# Johnny Orlando

John Vincent Orlando (born January 24, 2003) is a Canadian singer. He first received attention on social media by posting covers of pop songs by artists such as Austin Mahone, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Shawn Mendes to his YouTube channel. In 2019, Orlando was nominated for the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year. He has also won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Canadian Act four times in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Orlando's debut studio album All the Things That Could Go Wrong was released on August 19, 2022.

## Early life

Johnny Orlando was born in Mississauga, Ontario on January 24, 2003.

## Career

Darian made a YouTube channel for Johnny, "JohnnyOsings" on December 5, 2011, and posted a cover of him singing "Mistletoe". Orlando and his sister recorded it in their bathroom because their bathroom had good acoustics. Initially, they expected at most 100 views, but to their surprise, the video went viral and got more than 100,000 views in a month. Citing the initial success of the first video, he and his sister continued posting covers of famous musical artists like Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Austin Mahone, and Selena Gomez on his YouTube channel while Darian directed, shot, produced and edited all his videos.
His debut EP, VXIIXI was released in 2015 when he was 12 years old. In 2017, a YouTube video was posted by Glamour showing P!nk viewing his cover of her song “Just Give Me a Reason”, in which the singer noted he had “incredible voice control.” He signed with Universal Music Canada on May 18, 2018, and has released singles such as "Day and Night" and "What If" (both featuring Mackenzie Ziegler), "Last Summer", "Waste My Time", "All These Parties", "Phobias", "See You" and "Everybody Wants You". His second EP, Teenage Fever, was released on March 15, 2019. Orlando embarked on his second headlining North American tour in support of the EP, beginning on April 29, 2019, in Chicago and ending on May 22, 2019, in Vancouver. It was supported by his close friends Hayden Summerall and Gus McMillan.
It was announced that MTV had signed a deal for consumer products with Orlando at the end of July 2020. On October 23, 2020, he announced his third EP, It's Never Really Over was released.
In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.

## Influences

Orlando has cited Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes among his primary musical inspirations. He is also inspired by Billie Eilish as well as other Canadian artists such as Drake, The Weeknd, and Alessia Cara. Orlando has also shared that his dad played Pearl Jam and Otis Redding in the car, which helped cultivate his songwriting skills.

## Discography
### Albums

* All the Things That Could Go Wrong (2022)

### EPs

* VXIIXI (2015)
* Teenage Fever (2019)
* It's Never Really Over (2020)
* The Ride (2024)

### Singles

| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Single | Year | CAN | CAN AC | CAN CHR | CAN Hot AC | Certifications | Album |
| "Let Go" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Day & Night" (with Mackenzie Ziegler) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Missing You" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Thinking About You" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Everything" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "The Most" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "What If (I Told You I Like You)" (with Mackenzie Ziegler) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | MC: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Last Summer" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | | Teenage Fever |
| "Sleep" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | | Teenage Fever |
| "Piece of my Heart" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | | Teenage Fever |
| "All These Parties" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Mistletoe" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Phobias" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | It's Never Really Over |
| "Lean On Me" (with ArtistsCAN) | 2020 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 11 | | Non-album single |
| "See You" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | It's Never Really Over |
| "Everybody Wants You" | 2020 | 61 | 14 | 20 | 14 | MC: Gold | It's Never Really Over |
| "Last Christmas" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Adelaide" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | | It's Never Really Over |
| "I Don't" (with Dvbbs) | 2021 | — | — | 46 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Daydream" | 2021 | — | — | 40 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "It's Alright" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | | My Little Pony: A New Generation |
| "You're Just Drunk" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | | All the Things That Could Go Wrong |
| "How Can It Be Christmas" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Someone Will Love You Better" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | All the Things That Could Go Wrong |
| "Blur" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | All the Things That Could Go Wrong |
| "Fun Out of It" (with Benee) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | All the Things That Could Go Wrong |
| "If He Wanted to He Would" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | | All the Things That Could Go Wrong |
| "When I'm Gone" (with Ali Gatie) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Anywhere with You" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | Butterfly Tale |
| "Boyfriend" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | The Ride |
| "July" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | The Ride |
| "A Man Like Me" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | The Ride |
| "Party for Two" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | The Ride |
| "Close to You" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | The Ride |
| "Thinking of Me" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | | The Ride |
| "Wait for You" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Untouched" (with Toby Gad) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Temptation" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Famous" | 2025 | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. ||||||||

### Collaborations

* "Big Like You" (2017) (Bunyan & Babe soundtracks)
* "Christmas Fever" (2017) (with Bars and Melody)
* "We Change the World" (2017) (with Raina Harten)
* "Keep On Trying" (2018) (with Sylwia PrzyBysz)

### Web

| Year | Series | Role | Notes |
| 2018–2020 | Total Eclipse | Sam | Main role |
| 2018 | Chicken Girls | Sam | Episode: "Seven Minutes in Heaven" |
| 2018 | Baby Doll Records | Sam | Episode: "Work from Home" |

## Filmography

List of performances and appearances by Johnny Orlando in television, film and on the web :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes/Ref. |
| 2014–2019 | Wishenpoof! | Oliver | Voice |
| 2015–2016 | Super Why! | Whyatt Beanstalk/Super Why | Voice (season 3) |
| 2017 | Bunyan and Babe | Travis Barclay | Voice |
| 2018 | Pinocchio | Pinocchio | Voice, English version |
| 2018–2020 | Total Eclipse | Sam | |
| 2020 | The Substitute | Himself (substitute teacher) | |
| 2020 | All That | Himself (guest performer) | Season 11 |
| 2020 | Group Chat with Annie & Jayden | Himself | |
| 2020 | For the Record: The Broken Hearts Tour | Himself | |
| 2021 | Nickelodeon's Unfiltered | Himself | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, nominee(s) of the award, award category, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result |
| Juno Awards | 2019 | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Johnny Orlando | Nominated |
| Juno Awards | 2021 | Pop Album of the Year | It's Never Really Over | Nominated |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2017 | Favorite Viral Music Artist | Johnny Orlando | Nominated |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2018 | Favorite Musical YT Creator | Johnny Orlando | Nominated |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2020 | Favorite Social Music Star | Johnny Orlando | Nominated |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2022 | Favorite Social Music Star | Johnny Orlando | Nominated |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2019 | Best Canadian Act | Johnny Orlando | Won |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2020 | Best Canadian Act | Johnny Orlando | Won |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2021 | Best Canadian Act | Johnny Orlando | Won |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2022 | Best Canadian Act | Johnny Orlando | Won |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2016 | Choice Music Web Star | Johnny Orlando | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2019 | Choice Music Web Star | Johnny Orlando | Nominated |