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Samara Joy

1998 - Today

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Samara Joy McLendon (born November 11, 1999) is an American jazz singer. She released her self-titled debut album in 2021 and was subsequently named Best New Artist by JazzTimes. Her second album, Linger Awhile (2022), reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. She has received five Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist in 2023, and two wins each for Best Jazz Vocal Album (2023 and 2025) and Best Jazz Performance (2024 and 2025). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samara Joy is the 3,155th most popular musician (down from 3,149th in 2019), the 19,910th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,832nd in 2019) and the 1,331st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Samara Joy ranks 3,155 out of 3,175. Before her are Dorian Electra, James Bourne, Danny Jones, Skream, Julien Baker, and Luke Hemmings. After her are John Konesky, Dougie Poynter, Mims, Lloyd, Liam Finn, and Bo Bice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Samara Joy ranks 598. Before her are Robin Packalen, Frank Onyeka, Riccardo Sbertoli, Daria Spiridonova, Kanon Suzuki, and Vadim Pronskiy. After her are Oday Dabbagh, Cosmin Pascari, Chloe Bailey, Koumba Larroque, Robert Capron, and Salah Mohsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samara Joy ranks 19,918 out of 20,380. Before her are Heather Petri (1978), Taylor Twellman (1980), Lauren Schmetterling (1988), Brooke Andersen (1995), Noelle Pikus-Pace (1982), and Larry Fitzgerald (1983). After her are Shalane Flanagan (1981), Tony Oller (1991), Will Hurd (1977), Martha Roby (1976), Nik Caner-Medley (1983), and Collin Morikawa (1997).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Samara Joy ranks 1,331. Before her are Jeremy Davis (1985), Eric Church (1977), Brittany Howard (1988), Spencer Smith (1987), Dorian Electra (1992), and Julien Baker (1995). After her are John Konesky (1980), Mims (1981), Lloyd (1986), Bo Bice (1975), Asher Monroe (1988), and Trevor Daniel (1994).

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