Interview with Jordan McIntosh
After taking home the\xa0Rising Star Award\xa0at the 2014 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards,\xa0Jordan McIntosh\xa0continues to climb the ranks as one of Canada\u2019s hottest new country stars. No stranger to the stage, the 19-year-old Ottawa native has toured with country stars Brett Kissel and, most recently, Emerson Drive. Additionally, he performed on the main stage at the third annual\xa0Boots and Hearts Festival in August. A top 6 finalist in the 2014 CCMA Discovery program, Jordan has been nominated for this year\u2019s\xa0Rising Star Award\xa0at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards which will be held in Halifax (Sunday, September 13).\n\nJordan\u2019s first influence was his older sister, Melissa. \u201cMy entire family is musical, but I idolized my sister. She started to sing before I did and, being younger, I wanted to do everything she did. That\u2019s how I found out I could sing. I never really studied music. I just sang all the time. I know there\u2019s a one in a million chance that you can make a career of your ability to sing. That\u2019s always kept me focused, but I couldn\u2019t do any of this without my family.\u201d