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Jordan Gray

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Jordan Redford Gossamer Gray (born 11 January 1989) is an English comedian and singer from Essex. After beginning her career as a singer, she released several independent singles and albums. She appeared on the fifth series of The Voice UK, where she was a semi-finalist; having performed a skit during one of the live shows and preferred it to singing, and after a record label deal was not renewed, she became a comedian, where she was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award for her tour Is It a Bird? in 2022. Her 2022 appearance on Friday Night Live, where she performed a song about her experiences as a transgender woman, stripped naked, and played the piano with her penis, attracted praise and controversy.

Infobox

Born
Jordan Redford Gray (1989-01-11) 11 January 1989 (age 36)Thurrock, Essex, England
Occupation(s)
Comedian, actress, singer
Years active
2006–present
Spouse
Heli Siva-Gray
Occupations
Comedian, actress, singer

Tables

· Career › 2016–2017: <i>The Voice UK</i> and record label signing
Blind Audition
Blind Audition
Performed
Blind Audition
Song
"Just Like a Woman"
Original Artist
Bob Dylan
Result
Joined Team Paloma as a wildcard
Battle Rounds
Battle Rounds
Performed
Battle Rounds
Song
"This Woman's Work" (against Theo Llewellyn)
Original Artist
Kate Bush
Result
Advanced
Knockouts
Knockouts
Performed
Knockouts
Song
"Real Gone Kid"
Original Artist
Deacon Blue
Result
Advanced
Quarter-Final
Quarter-Final
Performed
Quarter-Final
Song
"Shake It Out"
Original Artist
Florence + the Machine
Result
Fast pass
Semi-Final
Semi-Final
Performed
Semi-Final
Song
"Dancing in the Dark"
Original Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Result
Eliminated
Performed
Song
Original Artist
Result
Blind Audition
"Just Like a Woman"
Bob Dylan
Joined Team Paloma as a wildcard
Battle Rounds
"This Woman's Work" (against Theo Llewellyn)
Kate Bush
Advanced
Knockouts
"Real Gone Kid"
Deacon Blue
Advanced
Quarter-Final
"Shake It Out"
Florence + the Machine
Fast pass
Semi-Final
"Dancing in the Dark"
Bruce Springsteen
Eliminated
· Filmography
2016
The Voice UK
Role(s)
Contestant
Notes
Semi-finalist
2019
Tall Dark Friend
Role(s)
Jordan
Notes
Writer and actor
2020
Transaction
Role(s)
Liv
Notes
Writer and actor
2022
Friday Night Live
Role(s)
Self
The Russell Howard Hour
Role(s)
Self
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
Role(s)
Self
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2016
The Voice UK
Contestant
Semi-finalist
2019
Tall Dark Friend
Jordan
Writer and actor
2020
Transaction
Liv
Writer and actor
2022
Friday Night Live
Self
2022
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
2022
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
Self

