Jordan Luck

Jordan William Hunter Luck MNZM (born 15 October 1961) is the former lead singer and songwriter of the New Zealand rock band the Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada. His family moved to Tokarahi (near Oamaru) and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up. He attended University of Canterbury and College House. He is now in a band called The Jordan Luck Band.

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Jordan Luck

(1961-10-15) 15 October 1961 (age 64)^[1]

Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada

OriginGeraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand

GenresRock

InstrumentsVocals, guitar

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Jordan Luck MNZM
Luck in 2012
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Born	Jordan Luck (1961-10-15) 15 October 1961 (age 64)[1] Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada
Origin	Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand
Genres	Rock
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Label	Mushroom Records
Website	www.jordanluckband.com www.jordanluck.co.nz

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At the 2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards on 18 September, Luck was named as the first inductee to the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.^[2] He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to music in the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours.^[3]

In 2019, Luck would cover Al Park's "I Walked Away" for the covers collection Better Already - The Songs Of Al Park.^[4] Park, a singer-songwriter sometimes credited as the father figure for the 'Lyttelton Sound' and the first guy to bring punk music to Otautahi,^[5] had featured in the video for "Victoria", a top ten hit in 1982 for Luck and his band The Dance Exponents.^[6][7]

Also in 2019, Luck would tour New Zealand with The Jordan Luck Band, starting off at Peach & Porker in Te Awamutu on 23 February 2019 and ending the tour in Christchurch on 22 June 2019.^[8]