Jai Waetford (born 1999) is an Australian recording artist who came third on the fifth season of The X Factor Australia. He subsequently signed with Sony Music Australia and released his debut single "Your Eyes", which peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart. Waetford's self-titled debut EP was released in December 2013 and peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Jai Waetford was born in 1999 and is from Campbelltown, New South Wales. He was raised by his mother Alana Dow and grandparents Hannah and Roger Dow. At a young age, Waetford's father left him and his mother. He taught himself how to play guitar from watching videos on YouTube. Waetford was a student at Campbelltown Performing Arts High School. He quit school in 2014 after completing Year 10.
In 2013, Waetford auditioned for the fifth season of The X Factor Australia, singing "Different Worlds" by Jes Hudak and an original song titled "Don't Let Me Go". He progressed to the super bootcamp stage of the competition. On the first day of super bootcamp, Waetford performed "Titanium" by David Guetta and advanced to the second stage of super bootcamp, where he sang "Last Request" by Paulo Nutini. On the final day of super bootcamp, Waetford performed "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift to the judges and a live audience of one thousand. He made it through to the home visits round and was put into the Under 24 Boys category, which was mentored by Ronan Keating. At the home visits, he sang Elvis Presley's version of "Always on My Mind" and made it through to the live shows. Waetford went on to reach the grand final, finishing third behind Taylor Henderson who came second and Dami Im who won the show.
Jai Waetford is the debut EP by Australian singer Jai Waetford. It was released in Australia as a digital download on 6 December 2013. The EP includes the single "Your Eyes". It has peaked to number 21 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Jai or JAI may refer to:
Jai (born 6 April 1984), known mononymously as Jai, is an Indian actor working in Tamil films. Nephew of music composer Deva, Jai had worked as a keyboardist in films and had made his acting debut in a supporting role in Bagavathi (2002). In 2007, he successfully auditioned for a leading role in Venkat Prabhu's sports film Chennai 600028. The film emerged as a cult classic, as did his next role of an unemployed 1980s Madurai lad in Sasikumar's Subramaniapuram (2008).
Jai subsequently garnered praise for diverse roles, including a villager on holiday in Goa (2010), a timid working factory worker in Engaeyum Eppothum (2011) and a customer care executive in the romantic drama Raja Rani (2013), which became his biggest commercial success.
Born into a family of musicians, Jai has stated that music was close to his heart and that it influenced him in his "growing years", particularly crediting his uncle, composer Deva. He has completed fifth grade in keyboard from Trinity College London and has said that he likes to be involved in the music compositions of his films. He has called himself a "huge fan" of Yuvan Shankar Raja’s work, saying that he has "often dreamt of surpassing his work as a composer someday".
Jai is a village situated in Machra Mandal of Meerut District in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 9.705 km distance from Machhra, and lies south east of the district headquarters at Meerut approximately 14.91 kilometres. According to the 1981 Census, the population was 3,464. The area extends 382.04 hectares. This is a predominantly Muslim village, mainly Muslim Rajput, with a Dalit minority.
Villages near by include Nagla Shahu ( 0.7 km ), Lutfullapur Baksar ( 1.4 km ), Rukanpur ( 1.7 km ), Morna ( 1.9 km ), Sial ( 2.3 km ), Shah Kulipur ( 3.2 km ) and Pachpera ( 3.3 km ).
Coordinates: 31°07′N 77°26′E / 31.117°N 77.433°E / 31.117; 77.433