Johnny Orlando

John Vincent "Johnny" Orlando (born January 24, 2003) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. He received a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019 and also for the Teen Choice Awards. He won MTV Europe Music Award for Best Canadian Act on November 3rd, 2019.[1] Orlando first received attention on social media by posting covers of pop songs by artists such as Austin Mahone and Justin Bieber to his YouTube channel.[2]

Johnny Orlando
Orlando performing at Die Kantine in Cologne in 2019
Background information
Birth nameJohn Vincent Orlando
Born (2003-01-24) January 24, 2003
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, song writer, actor, model, and youtuber
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, piano, tuba, drums
Years active2011–present
LabelsUniversal Music Group
Island
Associated actsMackenzie Ziegler
Websitejohnnyorlandomusic.com

He signed with Universal Music Group on May 18, 2018,[3] and has released singles such as "What If" (featuring Mackenzie Ziegler),[4] "Last Summer"[5] , "All These Parties", "Phobias", and "See You".

His debut EP, Teenage Fever, was released on March 15, 2019.[6][7] Orlando embarked on his second headlining North American tour (the first was Day and Night tour with Mackenzie Ziegler in 2017) in support of the EP, beginning on April 29, 2019 in Chicago and ending on May 22, 2019 in Vancouver.[8] It was supported by Hayden Summerall and Gus McMillan. [9]

It was announced that MTV had signed a deal for costumer products with Orlando at the end of July 2020.

Artistry

Influences

Orlando has cited Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes among his musical inspirations.[10]

Discography

EPs
  • VXIIXI (2015)
  • Teenage Fever (2019)

Singles
  • Summertime (2012)
  • Never Give Up (2013)
  • Replay (2013)
  • Found My Girl (2014)
  • VXIIXI (2015)
  • See The World (2015)
  • Right By Your Side (2015)
  • You And I (2015)
  • Let Go (2016)
  • Day & Night (with Mackenzie Ziegler) (2016)
  • Missing You (2017)
  • Thinking About You (2017)
  • Everything (2017)
  • The Most (2017)
  • What If (with Mackenzie Ziegler) (2018)
  • Last Summer (2018)
  • Sleep (2019)
  • Piece of my heart (2019)
  • Deep down (2019)
  • Why (2019)
  • Waste My Time (2019)
  • Sleep (Banx & Ranx Remix) (2019)
  • All These Parties (2019)
  • Phobias (2020)
  • Phobias (Bedroom Remix) (2020)
  • See You (2020)

Collaborations
  • Big Like You (2017) (Bunyan & Babe Soundtracks)
  • Christmas Fever (2017) (with Bars And Melody)
  • We Change The World (2017) (with Raina Harten)
  • Keep On Trying (2018) (with Sylwia PrzyBysz)

Web
Year Series Role Notes
2018–2020 Total Eclipse Sam Main role in season 1-5
2018 Chicken Girls Sam Episode: "Seven Minutes in Heaven"
2018 Baby Doll Records Sam Episode: "Work from Home"

Filmography
Year Title Role
2014 Super Why! (Season 3) Whyatt Beanstalk/Super Why (voice)
2017 Bunyan and Babe Travis (voice)
2018 Pinocchio Pinocchio (voice, English version)
2018–2020 Total Eclipse Sam
2020 All That Himself (guest performer)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice Music Web Star Nominated
2017 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Viral Music Artist Nominated
2018 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Musical YT Creator Nominated
2019 Juno Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Music Web Star Nominated [11]
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Canadian Act Won [12]
2020 Kids Choice Awards Favorite Social Music Star Nominated [13]

References
  1. "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations" CBC Music, January 29, 2019
  2. "Johnny Orlando, Toronto teen signed to major label, ready to take centre stage". CBC News, May 23, 2018.
  3. "Johnny Orlando, YouTube and Social Media Star, Signs With Universal Music Canada". Variety. May 18, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. "Johnny Orlando And Mackenzie Ziegler On Their New Single ‘What If’, Dating Rumours And Upcoming Summer Tour".There are also rumours of Johnny becoming extremely close to his fans, and connecting with them on instgram, like typicaljohnny_ icecreamforjohn, moonlightorlandos and many others with instagram accounts in support of Orlando ET Canada, May 30, 2018.
  5. "Johnny Orlando Has a Perfect Summer Day in 'Last Summer' Music Video: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard, October 10, 2018.
  6. Wendowski, Andrew (February 15, 2019). "Johnny Orlando Announces Debut EP, Teenage Fever, Plots Headlining Tour & Drops New Single "Sleep"". Music Mayhem Magazine.
  7. "Johnny Orlando Announces Completed EP". Tiger Beat, January 25, 2019.
  8. "JOHNNY ORLANDO ANNOUNCES ‘TEENAGE FEVER’ TOUR". Tiger Beat, February 15, 2019.
  9. "JOHNNY ORLANDO ANNOUNCES TEENAGE FEVER TOUR OPENING ACTS HAYDEN SUMMERALL ,ANGELINA AND GUS". Tiger Beat, March 3, 2019.
  10. "Teen pop star Johnny Orlando wants Justin Bieber on his live series". https://www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved May 14, 2020. External link in |website= (help)
  11. Alyssa Morin (August 11, 2019). "Teen Choice Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List". E!. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  12. Nordyke, Kimberly; Howard, Annie (November 3, 2019). "MTV EMAs: Taylor Swift, BTS, Billie Eilish Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  13. Bruce Haring (May 2, 2020). "Avengers: End Game, Stranger Things, Dwayne Johnson Among Winners At Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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