Brandon Jones (singer)

Brandon Jones
Born	(1989-06-17) June 17, 1989 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Genres	Pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter, music producer
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Sound Of Pop
Website	www.brandonjonesweb.com

Brandon Jones (born June 17, 1989) is a Canadian singer/song writer from Quispamsis, New Brunswick. He was a competitor on season 4 of Canadian Idol, and was eliminated on August 1, 2006, placing him 8th.

Canadian Idol

Brandon auditioned for Canadian Idol in the city of his birth, St. John's, Newfoundland. . However he was never in the bottom three until his elimination on August 1, 2006. With the release of his first CD in June 2007, the singer/songwriter plans to continue performing.

Songs Brandon performed on Canadian Idol

Top 22: Lady (Kenny Rogers)
Top 18: Somebody to Love (Queen)
Top 14: Easy (The Commodores)
Top 10: California (Wave)
Top 9: Jumpin' Jack Flash (Rolling Stones)
Top 8: I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi)

Career after Canadian Idol

Brandon was signed to the independent record label, Sound Of Pop, becoming the third contestant from Canadian Idol season 4 to be signed. He released his album "All For You" on June 19, 2007. The album contains ten tracks, including a cover of "California" by Wave. Brandon's first single, "Stain Of You", did well on New Brunswick radio stations, and he toured the east coast during the summer of 2007. "Stain Of You" was also used in "It's Tricky", a 2007 episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation.^[1] His most recent single, from 2007,^[2] "Fallen" has received a lot of local air play time in his home town and surrounding areas. It is also currently listed as his most downloaded song on iTunes.

Personal life

Jones as of late 2010 resides in the city of Toronto, Ontario to focus on his budding music career. He recently graduated from Harris Institute and is still songwriting and singing. He plans on releasing an EP that consists of approximately 4 tracks in early 2011. Jones is currently focusing on recording local artists in his own recording studio.

All For You tracklist

1. Stain Of You
2. Chance For Love
3. In and Out
4. Fallen Out of love
5. If Only
6. California
7. September
8. Last Mistake Talking to You
9. Don't Give Up On Me Yet
10. Stain Of You (Remix feat. Bubbles Melanson)

References

↑ "Degrassi Season 7 Music Credits". CTV.ca. Oct 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
↑ Moore, Nick (November 1, 2008). "Brandon Jones promoting new album". TIMES & TRANSCRIPT. pp. F1. Retrieved 2009-03-25.

External links

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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