◇ image via WikipediaAlexis Jordan
Alexis Jordan is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tomahawk Technique, Autumn, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. Those roots explain a lot about how Alexis Jordan arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Alexandra Burke, Nicole Scherzinger, Cheryl, Wynter Gordon and Kelly Rowland, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into JLS and Sean Paul, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Alexis Jordan, reaching back through Tomahawk Technique and forward to JLS. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Alexis Jordan is an American former singer and actress from Columbia, South Carolina. Jordan rose to fame as a contestant on the first season of America's Got Talent in 2006 at the age of 14. After being eliminated from the show, she began to upload cover songs to YouTube, which received millions of views. The exposure led Jordan to the attention of Norwegian production team Stargate and American rapper Jay-Z, who both went on to sign her to their joint label, StarRoc.
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Alexis Jordan connections
Alexis Jordan grew out of Tomahawk Technique, Autumn, Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston, shares an orbit with Alexandra Burke, Nicole Scherzinger, Cheryl and Wynter Gordon, went on to shape JLS and Sean Paul. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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