Jax (singer)
Jaclyn Cole Miskanic (born May 5, 1996),[1] known professionally as Jax, is an American singer-songwriter from the fourteenth season of American Idol, an American singing competition series.[2]
Jax
Jaclyn Cole Miskanic
May 5, 1996
Atlantic Beach, New York, U.S.
- Singer
- songwriter
- Vocals
- piano
2015–present
Her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was for her song "Victoria's Secret”.
Early life[edit]
Jax was raised in Atlantic Beach, New York,[3][4] and moved with her family in 2005 to East Brunswick, New Jersey.[5][6] She began singing at age 5.[7] Her father, John, is a firefighter, who was injured on duty during the September 11 attacks, and her mother, Jill, is a New York City school teacher.[8] After attending the East Brunswick Public Schools, Jax was homeschooled starting in eighth grade, in order to allow her sufficient time for voice lessons, performances and recording.[9]
In mid-2014, she studied at New York University in London, where she won the John Lennon Scholarship in songwriting via the BMI Foundation.[10]