Joe and Jake | |
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 Joe and Jake at a press conference during theEurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ruthin, Wales(Joe) Stoke-on-Trent, England(Jake) |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2015–2017 |
| Labels | Sony Music UK |
| Members | Joe Woolford(1994) Jake Shakeshaft(1995) |
| Website | http://www.joeandjakemusic.com |
Joe and Jake were a British duo consisting of Joe Woolford and Jake Shakeshaft. They represented theUnited Kingdom in theEurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm with the song "You're Not Alone".[1] In 2015, they both participated in thefourth series of the talent showThe Voice UK and became a duo after the show ended.[2]
Woolford and Shakeshaft met in 2015 duringthe fourth series ofThe Voice UK. They both made it through the Blind auditions; Shakeshaft performed "Thinking Out Loud" byEd Sheeran and Woolford performed "Lights" byEllie Goulding. In the Battle rounds, Woolford and Shakeshaft both won and progressed to the Knockout rounds; Shakeshaft performed "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" byColdplay and Woolford performed "I Won't Give Up" byJason Mraz. In the Knockout round, Shakeshaft performed the song "As Long as You Love Me" byJustin Bieber but was eliminated. Woolford performed the song "Hey Ya!" byOutKast and progressed to the live shows. In Week 1, Woolford performed the song "Don't Wake Me Up" byChris Brown, and he advanced to the next round. In Week 2, he was eliminated from the competition after singing "Jealous" byLabrinth.
| Performed | Song | Original artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Woolford | |||
| Blind audition | "Lights" | Ellie Goulding | Joined TeamRita 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 Teamwill.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 |
DuringThe Voice UK Woolford and Shakeshaft became good friends and decided to pair up to enterEurovision: You Decide, the national final developed by the BBC to select the British entry for theEurovision 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 performed the song "You're Not Alone" in the Final on 14 May 2016 at theEricsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. On 11 March 2016, it was announced that Joe and Jake had signed a record deal withSony Music UK.[3] Woolford and Shakeshaft came 24th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
Joseph Woolford is fromRuthin in Wales. 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 as2Pac.
Interviewed in 2016, byAttitude magazine, Woolford was asked about how the duo came about and said, "It was so simple and straight forward for us, it just clicked straight away. We obviously met on The Voice and we always had a laugh together, and then we started writing together and met up at various gigs and we were like, 'you know what, let's see what it sounds like with us singing together' and luckily for us it sounded really good! We're really happy it worked out how it did otherwise we wouldn't be sat here signed to Sony and representing the UK in Eurovision."[4]
In May 2018, Woolford joinedswing vocal groupJack Pack, replacing original member, Alfie Palmer.
Jake Shakeshaft is fromNewcastle-under-Lyme 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 Music Technology atNewcastle-under-Lyme College and worked part-time, however he had quit to concentrate on being a full-time musician.[5][6]
In a February 2016 interview withGay Times, Shakeshaft was asked about the inspiration behind the duo's Eurovision song and said, "The inspiration is the sentiment of togetherness – having support in times of need and being there for others."[7]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] | UK (DL) [9] | SCO [10] | |||
| "You're Not Alone" | 2016 | 81 | 31 | 31 | Non-album singles |
| "Tongue Tied" | 2017 | – | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
| Preceded by | United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | Succeeded by |
