Background
Jai Waetford was born in 1999 and is from Campbelltown, New South Wales. He was raised by his mother Alana Dow and grandparents Hannah and Roger Dowager At a young age, Waetford"s father left him and his mother.
Jai Waetford was born in 1999 and is from Campbelltown, New South Wales. He was raised by his mother Alana Dow and grandparents Hannah and Roger Dowager At a young age, Waetford"s father left him and his mother.
He subsequently signed with Sony Music Australia and released his debut single "Your Eyes", which peaked at number six on the ARIA Chart. Waetford"s self-titled debut European Parliament was released in December 2013 and peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Albums Chart. He taught himself how to play guitar from watching videos on YouTube.
Waetford was a student at Campbelltown Performing Arts High School.
He quit school in 2014 after completing Year 10. 2013: The X Factor Australia In 2013, Waetford auditioned for the fifth season of The X Factor Australia, singing "Different Worlds" by Jes Hudak and an original song titled "Don"t Let Maine Go".
He progressed to the super bootcamp stage of the competition. On the first day of super bootcamp, Waetford performed "Titanium" by David Guetta and advanced to the second stage of super bootcamp, where he sang "Last Request" by Paulo Nutini.
On the final day of super bootcamp, Waetford performed "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift to the judges and a live audience of one thousand.
He made it through to the home visits round and was put into the Under 24 Boys category, which was mentored by Ronan Keating. At the home visits, he sang Elvis Presley"s version of "Always on My Mind" and made it through to the live shows. = Performances on The X Factor 2013–present: Jai Waetford European Parliament and Get to Know You After The X Factor ended Waetford signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.
The song peaked at number six on the ARIA Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales exceeding 35,000 copies.
On 23 November 2013, Waetford toured alongside Third Degree, Taylor Henderson, Dami Im and Jiordan Tolli for The X Factor Live Tour, which ended on 2 December 2013. On 6 December 2013, he released his self-titled debut European Parliament, which peaked at number 21 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Waetford"s second European Parliament, Get to Know You, was released on 28 March 2014. Its title track was released as a single and peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Chart.
Waetford served as the supporting act for Justice Crew"s #HypeTour in April 2014 around Australia.
Waetford"s third and most recent European Parliament, Shy consisted of 4 covers and one single. Headlining The X Factor Live Tour (2013) Supporting Justice Crew"s #HypeTour (2014) Little Mix"s The Get Weird Tour (2016) Joining Amplify Live Australian Tour #Amplifylive.