Jordan Gavet

Jordan Gavet is an Australian-New Zealand R&B singer of Samoan descent. Gavet debuted as a musician in 2019 through Sony Music New Zealand after over a decade of releasing demos to Soundcloud and YouTube. In 2023, her song "He Said", originally a demo from 2008, became a hit in New Zealand.

Biography
Gavet was born in Sydney, Australia, and spent her early life in Avondale in West Auckland, New Zealand. Gavet identifies most strongly as Samoan; her father is Samoan, and her mother has Samoan, English, Portuguese and Tokelauan heritage. Her parents were both born and raised in New Zealand, and her dad worked as a musician. Gavet moved back to Sydney for high school.

She began songwriting at 17, and in 2008 her father encouraged her to post a demo of her song "He Said" online. Gavet gained notoriety on Soundcloud and YouTube in the late 2000s and 2010s. In 2014, Gavet was featured on the album Blank Canvas: Wall & Piece by The Doqument, and on "One Night" by Fiji in 2015.

Gavet's Soundcloud was discovered by New Zealand hip-hop DJ P-Money in 2017, which led to her signing a record deal. In 2019, Gavet opened for Stan Walker during his New Zealand tour, and debuted as a soloist in 2019, with the single "Hesitation". At the 2020 Pacific Music Awards, Gavet won the award for Best Pacific Soul/R&B Artist due to "Hesitation".

In 2021, Gavet released her debut extended play Smoke, on which she collaborated with Australian R&B producer Willstah. At the 2021 Pacific Music Awards, Gavet won the Best Pacific Female Artist award, due to one of the singles released from Smoke, "Do Better". In late 2022, Gavet released a studio version of "He Said", which originated as a demo on her Soundcloud in 2008. The song was a hit in New Zealand in 2023, reaching number nine on the New Zealand artists' singles chart.

Inspirations
Gavet's musical influences include Prince, D'Angelo, Tina Turner and Pharrell Williams.