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Joseph Ryan Rivera Wei Salvoro-Patterson (born October 11, 1999), known professionally as Jay Salvoro is a Filipino-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who rose to fame after his debut single "All About You" went viral in the Philippines and eventually in the United States on the video sharing app TikTok. The song went on to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number one and made him into an overnight sensation. His debut extended play, "Alone on a Date" was released on December 16, 2022 to critical acclaim, and made him the only second artist next to Lil Nas X to have been nominated (and win) for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for an EP. His debut album, "SALVORO" is set to release in 2024.

Early Life
Joseph Ryan Rivera Wei Salvoro-Patterson was born in Las Vegas, Nevada to United States Navy Corpsman Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Jonathan Wei-Patterson and housekeeper Eden Rivera Salvoro. He the youngest of 3 children having two sisters from his mother's first marriage. He is of Filipino, African-American, and Chinese-American descent with his mom being full-blooded Filipina and his father being of mixed race (African-American and Chinese-American). His father was deployed 6 times to Iraq and Afghanistan and earned 2 Purple Hearts and a Silver Star for his heroic actions in the First Battle of Fallujah. Growing up, his father was absent for much of his childhood which resulted in the divorce of his parents and his mother having to take care of Salvoro and his sisters all alone. She worked in hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada where she eventually ended up in The Palazzo where she would become the Head of Housekeeping. Salvoro always had a great appreciation and interest in music. At age 5, his mother signed him up for piano and vocal lessons.

By the age of 10, Salvoro had already mastered piano, guitar, drums, and could also control his vocals well. While attending Dean E. Peterson Elementary School in the 5th Grade, he performed his first live show in front of an audience when he performed Bobby Day's hit "Rockin' Robin (song)" winning first place. From his performance, he earned an audition and spot for the magnet school K.O. Knudson Academy of the Fine and Visual Arts where he attended the 6th and 7th Grades. While attending there he proved to be a star student participating in choir, band, orchestra, and football where he played defensive tackle. While excelling academically, he was also doing free-lancing on the side by performing on the Las Vegas Strip performing music to tourists; usually earning him $200-$500 on the weekends and holiday. By the end of his 7th grade year, his mother had re-married and packed their bags and moved to Marana, Arizona.

Though hesitant at first, the move proved to be beneficial for Salvoro. He once again participated in the arts, but this time focused more on drama and choir. He excelled once again becoming the first chair in his choir for the tenor section, and would often perform the solos when needed. For his 14th birthday, his Mom gifted him a banjo and he learned it in less than a month. After his final year in middle school, he went on to attend Marana High School where he once again participated in choir, drama, and dance. Though he was involved in the choir he never made it past the lowest and beginning choir, and though he was in advanced drama he was never in any lead roles during their musicals. Though he was discouraged and could see the favoritism of the choir, he would still perform out of school and at the age of 15 became a regular musician for Hotel Congress in Downtown Tucson. He went on to perform until his final year of high school and played his final show a week before his graduation. On May 24, 2018 he graduated from Marana High School and would soon move to Los Angeles, California to attend the University of California, Los Angeles where he majored in Music Business and minored in Political Science.

2019–2021: Career Beginnings
After moving for college, Salvoro took a job as an office assistant for Charlie Puth and would eventually become one of his closest friends in LA. While working for Puth, Salvoro would learn how to record, write, and produce his own music. Though he valued the way modern music was made, Salvoro would record the instrumentals and then record his vocals on the playback of the instrumentals. Seeing his talent, Puth had given him an audition for Atlantic Records but was turned down for sounding "old-fashioned". Though Atlantic Records didn't initially sign him, they were hired as a Music Analyst. He was responsible for listening to unreleased music and would approve those that would be included in future projects, and ones that would become singles. While he maintained his job while attending UCLA, Salvoro would perform in LA and its surrounding suburbs. He would play his own original music and some covers of artists like Jackie Wilson, James Brown, Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley.

He would often get rave reviews and eventually found himself performing solo shows at the historic Troubadour (West Hollywood, California) and Whisky a Go Go every Saturday and Sunday. He would become comfortable with his stage presence. Though he wrote music that mirrored 50's and 60's classics, he started to perform more contemporary music which got more favorable reviews all around. Though his following grew on Soundcloud, and his fans became plenty he still wasn't signed to any label. After graduating early in 2021, Jay Salvoro became a full time Co-Lead Music Analyst for Atlantic Records. He worked with many artists, but mostly with Charlie Puth. He saw the creation of many of the hits on the Billboard Hot 100, but still yearned for a record contract. He once again asked Atlantic Records for an audition and he was finally offered a record contract.

