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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Samara Joy is the 3,361st most popular musician (down from 3,149th in 2024), the 21,170th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,832nd in 2019) and the 1,417th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Samara Joy ranks 3,361 out of 3,175Before her are Danny Jones, Skream, Julien Baker, Nicola Benedetti, Luke Hemmings, and Bernard Fanning. After her are Lori McKenna, John Konesky, Dougie Poynter, Mims, Lloyd, and Kina Grannis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Samara Joy ranks 713Before her are Robin Packalen, Frank Onyeka, Riccardo Sbertoli, Daria Spiridonova, Kanon Suzuki, and Vadim Pronskiy. After her are Brandon Vázquez, Oday Dabbagh, Cosmin Pascari, Chloe Bailey, Koumba Larroque, and Robert Capron.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samara Joy ranks 21,178 out of 20,380Before her are Taylor Twellman (1980), Lauren Schmetterling (1988), Gani Lawal (1988), Brooke Andersen (1995), Noelle Pikus-Pace (1982), and Larry Fitzgerald (1983). After her are Charles Jenkins (1989), Shalane Flanagan (1981), Brandon Vázquez (1998), Jillian Camarena-Williams (1982), Tony Oller (1991), and Will Hurd (1977).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Samara Joy ranks 1,417Before her are Eric Church (1977), Brittany Howard (1988), Spencer Smith (1987), Pauly D (1980), Dorian Electra (1992), and Julien Baker (1995). After her are Lori McKenna (1968), John Konesky (1980), Mims (1981), Lloyd (1986), Kina Grannis (1985), and Bo Bice (1975).