Joe and Jake

Joe and Jake
Origin	Ruthin, Wales (Joe) Stoke-on-Trent, England (Jake)
Genres	Pop
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Sony Music UK
Website	Facebook

Members	Joe Woolford (ab. 1994) Jake Shakeshaft (ab. 1995)

Joe and Jake are a British duo consisting of Joe Woolford and Jake Shakeshaft. They will represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm with the song "You're Not Alone".^[1] In 2015 they both participated in the fourth series of the talent show The Voice UK and became a duo after the show ended.^[2]

Career

2015: The Voice UK

Main article: The Voice UK (series 4)

Woolford and Shakeshaft met in 2015 during the fourth series of The Voice UK. They both made it through the Blind auditions, Shakeshaft performed "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran and Woolford performed "Lights" by Ellie Goulding. In the Battle rounds Woolford and Shakeshaft both won and progressed to the Knockout rounds, Shakeshaft performed "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" by Coldplay and Woolford performed "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz. In the Knockout round Shakeshaft performed the song "As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber but was eliminated. Woolford performed the song "Hey Ya!" by OutKast and progressed to the live shows. In Week 1 Woolford performed the song "Don't Wake Me Up" by Chris Brown, he advanced to the next round. In Week 2 he was eliminated from the competition after singing "Jealous" by Labrinth.

Performances

Performed	Song	Original artist	Result
Joe Woolford
Blind audition	"Lights"	Ellie Goulding	Joined Team Rita Ora
Battle round	"I Won't Give Up" (against Ryan Green)	Jason Mraz	Won the Battle and advanced
Knockout round	"Hey Ya!"	OutKast	Advanced to Live shows
Week 1	"Don't Wake Me Up"	Chris Brown	Advanced
Week 2	"Jealous"	Labrinth	Eliminated
Jake Shakeshaft
Blind audition	"Thinking Out Loud"	Ed Sheeran	Joined Team will.i.am
Battle round	"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" (against Stephen Cornwell)	Coldplay	Won the Battle and advanced
Knockout round	"As Long as You Love Me"	Justin Bieber	Eliminated

2016–present: Eurovision Song Contest

Main articles: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and Eurovision Song Contest 2016

During The Voice UK Woolford and Shakeshaft became good friends and decided to pair up in order to enter Eurovision: You Decide, the national final developed by the BBC in order to select the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. They were one of six acts who competed in the national final and they won the contest which was selected entirely through a public vote consisting of televoting and online voting. They will perform the song "You're Not Alone" in the Final on 14 May 2016 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. On 11 March 2016, it was announced that Joe and Jake had signed a record deal with Sony Music UK.^[3]

Members

Joe Woolford

Joe Woolford is from Ruthin in Wales. Woolford started to have a passion for music from the age of 9 years old. He comes from a musical family. He reached the Grand Final of the Open Mic UK competition between 2013 and 2014. Woolford is a rapper and a singer/songwriter. He was first influenced by Tupac Amaru Shakur also known as 2Pac.

Jake Shakeshaft

Jake Shakeshaft is from Stoke-on-Trent in England. Shakeshaft has been playing guitar and singing since 2012 and in 2013 started to perform solo gigs. In August 2014 Shakeshaft was a finalist on NUA Entertainment Next Big Thing which was held at The Cavern Liverpool, he reached the Last 5 in the final. He studied at Music Technology at Newcastle under Lyme College and worked part time, he had quit to concentrate on being a full time musician.^[4]^[5]

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
Year	Title	UK
2016	"You're Not Alone"	—

References

↑ Telegraph Reporters. "Joe and Jake are the UK Eurovision 2016 entry: what this means for the UK's chance and other talking points". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
↑ http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/showbiz/exclusive-joe-jake/
↑ "Eurovision 2016: UK's act Joe & Jake sign with Sony Music". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
↑ Jake Shakeshaft. Jakeshakeshaft.com/
↑ About Jake Shakeshaft. Facebook. Facebook.com/

External links

Joe

Jake

Preceded by Electro Velvet with "Still in Love with You"	United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016	Succeeded by Incumbent

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

~~1956~~ 1957 ~~1958~~ 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1950s	~~1956~~ Patricia Bredin ~~1958~~ Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

1960s	Bryan Johnson The Allisons Ronnie Carroll Ronnie Carroll Matt Monro Kathy Kirby Kenneth McKellar Sandie Shaw Cliff Richard Lulu

1970s	Mary Hopkin Clodagh Rodgers The New Seekers Cliff Richard Olivia Newton-John The Shadows Brotherhood of Man Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran Co-Co Black Lace

1980s	Prima Donna Bucks Fizz Bardo Sweet Dreams Belle and the Devotions Vikki Watson Ryder Rikki Scott Fitzgerald Live Report

1990s	Emma Samantha Janus Michael Ball Sonia Frances Ruffelle Love City Groove Gina G Katrina and the Waves Imaani Precious

