Jordan Lynne Pruitt[2] (born May 19, 1991 in Loganville, Georgia) is an American recording artist. She started singing in church at age four and writing songs at age nine. After recording a demo album in 2006, Pruitt was discovered by producer Keith Thomas and later signed to Hollywood Records.
Pruitt's debut studio album, No Ordinary Girl, was released in February 2007, and included her first charting single, "Outside Looking In." The album peaked at number sixty-four on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Her second album, Permission to Fly, was released in August 2008.
Pruitt resides near Franklin, TN, when not on tour or in Los Angeles. She is currently writing and recording her third album and is managed by The Jonas Group.
[edit] Biography
[edit] 1991–2006: Early life
Pruitt was born and raised in Loganville, GA.[3] She started writing songs at nine.[1][3][4] In 2006, she recorded a demo album that was eventually discovered by producer Keith Thomas. Shortly after, Pruitt was signed to Hollywood Records.[1][4]
[edit] 2006–2009: No Ordinary Girl and Permission to Fly
In June 2006, Pruitt's debut single, "Outside Looking In," was released to promote the Disney Channel TV film Read It and Weep. Her debut studio album, No Ordinary Girl, was released on February 6, 2007[5] and peaked at number sixty-four on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.[6] Pruitt toured as the opening act for The Cheetah Girls in 2006 and the High School Musical cast, in 2007.
Pruitt's second studio album, Permission to Fly, was released on August 26, 2008.[7] The album was essentially a commercial failure; both it and its singles failed to appear on any chart probably due to the fact that the first release of the album was released only at Limited Too stores before finally being given a more expanded release one month after.
In 2008, Pruitt performed with the Tour of Gymnastics Superstars in places such as: Columbus, Ohio , Des Moines, IA, and Indianapolis, IN.
[edit] 2009–present: Third studio album
Pruitt's third studio album is set to be released in 2011. "Don't Lose Yourself", written by the Jonas Brothers,[8] is expected to be a track. Pruitt confirmed via Twitter that she has recorded two new songs "Collide" and "Best of Me". In the summer of 2010, Pruitt performed two new songs, "Shy Boy" and "Who's To Say", during her Make-a-Wish performance at the Grove LA and in St. Louis, MO.She also recorded the song "Take to the Sky" for the Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure soundtrack and covered "This Christmas" for All Wrapped Up Vol. 2. A collaboration with Nick Jonas is expected on the track "Don't Lose Yourself"
