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Sundance Head
Head performing in 2015
Head performing in 2015
Background information
Birth nameJason Head
Born (1978-07-09) July 9, 1978 (age 46)
OriginPorter, Texas
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Years active2007–present
LabelsWildcatter, Dreamcatcher
Websitesundancehead.com

Jason "Sundance" Head (born July 9, 1978) is an American country-soul singer and songwriter. He is the son of American singer Roy Head. In 2007, he was a semi-finalist on the sixth season of the Fox television series American Idol, but was eliminated one week before the finals. In 2016, he became the winner of season 11 of the US The Voice. He was part of Team Blake Shelton.[1] His winning song is "Darlin' Don't Go". In 2018, he signed onto Dean Dillon's Wildcatter Records[2] and released the single Leave Her Wild.[3]

Career

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American Idol

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Main article: American Idol season 6
American Idol performances
Week # Theme Song choice Original artist Order # Result
Auditions N/A "Stormy Monday" T-Bone Walker N/A Qualified
Top 24 (12 Men) N/A "Nights in White Satin" The Moody Blues 3 Safe
Top 20 (10 Men) N/A "Mustang Sally" Mack Rice 10 Safe
Top 16 (8 Men) N/A "Jeremy" Pearl Jam 3 Eliminated

Post-Idol career

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In May 2007, his father reported that he signed a recording contract with Universal Music Group.[4] In late July 2007, he released a duet with Sabrina Sloan, who was also a semi-finalist in Season 6 of American Idol.[5]

The Voice (2016)

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Main article: The Voice (American TV series) season 11
The Voice performances
  – Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
Stage Song Original artist Date Order Result
Blind Audition "I've Been Loving You Too Long" Otis Redding Sept. 19, 2016 1.4 Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turned
Joined Team Blake
Battles (Top 48) "Feel Like Makin' Love" (vs. Dan Shafer) Bad Company Oct. 10, 2016 7.4 Saved by Blake
Knockouts (Top 32) "The Climb" (vs. Josh Gallagher) Miley Cyrus Oct. 24, 2016 11.1
Live Playoffs (Top 20) "Blue Ain't Your Color" Keith Urban Nov. 7, 2016 15.9 Saved by Public Vote
Live Top 12 "My Church" Maren Morris Nov. 14, 2016 17.1
Live Top 11 "No One" Alicia Keys Nov. 21, 2016 19.2
Live Top 10 "Me and Jesus" Tom T. Hall Nov. 28, 2016 21.9
Live Semifinals (Top 8) "Love Can Build a Bridge" The Judds Dec. 5, 2016 23.7
Live Finale (Final 4) "Darlin' Don't Go" (original song) Sundance Head Dec. 12, 2016 25.4 Winner
"Treat Her Right" (with Blake Shelton) Roy Head and the Traits 25.8
"At Last" Glenn Miller and his orchestra 25.10
Non competition performances
Order Collaborator(s) Song Original Artist
19.1 Austin Allsup, Courtney Harrell, and Blake Shelton "The Heart of Rock & Roll" Huey Lewis and the News
22.2 Josh Gallagher "Feelin' Alright?" Traffic
25.8 Kiss "Detroit Rock City" / "Rock and Roll All Nite" Kiss
25.11 Austin Allsup and Courtney Harrell "Ain't Worth the Whiskey" Cole Swindell

Personal life

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On November 15, 2024, Head accidentally shot himself in the stomach at his Smith County, Texas ranch. According to Head in a statement released by his agent, Head had grabbed his own .22 caliber firearm from his Jeep and that it had slipped out of the holster, striking the outside of the vehicle before discharging, striking him in the stomach. Head did not have his phone with him at the time and was alone, so he went to the end of his driveway and flagged down multiple vehicles before one driver eventually stopped and contacted first responders. Head was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Tyler and ultimately did not require surgery.[6]

Discography

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Releases from The Voice

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Albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[7] 		US
Country
[8]
The Voice: The Complete Season 11 Collection
  • Released: December 13, 2016
  • Label: Republic
  • Format: Digital download
 30 36
2016 & Gruene
  • Released: March 17, 2012
  • Label: Sundance Head
  • Format: CD, digital download
 - -
  • US: N/A
Soul Country
  • Released: April 25, 2015
  • Label: Sundance Head
  • Format: CD, digital download
 - -
  • US: N/A
Stained Glass and Neon [10][11][12][13][14]
  • Released: January 25, 2019
  • Label: WildCatter Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
 - -
  • US: N/A
Starting Again
  • Released: September 16, 2022
  • Label: Sundance Head
  • Format: digital download
 - -

Competition singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
US
[15] 		US
Country
[16]
"No One" 2016 — 32
"Me and Jesus" —[A] 21
"Love Can Build a Bridge" — 27
"Darlin' Don't Go" 67 4
"Treat Her Right"
(with Blake Shelton) 		— 24
"At Last" 89 11

Texas Radio Singles

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  • 2016: "13 Years" #1
  • 2017: "How I Want to Be" #1
  • 2017: "Everything to Lose" #1
  • 2018: "Leave Her Wild" #12
  • 2019: "Close Enough to Walk" #1
  • 2019: "Not Give a Damn" #9
  • 2021: "I Bleed" #10
  • 2021: "Showing Off" #1
  • 2022: "Drive me to Drinking" #4
  • 2022: "Three People (Me, Jim Beam, and You)" #1
  • 2023: "Bars and Churches" #1

Notes

  1. ^ "Me and Jesus" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[18]

References

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  1. ^ McEvoy, Sophie (February 18, 2021). "This Is What Happened To Sundance Head From The Voice". Archived from the original on February 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Dean Dillon launches Wildcatter Records signs voice winner Sundance Head esmondstation.com October 10, 2018[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Story behind the songs: Sundance Head, 'Leave her wild'". The Boot. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Life after Idol: Sundance scores a record deal - Idol Chatter - USATODAY.com
  5. ^ Ex-Idols score major-label duets deal | American Idol | EW.com Exclusive | Music | American Idol | Entertainment Weekly
  6. ^ Bouarrouj, Meriam; Romero, Dennis (November 15, 2024). "Sundance Head, winner of 'The Voice,' hit by bullet at his Texas ranch". NBC News. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  8. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  9. ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 20, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: December 20, 2016". Roughstock.
  10. ^ "'Stained Glass & Neon' Shines Bright for Sundance Head". 25 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Sundance Head Announces New Album, "Stained Glass and Neon" - Country Music Tattle Tale - Your country music news source". countrymusictattletale.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-07.
  12. ^ "Stained Glass and Neon". Spotify. 25 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Stained Glass and Neon". Amazon.
  14. ^ "Award Winning Singer". Sundance Head. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  15. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  16. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  17. ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 13, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: December 13, 2016". Roughstock.
  18. ^ "Sundance Head – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  19. ^ a b c d e Bjorke, Matt (December 19, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: December 19, 2016". Roughstock.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by The Voice (American)
Winner
2016 (Fall) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by The Voice (American)
Winner's song
"Darlin' Don't Go"
2016 (Fall) 		Succeeded by
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