Jackson Harris

This article is about the singer Jackson Harris and his song, Life Through a Lens. For the Robbie Williams album, see Life thru a Lens.
Jackson Harris
Born New York, New York, United States
Genres Pop, teen pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 2010–present
Labels 77 East Records (2010–present)
Associated acts Cody Simpson, Fifth Harmony, Cher Lloyd
Website

Jackson Harris is an American pop singer. He is known for his single, "Life Through A Lens", which peaked at number 20 in Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists chart.[1]

Early life

Harris was born in New York, New York, United States, and attended Riverdale Country School. He began signing as a child and performed at many school plays.

Career

2010: Career beginnings, “Empire State Of Mind”, “Long Story Short”

Harris recorded a cover version of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’s hit “Empire State Of Mind”.[2] A video was added to YouTube on March 24, 2010 and has received over 200,000 views. Harris then recorded his debut EP “Long Story Short”.[3] The video for “Long Story Short” was uploaded on YouTube and stars Judah Friedlander.

2011: Go Crazy

On August 16, 2011, he released a new single called “Go Crazy” a pop/dance song,[4] on by 77 East Records.[5] A video was created in Los Angeles with Shay Carl and “ShayTard” family. The video has received over half a million views on his YouTube channel.

2012: Come Back Down To Earth

On June 12, 2012 a new single was released on iTunes titled “Come Back Down To Earth”. A subsequent video was released starring Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale.[6][7]

2013: Gone In A Heartbeat

Harris released his next single, “Gone In A Heartbeat” on July 16, 2013. He often performs the song live while on tour.[8]

2014: Miss Me, “Sharks And Vampires”, “Life Through A Lens”

Harris't single “Miss Me”[9] was released on January 14, 2014 and is featured on his EP “Sharks And Vampires”[10] which features 8 songs. A video was created in Los Angeles and premiered on OK Magazine.[11] He made a song for friend, Shay Carl’s birthday titled “Life Through A Lens”. The song peaked at #1 on Billboard’s Twitter Chart and #20 on the Top 100 Chart[1] and a video is featured on the ShayTards YouTube channel with nearly 1 million views.

Tours

Harris has toured the United States extensively with Fifth Harmony[12] and opening for Cher Lloyd.[13][14] He also performed throughout Europe opening for Cody Simpson on his “Acoustic Sessions Tour’’ during the Summer of 2014.[15]

Discography

EPs

Singles

Cover Songs

References

External links

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