Jack Met

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Jack Met is an American vocalist and multi-instrumentalist

Aug 16, 1997

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: August 16, 1997
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Vocalist, Guitarists, Singers
  • City/State: New York City, New Yorkers
  • Birth Place: New York City, New York
  • Gender: Male
  • Sun Sign: Leo

Jack Met born at

New York City, New York

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Birth Place

Jack Met is active on various social media platforms, such as Instagram and Twitter. His Instagram page has more than 47,000 followers. While he mostly posts photos and videos pertaining to his band, he also posts pictures portraying his personal life. With over 27,000 followers, he is also popular on Twitter.

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Personal Life

Jack Met loves animals, which is pretty evident through his posts on social media. He is often seen spending time with his pet dogs and other animals in and around New York. He also enjoys spending time with his brothers as he is close to them.

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Apart from serving as the lead vocalist for his band, Jack Met also plays instruments like guitar, melodica, drums, keyboards, ukulele, percussion, and trumpet. He is also good at synthesizers and programming. When it comes to sports, Jack is an expert in playing tennis and ping pong.

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Personal Life

Jack Evan Met was born on August 16, 1997, in New York City, New York, United States of America. He went to the famous ‘Professional Children’s School’ in New York City, which has produced several personalities in the field of music, dance, and acting.

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Childhood & Early Life

Much like his older brothers, Jack developed interest in music early in his life. In fact, he was just eight years old when he started his music career with his brothers. The trio started off by performing on the streets of New York City. They mostly performed cover version of popular songs in Central Park before they were forced to evacuate the place.

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Childhood & Early Life

They then obtained legal permission to perform in Washington Square, which marked the beginning of Jack Met’s music career. Jack and his brothers eventually found a way to create their own music. They were helped by their parents, who offered their living room, which the boys used to record their songs.

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Childhood & Early Life

Drawing inspiration from musicians like Jon Bellion, Kanye West, and Macklemore among others, Jack and his brothers started creating their own music, and produced their debut single, ‘I’m Ready.’ The trio got its big breakthrough in 2013, when Jack’s brother Ryan sent a link of their song ‘I’m Ready’ to about 80 celebrities. The song was eventually heard by famous singer-songwriter Sia, who informed her manager about the track.

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Childhood & Early Life

‘I’m Ready’ was released commercially on August 22, 2013, post which it gained popularity as it was played regularly on ‘Sirius XM Radio.’ On October 15, 2013, the official video of the song was released on Vevo.

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Childhood & Early Life

Within a few years from starting their mainstream career, Jack’s band was named as CC Media Holdings’ ‘Artist on the Rise.’

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Achievements

Their song, ‘I'm Ready,’ peaked at number one on the ‘Next Big Sound’ music chart. ‘I’m Ready,’ which was included in the album ‘Living Room,’ was honored with a platinum certification by the ‘Recording Industry Association of America’ (RIAA) and the ‘Australian Recording Industry Association’ (ARIA).

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The band’s most successful song, ‘Weak,’ was certified as platinum and gold by the RIAA and ARIA respectively. It was also honored with platinum certifications by ‘Belgian Entertainment Association’ (BEA) and ‘Music Canada’ (MC).

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Their song ‘Sober Up,’ which was a part of their album ‘The Click,’ received gold certification by the RIAA. The song also peaked at the seventh position on ‘Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles’ chart.

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Apart from producing popular singles, ‘AJR’ has also produced several popular albums. Their album, ‘Living Room,’ peaked at number 20 on ‘Top Heatseekers’ chart in the US. The band’s second studio album, ‘The Click,’ peaked at number 61 on ‘Billboard 200.’

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