but beautiful" songs. Smith's take on "You Are So Beautiful" is "embarrassingly sterilized"; his cover of "Beautiful", however, "is the album highlight as he taps into the life-affirming lyrics with touching gentleness".{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Chuck|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/entertainment/columnists/chuck-campbell/music-review-jordan-smith-plays-it-too-safe-on-beautiful-2e9785d8-1dc1-12d3-e053-0100007fd1e3-373111341.html|title=Music review: Jordan Smith plays it too safe on Beautiful|work=Knoxville News Sentinel|date=March 22, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2016}} Brittany Frederick of AXS wrote, "Voice fans who purchase the record won't be disappointed{{nbsp}}... but it still feels like the real Jordan Smith has yet to stand up."{{cite web|last=Frederick|first=Brittany|url=http://www.axs.com/album-review-the-voice-winner-jordan-smith-releases-something-beautifu-79154|title=Album review: The Voice winner Jordan Smith releases Something Beautiful|website=AXS|date=March 20, 2016|access-date=March 22, 2016}}
On May 3, 2018, Jordan Smith announced via his Instagram account that he wrote "Ashes" for the Deadpool 2 soundtrack, which was performed by Celine Dion.{{Cite news|url=http://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article210400344.html|title=Kentucky native writes new Celine Dion song for 'Deadpool 2'|work=kentucky|access-date=2018-05-04}} On March 28, 2022, Smith debuted an original song, "Sparrow", on American Song Contest, where he represented the state of Kentucky.{{Cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/television/2022/03/28/kentucky-singer-jordan-smith-returns-tv-american-song-contest/7196960001/|title=Kentucky native Jordan Smith writes 'Sparrow' for NBC's 'American Song Contest'|first=Kirby|last=Adams|website=The Courier-Journal}} He placed 3rd in the Grand Final.
Personal life
Smith proposed marriage to girlfriend Kristen Denny on January 1, 2016. "She's been there every step of the way," he said.{{cite web|last1=Maslow|first1=Nick|last2=Haas|first2=Mariah|url=http://www.people.com/article/jordan-smith-fiancee-kristen-denny-interview-peoples-choice|title=The Voice{{'}}s Jordan Smith: My Fiancée Has Supported Me 'Every Step of the Way' – Even at 'My Worst'|website=People|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=January 7, 2016}} They were married on June 25, 2016, in Middlesboro, Kentucky.{{cite news|last=Chiu|first=Melody|url=http://www.people.com/article/jordan-smith-voice-wedding|title=The Voice Star Jordan Smith Weds His Longtime Love Kristen Denny|work=People|date=June 25, 2016|access-date=June 25, 2016}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="3" scope="col" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Sales |
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scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"| US {{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6770499/jordan-smith/chart?f=305|title=Jordan Smith – Chart history (Billboard 200)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2016}} ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"| US Holiday ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"| CAN |
scope="row"| Something Beautiful
|
| 2 || — || 19 | |
scope="row"| ’Tis the Season
|
| 11 || 3 || 29 | |
scope="row"| Only Love
|
| —{{Efn|Only Love did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Top Album Sales|group=upper-alpha}}|| — || — | |
scope="row"| The People's Hymnal
|
| — || — || — | |
colspan="6" | {{small|"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not eligible.}} |
=Singles=
=Other charted songs=
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! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:2em;" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak{{nbsp}}chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="wdith:12em;"| Album |
scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"| US Christ ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"| US AC |
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scope="row"| "Amazing Grace"
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | 31 | — | Something Beautiful |
scope="row"| "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
| — | 17 | 'Tis the Season |
=Releases from ''The Voice''=
==Albums==
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scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Sales |
---|
scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"| US {{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6813934/adele-25-billboard-200-biggest-selling-album-since-2011|title=Adele's '25' Biggest-Selling Album Released Since 2011, Spends Fourth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|date=December 20, 2015|access-date=December 24, 2015}} ! scope="col" style="width:3.5em; font-size:90%;"| CAN |
scope="row"| The Voice: Jordan Smith: The Complete Season 9 Collection
|
| 11 || 48 | |
==Competition singles==
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rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Debut week sales |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:3.5em;"| US ! style="width:3.5em;"| US Christ
|
scope="row"| "Halo"
| rowspan="7"| 2015 | 88 || — | |
scope="row"| "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"
| 30 || 1 | |
scope="row"| "Hallelujah"
| 61 || 1 | |
scope="row"| "Somebody to Love"
| 21 || — | |
scope="row"| "Mary Did You Know"
| 24 || 1 | |
scope="row"| "Climb Every Mountain"
| 72 || — | |
scope="row"| "God Only Knows" {{small|(with Adam Levine)}} | 90 || — | |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.jordansmithofficial.com}}
- [http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/season-9/jordan-smith Jordan Smith The Voice artist profile]
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