2022-present: "All About You", "Alone on a Date", "SALVORO", and Arena Tour
In the summer of 2022, Atlantic Records saw an audience in the Philippines and released what would become Jay Salvoro's first hit All About You. The song is about a lover appreciating everything his significant other does for himself. The lyrics resonated with many Filipinos, mostly teens and it debuted on the Hits of the World Charts of the Philippines at number one. The song eventually made its way to the United States starting off as a trending sound on TikTok but would eventually become a hit with a powerful debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at number two and eventually becoming number one. It would spend 30 consecutive weeks at number one. On December 16, 2022, Salvoro released his debut EP "Alone on a Date". The extended play was released to critical and universal acclaim from music critics and fans alike. Many critics pointed out the production of the music, saying that the sounds of the real instruments along with modern techniques blend perfectly.

During the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, he was nominated for and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, the Grammy Award for Song of the Year, the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance, and the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, and the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. In all of the history of the Grammy Awards, he is the only known artist to win both Grammy Award for Album of the Year and Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for an extended play. After his Grammy Award wins, he went on to be the opening act for Charlie Puth's "One Night Only" tour in the North American, Europe, and ASEAN leg.

During the tour, Salvoro had announced his debut album "SALVORO" which would be released on his 25th birthday on October 11, 2024. The album, much like his extended play received universal acclaim from music critics and fans alike. The singles "Tears on my Shoulder", "Dancing With My Ex", "Collision Course", "A-Mountain", and "That's Not How This Works" preceded the album and broke records for all debuting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and making him the only artist to do so. Salvoro won 8 Grammy Awards for "SALVORO" including once again the Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year. His wins also included Best R&B Performance, Best Traditional R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album, and the Best Music Video. After his historic win, Salvoro announced that he would embark on his first solo tour he called "Right On Time: An Evening with Jay Salvoro and The Jay Walking Band". The tour is on going and is currently in its ASEAN leg of the tour. He will perform in his Mother's hometown of Davao City.

Salvoro had recently been announced that he would take on the role of Erik/The Phantom in the John Legend produced and Ryan Coogler directed updated version of The Phantom of the Opera. The filming will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana early next year. He is also set to star in the hit musical Hamilton (musical) in the role of Aaron Burr as part of its final cast before it closes in December.

Musical style and influences
Jay Salvoro's style has been described as soul, neo soul, R&B, alternative R&B, and pop music. He cites Jackie Wilson, Leon Bridges, Lauv, Kehlani, Ne-Yo, Whitney Houston, and Charlie Puth as musical inspiration. He says that his Mom's taste in oldies and his Dad's love of r&b and rap made him the artist he is today.

Personal Life
Salvoro is a life long Roman Catholic and still attends Mass every Sunday, he attends the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood in Hollywood, California. When he was in high school, he was involved with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was baptized as a converted member. He has since gone to express that he wasn't a believer and joined out of peer pressure and that he attended Mass and took communion behind the backs of the leaders of the Church. He has also stated that he has since gone to Confession (religion) and has since renounced the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, though he has said many times that, "(he) is thankful for the wonderful memories and people he had met." He volunteers for Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood's choir and also performs for its annual festival.

Salvoro has 2 sisters from his Mom's first marriage. The oldest, Mareden T. Martin serves as his Philippine entertainment manager while his other oldest sister Ivy Riziel Tajon serves as her tour manager. All 3 siblings were raised together, though the oldest remained in the Philippines. He is an uncle to 2 nephews, and 1 niece and frequently visits them in the Philippines. His Mom, Eden Salvoro is the C.E.O. of the family's foundation Estrella (named after his Grandmother) which provides food, money, and shelter for anybody who needs the help. Salvoro also volunteers with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program in Compton, California. He has also given away more than $3.1 million to different charities and programs including his old elementary school, middle school, high school, and Sacred Heart Parish in Tucson, Arizona.

Salvoro is currently single but has been rumored to be dating TikTok content creator Magaly Rodriguez (magalay.rds). He has stated that he likes to keep his love life private.

Salvoro lives in New York City but splits his time between Los Angeles, Tucson, Davao City, and Las Vegas. He purchased a Gulfstream G800 in order to travel in-between countries faster and easier. He is also an avid comic book and toy collector having owned first copies of superheroes like Shang-Chi, Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Superman, and Batman. Salvoro is also a vintage car collector owning vehicles like the Ferrari 250 GTO and an Aston Martin DBR1, along with his classic cars; Salvoro also owns super cars. He currently owns a Lamborghini Aventador, an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, and a Nissan GT-R.

Discography

 * Alone on a Date EP (2022)
 * SALVORO (2024)

Grammy Awards

 * 2023
 * Alone on a Date: The Extended Play
 * Album of the Year
 * Record of the Year
 * Song of the Year
 * Best New Artist
 * Best R&B Performance
 * Best R&B Song
 * Best R&B Album
 * Won
 * 2025
 * SALVORO
 * Album of the Year
 * Record of the Year
 * Song of the Year
 * Best R&B Performance
 * Best Traditional R&B Performance
 * Best R&B Song
 * Best R&B Album
 * Best Music Video
 * Won
 * Best R&B Song
 * Best R&B Album
 * Best Music Video
 * Won