2000s	Nicki French Lindsay Jessica Garlick Jemini James Fox Javine Hylton Daz Sampson Scooch Andy Abraham Jade Ewen

2010s	Josh Dubovie Blue Engelbert Humperdinck Bonnie Tyler Molly Electro Velvet Joe and Jake

Songs

1950s	~~1956~~ "All" ~~1958~~ "Sing, Little Birdie"

1960s	"Looking High, High, High" "Are You Sure?" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Say Wonderful Things" "I Love the Little Things" "I Belong" "A Man Without Love" "Puppet on a String" "Congratulations" "Boom Bang-a-Bang"

1970s	"Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Jack in the Box" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Power to All Our Friends" "Long Live Love" "Let Me Be the One" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Rock Bottom" "The Bad Old Days" "Mary Ann"

1980s	"Love Enough for Two" "Making Your Mind Up" "One Step Further" "I'm Never Giving Up" "Love Games" "Love Is" "Runner in the Night" "Only the Light" "Go" "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?"

1990s	"Give a Little Love Back to the World" "A Message to Your Heart" "One Step Out of Time" "Better the Devil You Know" "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)" "Love City Groove" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Love Shine a Light" "Where Are You?" "Say It Again"

2000s	"Don't Play That Song Again" "No Dream Impossible" "Come Back" "Cry Baby" "Hold On to Our Love" "Touch My Fire" "Teenage Life" "Flying the Flag (for You)" "Even If" "It's My Time"

2010s	"That Sounds Good To Me" "I Can" "Love Will Set You Free" "Believe in Me" "Children of the Universe" "Still in Love with You" "You're Not Alone"

(Note: Entries scored out are when United Kingdom did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Countries

Finalists	France Germany Italy Spain Sweden United Kingdom

Semi-final 1	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Iceland Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Russia San Marino

Semi-final 2	Albania Australia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Georgia Ireland Israel Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Norway Poland Serbia Slovenia Switzerland Ukraine

Withdrawn	Romania

Artists

Finalists	Amir Barei Francesca Michielin Frans Jamie-Lee Kriewitz Joe and Jake

Semi-final 1	Argo Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala Douwe Bob Freddie Gabriela Gunčíková Greta Salóme Highway Ira Losco Iveta Mukuchyan Jüri Pootsmann Lidia Isac Minus One Nina Kraljić Samra Sandhja Sergey Lazarev Serhat Zoë

Semi-final 2	Agnete Dami Im Donny Montell Eneda Tarifa Hovi Star Ivan Jamala Justs Kaliopi Laura Tesoro Lighthouse X ManuElla Michał Szpak Nicky Byrne Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Poli Genova Rykka Sanja Vučić ZAA

Withdrawn	Xavier Naidoo Ovidiu Anton

Songs

Finalists	"Ghost" "If I Were Sorry" "J'ai cherché" "No Degree of Separation" "Say Yay!" "You're Not Alone"

Semi-final 1	"Alter Ego" "Falling Stars" "Hear Them Calling" "I Didn't Know" "I Stand" "Lighthouse" "Ljubav je" "Loin d'ici" "LoveWave" "Miracle" "Pioneer" "Play" "Sing It Away" "Slow Down" "The Real Thing" "Utopian Land" "Walk on Water" "You Are the Only One"

Semi-final 2	"1944" "Blue and Red" "Color of Your Life" "Dona" "Fairytale" "Goodbye (Shelter)" "Heartbeat" "Help You Fly" "Icebreaker" "I've Been Waiting for This Night" "If Love Was a Crime" "Made of Stars" "Midnight Gold" "Soldiers of Love" "Sound of Silence" "Sunlight" "The Last of Our Kind" "What's the Pressure"

Withdrawn	"Chameleon" "Moment of Silence"

The Voice UK

Series

Presenters

Current	Emma Willis Marvin Humes

Former	Holly Willoughby Reggie Yates

Coaches

Current	will.i.am Ricky Wilson Paloma Faith Boy George

Former	Sir Tom Jones Danny O'Donoghue Jessie J Kylie Minogue Rita Ora

Winners

Other contestants

Series 1	Bo Bruce Sean Conlon Kerry Ellis Jessica Hammond Becky Hill Tyler James Vince Kidd Max Milner Twinnie-Lee Moore Deniece Pearson Heshima Thompson

Series 2	Jay Aston Alice Barlow Colin Chisholm Kirsty Crawford Lorraine Crosby Danny Foster Ant Henson Cleo Higgins Nate James Aret Kapetanovic Anthony Kavanagh Kym Mazelle Leah McFall Rob Reynolds Nick Tatham Mike Ward

Series 3	Sally Barker Angie Brown Kelsey-Beth Crossley Leo Ihenacho Leanne Jones

Series 4	Tim Arnold Esmée Denters Lucy O'Byrne Joe and Jake

Series 5	Jolan Lydia Lucy Mike Berry Bernie Clifton The Dublin City Rounders

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