Jordan Samatua, known professionally as JKing is an Australian hip hop rapper, originating from Sydney, Australia. He is best known for his 2023 "Cinderella".
History In 2019, JKing released "Bend Over" with Tiztana.
In 2023, JKing released "Cinderella". The song peaked at number 2 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and made the New Zealand top 50 singles of 2023.
In 2023, JKing released the EP Christmas Jamz.
Personal life Samatua parents are from Matautu and Falelatai villages in Samoa. Samatua was born and raised in Sydney.
Discography Extended plays +List of extended plays, with selected details Title EP details Wahyahsey Released: September 2022 Label: BIORDI Formats: digital Christmas Jamz Released: December 2023 Label: BIORDI Formats: digital
Charted or certified singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album NZ NZHot "Energy" (with Youngn Lipz) 2020 — — ARIA: Gold Neverland (original soundtrack) "Higher" (with DJ Discretion & Billymaree) 2022 — 15 RMNZ: GoldTo view certifications, write "JKing" or a song title on the "Search" box. The results will load automatically. "Unconditionally" — 19 RMNZ: Platinum Wahyahsey "Cinderella" 2023 2 1 ARIA: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum rowspan="3" "Falling in Love" (with Dinah Jane) — 6 RMNZ: Gold "Life in Your Hands" — 14 RMNZ: Gold "Darling with You" — 33 Christmas Jamz "Into You" (with Drew Deezy) 2024 — 36 rowspan="5" "My Only One" — 36 "My Girl" (with Jordan Gavet) — 32 "Pele Moni" — 19 "Thank You" 2025 — 10 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.
! |- | 2024 | "Cinderella" (Jordan Samatua) | Most Performed R&B / Soul Work
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