Nom de naissance
James Gabriel Keogh
Surnom
Vance Joy
Signe du soleil
Sagittaire
Lieu de naissance
Melbourne, Victoria, Australie
Résidence
En 2014, Vance a commencé à vivre sur la route en tournée aux États-Unis, en Australie, au Canada et au Royaume-Uni.
Nationalité
Éducation
Vance a obtenu son diplôme en 2005 d'une école catholique primaire et secondaire pour garçons appelée St. Kevin's College à Toorak. Il a été nommé capitaine d'école pendant ses études là-bas et a obtenu le score VCE maximal de 50 en anglais à la fin de la 12e année de son programme.
Il a ensuite obtenu un baccalauréat ès arts et un baccalauréat en droit de l'Université Monash de Melbourne. Ayant étudié le droit pendant 6 ans, Vance n'a besoin que d'un stage obligatoire d'un an pour devenir avocat à plein temps.
Occupation
Chanteur, auteur-compositeur
Famille
- Père - Commerçant en informatique
- Mère - Professeur d'anglais au lycée
- Frères et sœurs - Une soeur
Directeur
Jaddan Commerford et Rachel Tulloch de We Are Unified Management.
Genre
- Indé pop
- Indé Folk
Instruments
- Voix
- Ukulélé
- Guitare
Étiquettes
- Dossiers de l'Atlantique
- Musique de libération
- Musique infectieuse
- Musique de F-Stop
Construire
Athlétique
Hauteur
6 pi 4½ po ou 194 cm
Poids
92 kg ou 203 lb
Petite amie / conjoint
Bien que Vance parle souvent d'exemples avec d'anciennes petites amies, il ne révèle pas leurs noms ou leur identité. Par conséquent, son histoire de rencontres est inconnue.
Race / origine ethnique
blanc
Il a une ascendance irlandaise.
Couleur de cheveux
Marron foncé
Couleur des yeux
Marron foncé
Orientation sexuelle
Droit
Caractéristiques distinctives
- Cheveux bouclés - Maintient un style afro recadré
- Hauteur - Tours au-dessus de la plupart des autres personnes
Des mesures
Ses spécifications corporelles peuvent être -
- Poitrine - 44 po ou 112 cm
- Bras / biceps - 15 po ou 38 cm
- Taille - 35 ou 89 cm
Pointure
12 (États-Unis) ou 11,5 (Royaume-Uni) ou 46 (UE)
Approbations de la marque
- Son single à succès Riptide a été utilisé dans la campagne publicitaire des États-Unis pour GoPro .
- Il a approuvé la campagne Polished Man pour mettre fin à la violence contre les enfants et les protéger de la violence physique ou sexuelle.
Religion
His religious views are not confirmed but people find religious connotations and Biblical inferences in his songs. A strong Catholic association is particularly sensed in his song, ‘Mess is mine.’
Vance claims that frequent traveling all over the world has made him respectful towards all religions.
Best Known For
His hit single, Riptide (2013) – It became the best-selling song in Australia in 2013 and earned Vance a five-album deal with Atlantic Records.
First Album
Dream Your Life Away (September 2014). It reached #1 on Australian music charts.
First Film
Vance Joy has not been a part of any theatrical movie.
First TV Show
In 2014, he was seen in the game show Spicks and Specks as himself.
Personal Trainer
As a former athlete, Vance claims he still retains a great metabolism that gives him the liberty to indulge in baked, processed sweet treats especially while on the road. However, after a period, he goes back to consuming healthy organic food, particularly kale because he realizes excess sugar consumption is harmful. Nevertheless, he comforts himself with baked desserts particularly at the end of a stressful day.
Vance Joy Favorite Things
- Actors – Ralph Fiennes, Edward Norton
- Comedian – Jim Carrey
- Animated Movie – The Muppets (2011), Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
- Actress – Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Nicole Kidman
- Man Crush – Michael Fassbender
- Female Celebrity Crush – Michelle Williams
- Hobbies – Reading books, Playing Frisbee, Lone visits to Movie Theatres, Skateboarding
- Passion After Music – Movies
- Music Influences – George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Paul Kelly
- Life Lesson – Be soft and flexible like a branch. If you are rigid like a tree, you will crack.
- Music Style – Acoustic Storytelling
- Bands – Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Savage Garden
- Place for a First Date – Botanical Gardens, Melbourne
- Ice-breaker on the First Date – Long walks
- Songs he likes to cover by other artists – Fall At Your Feet by Crowded House, You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
- Food Indulgence – Cinnabons
- Word – Rad/Radical
- Emoji – Monkey covering his eyes
Source – IMDb, American Songwriter, RollingStoneAus.com, YouTube, BuzzFeed, YouTube, Air.org.au
Vance Joy Facts
- James came up with the pseudonym Vance Joy after reading a novel named Bliss by Peter Carey.
- He wanted to debut with his Extended Play God Loves You When You’re Dancing (2013) using a new identity because people often mispronounced his last name ‘Keogh’.
- After finishing his law degree, Vance gave himself a year to pursue music and started with Open-mic performances at various places in Melbourne.
- After completing his education, he moved into a small house in Brunswick with a friend and started working as a gardener 3 times a week. Simultaneously, he played in a café in the afternoons introducing himself as Vance Joy to separate his public and private persona.
- Had his music career not taken off, Vance intended to become a teacher or a librarian.
- While in college, Vance played Australian Rules Football at semi-professional level. He was awarded for being the best debut player in 2008 by the Victorian Football League in which he competed for two years in a row as a member of the Coburg Football Club.
- The hit single Riptide claims Vance was afraid of dentists because he got braces when he was 14 years old which added to his general awkwardness and lack of confidence at that age.
- He was a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer growing up and knows the entire Buffy Musical by heart.
- Vance is extremely fond of movies and remembers the uncanny amount of background detail about all the movies, he has seen growing up from 1999 to 2014.
- Il a accompagné Taylor Swift sur « The 1989 World Tour» qui a débuté en mai 2015 et s'est terminée à Melbourne, Australie en décembre 2015. Vance a été l'un des premiers actes avec le chanteur canadien Shawn Mendes.
- Vance est légèrement conscient de sa tête et de ses lèvres. Il pense qu'ils sont trop gros par rapport au reste de son corps.
- En 2015, son single à succès, Riptide, est devenu la chanson la plus ancienne des charts australiens en restant dans le Top 100 ARIA pendant 107 semaines consécutives.
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