Jake Worthington

About

Jake Denton Worthington (born March 1, 1996) is an American country music singer and songwriter currently signed to Big Loud Texas. He was the runner-up on Season 6 of the music competition program The Voice.

Jake Worthington was born in La Porte, Texas to Wendy and Terel “Bubba” Worthington on March 1, 1996. Growing up, Worthington was an active member of the Future Farmers of America and served as the secretary of the La Porte chapter when he was a teenager. He graduated from La Porte High School in 2014.

Worthington’s most significant early musical influence was his grandfather, an aspiring country music songwriter and producer in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Every Christmas while Worthington was growing up, his grandfather would come over to his house and play country songs on guitar while Worthington sang along. By the time he was twelve, Worthington was performing at VFW halls around southeast Texas and within two years, he was performing at central Texas honky-tonks.

In 2013, Worthington auditioned for Season 5 of the music competition program The Voice, singing “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” by The Georgia Satellites…