Jackie Thomas
Birth nameJackie Thomas
Born (1990-11-18) 18 November 1990 (age 33)
Greymouth, New Zealand
OriginAuckland, New Zealand
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2013–present
LabelsSony Music New Zealand
Websitefacebook.com/jackiethomasmusic

Jackie Thomas (born 18 November 1990) is a New Zealand singer who won the first New Zealand season of The X Factor in 2013.[1] Competing in the Girls category, she was mentored in the series by Daniel Bedingfield. Her winner's single "It's Worth It" was released on 22 July 2013 and debuted at number one on the New Zealand Music Charts. The song became certified Gold in its first week and eventually reached Platinum by its third week.[2][3]

Early life

Jackie Thomas was born in Greymouth in 1990. She has Māori and European ancestry. Her father is of Ngāpuhi descent.[4] She received her education at Greymouth High School.[5] After school, she worked at her father's meatworks in Greymouth before moving to Auckland in January 2013. Prior to entering The X Factor, Thomas had little professional performance experience.[6]

The X Factor

Thomas initially attended the Greymouth pre-audition on 11 January 2013, where she was put through to the judges' auditions.[7] At her judges' audition Thomas performed Birdy's version of the Bon Iver song "Skinny Love", prompting judge Melanie Blatt to declare "I think I've just witnessed a performance from the winner of X Factor." After Thomas' audition screened, Birdy's 2011 recording of "Skinny Love" entered the New Zealand pop charts for the first time, peaking at #2.[8] After being eliminated on day two of bootcamp, Thomas was brought back to judges' retreats after the Girls category mentor Daniel Bedingfield campaigned for her return, threatening to quit the show if Thomas wasn't allowed back.[9][10]

Thomas was the only contestant never to have been in the bottom two,[11] and was one of the three contestants to make it to the grand finale, alongside Whenua Patuwai and Benny Tipene.[12] At the grand final on 22 July 2013, Thomas was announced the winner of the competition and it was revealed that she had been the top-voted contestant in seven of the 10 live shows.[13] She performed her winner's single "It's Worth It" on the final episode, with the single released later that evening.[14]

After The X Factor

After The X Factor, Jackie's debut single, "It's Worth It", was released in July 2013. It debuted at number 1 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and was certified Gold in its first week and Platinum in its third week.[2][3][15] Thomas's self-titled debut album Jackie Thomas was released on 9 August 2013.[13] It debuted at number one and was certified Gold.[2] The album contains Thomas' debut single "It's Worth It", as well as studio recordings of 11 of the 14 songs she performed in The X Factor live shows.[16][17] The album track "Skinny Love" also charted at 23 in the singles chart.[2]

In November 2013, Thomas opened for Olly Murs at his New Zealand show, and in late 2013 she performed at the Christmas in the Park events in Auckland and Christchurch.[citation needed] In August 2014, Thomas featured with other New Zealand artists on the charity single "A Song for Everyone".[18]

Thomas received funding from NZ On Air for the recording and video production of two songs, "Stars" (April 2014)[19] and "Until the Last Goodbye" (February 2015).[20] "Until the Last Goodbye" was released as Thomas' follow-up single on 16 March 2015, with a live performance on the second series of The X Factor.[21][22]

Jackie was the opening act for Ricky Martin's New Zealand tour in April 2015.[23] In June, Thomas released Until the Last Goodbye EP, which included the title track, "Stars" and three live tracks. She has not released any new material since.[24]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
NZ
[2]
Jackie Thomas 1

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions
NZ
[2]
Until the Last Goodbye —

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NZ
[2]
"It's Worth It" 2013 1 Jackie Thomas
"Until the Last Goodbye" 2015 35 Until the Last Goodbye EP

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Artists
[27]
"Song For Everyone"
(as part of All Star Cast) 		2014 5 Non-album single

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
[2]
"Skinny Love" 2013 23 Jackie Thomas

References

  1. ^ Murdoch, Helen. "X Factor win is a 'life changer'". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Discography Jackie Thomas". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "12 AUGUST 2013". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Live chat replay: X Factor winner Jackie Thomas". The New Zealand Herald. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  5. ^ Mussen, Deidre (31 August 2013). "X Factor Jackie's visit a hit". The Press. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Jackie Thomas talks about winning The X-Factor NZ". NZ Woman's Weekly. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Is X Factor NZ choosing on image?". Radio Live. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  8. ^ "BIRDY - SKINNY LOVE (SONG)". charts.nz. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  9. ^ "THE X FACTOR episode 4". TV3. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  10. ^ "X Factor judge: I threatened to quit for Jackie". NZ Herald. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  11. ^ staff, 3 News online (22 July 2013). "Jackie Thomas wins X Factor NZ". Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018 – via www.newshub.co.nz.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Jackie Thomas crowned X Factor winner". Stuff. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  13. ^ a b Donnell, Hayden (23 July 2013). "Fans decide Jackie's got the X factor of winner". NZ Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Jackie Thomas wins X Factor NZ". 3 News. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  15. ^ "It's Worth It - Single". iTunes. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  16. ^ "X-Factor winner Jackie Thomas releasing Self-Titled album on August 9th". Libel Music. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  17. ^ "Girl Power spices up Jackie". Stuff. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  18. ^ "NZ's biggest stars team up for charity single". Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  19. ^ "Making More Tracks - April 2014". NZ On Air. NZ On Air. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  20. ^ "February MakingTracks Decisions". NZ On Air. NZ On Air. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  21. ^ "Jackie Thomas // New Single & X Factor NZ Performance". Muzic.net.nz. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  22. ^ "X Factor: Back to the competition". Stuff. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  23. ^ "Idol keen to make music with Kiwi". NZ Herald. APN. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  24. ^ "Until the Last Goodbye - EP". iTunes. Apple. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  25. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart - 26 August 2013". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  26. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart - 26 August 2013". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  27. ^ "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Official NZ Music Charts. Recorded Music NZ. 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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