References

  1. The Times
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/jordan-gray-friday-night-live-comedian-it-s-ok-to-make-jokes-about-transgender-people-cd5gqt6g0
  2. "Wow, I can't believe I'm a 30 year old woman today... and neither can a million+ Daily Mail readers. #HappyBirthdayToMe 🎂"
    https://x.com/talldarkfriend/status/1083664814352814080
  3. "Festival was best yet, says Tall Dark Friend"
    https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/9745277.festival-was-best-yet-says-tall-dark-friend/
  4. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/mar/08/trans-comic-jordan-gray-interview-simon-pegg-nick-frost-sitcom-x-man
  5. Beat Magazine
    https://beat.com.au/jordan-gray-you-very-much-can-live-vicariously-through-me/
  6. "Weird Dreams and Psychic Hangovers"
    https://unicornzine.com/issue-002/weird-dreams-and-psychic-hangovers-with-transaction-star-jordan-gray/
  7. "COMEDY: Jordan Gray stars in online miniseries Transaction"
    https://diva-magazine.com/2020/02/11/comedy-jordan-gray-stars-in-online-miniseries-transaction/
  8. "Transgender Musselburgh singer Jordan Gray auditions for the Voice this weekend"
    https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/14270856.transgender-musselburgh-singer-jordan-gray-auditions-for-the-voice-this-weekend/
  9. "The return of the Tell Dark Friend"
    https://www.yourthurrock.com/2013/12/19/the-return-of-the-tall-dark-friend/
  10. Beautiful Lights: Living with Hallucinations Loose Leaf – 1 Nov. 2011
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190837411X
  11. "Headliner Jordan is toast of the Thameside"
    https://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/3941755.headliner-jordan-is-toast-of-the-thameside/
  12. "Dog Bless The Day"
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Bless-Jordan-Redford-Gray-ebook/dp/B00N1DVAHU/
  13. "Snap"
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Snap-Jordan-Redford-Gossamer-Gray-ebook/dp/B00ZRLO68O/
  14. "Rhys Lowry"
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ARhys+Lowry
  15. "Jordan Gray Releases Debut Single for "Platinum""
    http://archive.transgenderuniverse.com/2016/11/04/jordan-gray-releases-new-video-for-platinum/
  16. "Hundreds flock to fourth Thurrock International Film Festival: full list of winners here"
    https://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/13844311.hundreds-flock-to-fourth-thurrock-international-film-festival-full-list-of-winners-here/
  17. "The Voice UK, Series 5 - Jordan Gray"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/2jSztJfVpyLYdsjfQZf0HXp/jordan-gray
  18. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-35667557
  19. "Rising star Jordan Gray to appear on BBC's the Voice – and she's tipped to win"
    https://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/news/14266358.rising-star-jordan-gray-to-appear-on-bbcs-the-voice-and-shes-tipped-to-win/
  20. Guys Like U
    http://www.guyslikeu.com/culture/the-voices-jordan-gray-i-felt-this-sense-of-exclusion-that-i-didnt-fit-in-anywhere-now-i-am-finally-happy/
  21. The Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/26/trans-singer-who-stripped-naked-channel-4-should-not-preaching/
  22. "Interview With Jordan Gray – Platinum"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20221025050841/http://thurrock.idea13.org/blog/interview-jordan-gray-platnium/
  23. "Transgender The Voice star Jordan Gray makes history with new single"
    https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film-tv/transgender-the-voice-star-jordan-gray-makes-history-with-new-single-290722/
  24. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/features/jordan-gray-interview-trans-friday-night-live-b2225408.html
  25. "Jordan Gray: People Change"
    https://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2018/j/28833/jordan_gray%3A_people_change
  26. Educate & Celebrate
    https://web.archive.org/web/20221023180552/https://www.educateandcelebrate.org/jordan-gray-tall-dark-friend-patron/
  27. "Episode 9: Jordan Gray | the Quantum Leopard Podcast"
    https://quantumleopard.podbean.com/e/episode-9-jordan-gray/
  28. "Transformation Street concludes as viewers laud "heartwarming" and "educational" series"
    https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a848420/itv-viewers-transformation-street-final-episode/
  29. "Everything you need to know about Southend Pride taking place this weekend"
    https://www.essexlive.news/whats-on/everything-you-need-know-southend-7328367
  30. "Grays singer and comic Jordan Gray stars in new Paloma Faith music video"
    https://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/south_essex_news/16399566.grays-singer-comic-jordan-gray-stars-new-paloma-faith-music-video/
  31. "An ExtraJordanary Leap of Faith"
    https://www.phoenixfm.com/2017/05/18/extrajordanary-leap-faith/
  32. "Episode 59: The Return of Heli!!!"
    https://www.phoenixfm.com/2019/04/21/extrajordanary-show-episode-59-return-heli/
  33. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9349762/
  34. "Mixcloud"
    https://www.mixcloud.com/Talldarkfriend/the-extrajordanary-show-episode-51-olivia-phipps-tom-mayhew/
  35. "I'm literally an X-Man"
    https://issuu.com/thelistltd/docs/the_list_festival_week_1/86
  36. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/news/edinburgh-comedy-award-nominations-b2151723.html
  37. "Jordan Gray"
    https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/jordan_gray/
  38. "Transplaining with Jordan Gray"
    https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/transplaining-with-jordan-gray
  39. "Trans comedian Jordan Gray says 'rehearsed' nude stunt had important meaning"
    https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/25/jordan-gray-trans-friday-night-live-naked-joyful/
  40. "Singer turned comic Jordan Gray: 'I'm sick of people telling me how to be trans'"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220731051906/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/singer-turned-comic-jordan-gray-im-sick-of-people-telling-me-how-to-be-trans/
  41. "Jordan Gray gets ITV sitcom and Radio 4 series"
    https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/6967/jordan-gray-itv-sitcom-transaction/
  42. "Spectacular"
    https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/spectacular/
  43. "Taboo"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000xskv
  44. "The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk Series 2, Ep. 1/5"
    https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2022/04/the-mind-of-herbert-clunkerdunk-ep1
  45. The Telegraph
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/friday-night-live-review-last-unfiltered-opinionated-comedy/
  46. "Trans comedian Jordan Gray praised for iconic naked Friday Night Live performance"
    https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/10/22/jordan-gray-trans-comedian-friday-night-live-naked-performance/
  47. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jordan-gray-transgender-naked-friday-night-live-b2208312.html
  48. "Friday Night Live viewers blown away by comedian Jordan Gray's powerful message"
    https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a41738611/friday-night-live-jordan-gray/
  49. "Channel 4 viewers praise comedian Jordan Gray for iconic live naked performance"
    https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/jordan-gray-friday-night-live-20221022
  50. "Sexist comedy is back"
    https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/10/24/sexist-comedy-is-back/
  51. Chortle
    https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/11/07/52038/ofcom_dismisses_jordan_gray_complaints#
  52. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jordan-gray-trans-comedian-friday-night-live-naked-b2220371.html
  53. "Jordan Gray: 'For transgender people, existing is a protest'"
    https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/for-transgender-people-existing-is-a-protest/
  54. "The Now Show, Series 61, Episode 2"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001dp35
  55. "Surprise! AGAIN! I'll be on The @russellhoward Hour tomorrow night! 🎹📺 Mate! 10pm | Sky One"
    https://x.com/talldarkfriend/status/1595488538908409868
  56. "Joe Lycett vs David Beckham: Behind the shredder"
    https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/12/11/52248/joe_lycett_vs_david_beckham:_behind_the_shredder
  57. Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
  58. British Comedy Guide
    https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/guessable/episodes/4/8/
  59. British Comedy Guide
    https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/qi/episodes/21/6/
  60. British Comedy Guide
    https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/late-night-lycett/episodes/2/4/
  61. Hartlepool Mail
    https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/people/nick-frost-and-jordan-gray-star-in-new-comedy-series-transaction-filmed-in-hartlepool-4922883#
  62. "The ExtraJordanary Show | Episode 24: Heli Siva-Gray"
    https://www.mixcloud.com/Talldarkfriend/the-extrajordanary-show-episode-24-heli-siva-gray/
  63. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/13/standup-sweet-baking-edinburgh-fringe-jordan-gray
  64. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o79iQB__5SI&t=134
  65. "My Festival: Jordan Gray"
    https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/my-festival-jordan-gray-3799461
  66. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9349762/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk
  67. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11935910/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_t_1
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