Who is comedian Jordan Gray? | The Sun

AFTER starting her career as a singer, Jordan Gray switched to comedy and has never regretted it.

Now one of the most promising UK comics, she is riding high on the stand-up circuit.

Who is Jordan Gray?

Born Jordan Redford Gossamer Gray on January 11, 1989, she is a comedian and singer from Essex.

After beginning her career as a singer, she released several independent singles and albums.

When her record label deal was not renewed, Jordan became a comedian.

In 2022, she was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award for her tour Is It a Bird?.

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What is Jordan Gray known for?

Jordan shot to fame as a singer, when she appeared on the fifth series of The Voice UK.

She did well on the show, and even made it to the semi-final – with Liberty X star Kevin Simm eventually winning the show.

However, despite getting a record deal after the show, Jordan has since revealed it was not all it was cracked up to be.

But she has The Voice helped her realise her passion was comedy.

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Speaking to The Guardian in October 2023, she said: "Everything culminated in a memorable stint on The Voice in 2016, signing to a label, bringing out a rubbish single, being unceremoniously dropped from said label, and dragging my arse across the Pride circuit for a year as my heart scabbed over.

"I turned my head one day to find the muse on my shoulder had long since flown away."

Jordan went on: "If you’d prefer more a 'trailer moment for the biopic', my epiphany actually came during the live semi-finals of The Voice.

"On the show, hosted by Marvin Humes and Emma Willis, choice contestants were ushered over to 'Marvin’s corner' for a chat – akin to being invited on to Johnny Carson’s couch.

"The show had tailored me a red suit that happened to match the shade of the couch.

"For a laugh, I lay down prostrate, pretending to be invisible, and felt a pang of excitement and immediacy I hadn’t felt for years making music.

"I realised then and there that I much preferred acting the clown to singing for my supper."

However, Jordan is now best known for being a comedian and her popular stand-up show.

Who is Jordan Gray married to?

Jordan is married wife to Heli Siva-Gray, a croupier from the Czech Republic.

The couple met online in 2015, and were married not long after.

Speaking about how her wife Heli had supported her switch from singing to comedy, she told The Guardian: "On Christmas Eve 2017, I told my wife that, eight years into a successful 10-year music career, I wanted to quit and tell jokes instead.

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"She told me she supported me and – crucially – that she believed I was funny enough to make a go of it.

"I was elated … until we pulled a cracker and she almost died laughing at the joke inside!"

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