Introduction
Jonathan Ryan Pardi (born May 20, 1985) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer known for his neotraditional style. Signed to Capitol Nashville, he has released three studio albums, one extended play, and eleven singles, ten of which have charted on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.
Biography
Pardi grew up in Dixon, California, where he attended Dixon High School, graduating in 2003. Pardi started writing music at age 12, and by 14 the young singer formed his own small band. After high school he moved to Nashville to pursue his music career.
Music career
2010–2015: Beginnings and Write You a Song
In 2010, Pardi toured as an opening act for label mate Dierks Bentley.
In March 2012, Pardi released his debut single, "Missin' You Crazy". It debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of April 14, 2012, and peaked at number 29. It received three stars from Taste of Country's Billy Dukes. "Up All Night", his second single, was released in that same month in 2013, and became his first top 10 hit. His third single, "What I Can't Put Down", was also released that month in 2014. The album's fourth single, "When I've Been Drinkin'", was released to country radio on September 22, 2014. Those four songs all appear on Pardi's debut studio album, Write You a Song, which was released on January 14, 2014 via Capitol Nashville. In May 2015, Pardi released a six-song extended play of songs recorded for but not included on Write You a Song, titled The B-Sides, 2011–2014.
Pardi served as one of the opening acts on Alan Jackson's "Keepin' It Country Tour" and on Dierks Bentley's Riser Tour, both in 2014. His first headlining tour was the "Up All Night Tour" in late 2014, with Joey Hyde as the opening act.In August 2015, Pardi announced an 18-show headlining tour with Brothers Osborne as the opening act, named the "All Time High Tour," with dates from October through January 2016.
2016–2018: California Sunrise
Pardi's second studio album, titled California Sunrise, was announced in March 2016, with a release date of June 17, 2016. The album's lead single was "Head Over Boots". In 2016, this song became Pardi's first number-one single on the Country Airplay charts; it also held the number-one position on the Billboard Year-End chart for Country Airplay. After this came "Dirt on My Boots", written by Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, and Ashley Gorley, which also topped Country Airplay. The album accounted for three more singles after these: "Heartache on the Dance Floor", "She Ain't in It", and "Night Shift".
In the summer 2018 Pardi toured alongside Luke Bryan on the What Makes You Country Tour.
2019: Heartache Medication
In 2019, Pardi joined Brooks & Dunn on a new version of their hit single "My Next Broken Heart" for their album Reboot. In an interview, Ronnie Dunn revealed that, while some of the guest artists on their album had an ideas of what they wanted their duets to sound like that differed from Brooks & Dunn's recordings, Pardi was insistent that they record the song exactly as it had been in 1991 as he was such a big fan of the original.
On May 20, 2019, one day after appearing as a guest on the season finale of American Idol Pardi released "Heartache Medication", the lead single and title track to his third studio album, also titled Heartache Medication.
Personal life
On October 2, 2019, Pardi got engaged to his girlfriend, hairdresser Summer Duncan. He proposed to her while on stage during his concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Sales | Certification | ||
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| US Country |
US |
CAN | ||||
| Write You a Song |
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3 | 14 | — |
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| California Sunrise |
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1 | 11 | 51 |
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| Heartache Medication |
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2 | 11 | 18 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| The B-Sides, 2011–2014 |
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26 |
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| Rancho Fiesta Sessions |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country |
US Country Airplay |
US |
CAN Country |
CAN | |||||
| 2012 | "Missin' You Crazy" | 29 | 25 | — | — | — | Write You a Song | ||
| 2013 | "Up All Night" | 10 | 11 | 56 | 46 | — |
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| 2014 | "What I Can't Put Down" | 33 | 31 | — | — | — | |||
| "When I've Been Drinkin'" | 36 | 38 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | "Head Over Boots" | 4 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 64 |
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California Sunrise |
| 2016 | "Dirt on My Boots" | 2 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 58 |
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| 2017 | "Heartache on the Dance Floor" | 5 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 86 |
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| "She Ain't in It" | 23 | 21 | — | 31 | — | ||||
| 2018 | "Night Shift" | 8 | 5 | 56 | 14 | 88 |
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| 2019 | "Heartache Medication" | 5 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 72 |
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Heartache Medication |
| 2020 | "Ain't Always the Cowboy" | 15 | 10 | 66 | 12 | 100 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||||
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| US Country Songs |
US Country Airplay |
US |
CAN Country |
CAN | ||||
| 2020 | "Beer Can't Fix" (Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi) |
6 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 45 |
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Center Point Road |
Promotional Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Back on the Backroads" | EP : The B-Sides, 2011–2014 |
| 2016 | "California Sunrise" | California Sunrise |
| 2019 | "Me and Jack" | Heartache Medication |
| "Tequila Little Time" | ||
| "Old Hat" |
Other appearances
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "My Next Broken Heart" | Brooks & Dunn | Reboot |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2012 | "Missin' You Crazy" | The Edde Brothers |
| 2013 | "Up All Night" | |
| 2014 | "What I Can't Put Down" | |
| 2015 | "Back on the Backroads" | |
| 2016 | "Head Over Boots" | Jim Wright |
| "Dirt on My Boots" | Marc Klasfeld | |
| 2017 | "Dirt on My Boots" | |
| "Heartache on the Dance Floor" | Carlos Ruiz | |
| 2018 | "She Ain't in It" | Jim Wright |
| "Night Shift" | Jim Wright | |
| 2019 | "Heartache Medication" | Carlos Ruiz |
| 2020 | "Beer Can't Fix" | Shaun Silva |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient/Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Country Music Association Awards | New Artist of the Year | Himself | Won | |
| Single of the Year | "Dirt On My Boots" | Nominated | |||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| CMT Music Awards | Breakthrough Video of The Year | Nominated | |||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | New Male Vocalist of the Year | Himself | Won | ||
| Single of The Year | "Dirt On My Boots" | Nominated | |||
| American Music Awards | Favorite Song - Country | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | iHeartRadio Music Awards | Country Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Best New Country Artist | Himself | Nominated | |||
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | California Sunrise | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Heartache Medication | Nominated | |
| Country Music Association Awards | Pending |