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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Jake_Shears_of_the_Scissor_Sisters.jpg/220px-Jake_Shears_of_the_Scissor_Sisters.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Jake_Shears_of_the_Scissor_Sisters.jpg/330px-Jake_Shears_of_the_Scissor_Sisters.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Jake_Shears_of_the_Scissor_Sisters.jpg/440px-Jake_Shears_of_the_Scissor_Sisters.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Shears performing in March 2011</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Jason F. Sellards</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1978-10-03</span>) </span>October 3, 1978<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 46)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Mesa,_Arizona" title="Mesa, Arizona">Mesa, Arizona</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glam_rock" title="Glam rock">Glam rock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_music" title="Alternative music">alternative</a></li><li>pop</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Singer</li><li>musician</li><li>songwriter</li><li>actor</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Vocals</li><li>keyboards</li><li>guitar</li><li>flute</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1999–2013, 2017–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scissor_Sisters" title="Scissor Sisters">Scissor Sisters</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Jason Sellards</b> (born October 3, 1978), known professionally by the stage name <b>Jake Shears</b>, is an American musician. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist of New York City <a href="/wiki/Pop-rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Pop-rock">pop-rock</a> band <a href="/wiki/Scissor_Sisters" title="Scissor Sisters">Scissor Sisters</a>, who achieved considerable chart success in the 2000s before their indefinite hiatus in 2012. Since 2017, Shears has pursued a solo career; he released his debut solo studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Jake_Shears_(album)" title="Jake Shears (album)">Jake Shears</a></i>, in August 2018 and his second album <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Man_Dancing" title="Last Man Dancing">Last Man Dancing</a></i> on June 2, 2023. In addition to his solo career, Shears has collaborated with several artists and made his <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> debut in <i><a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a></i> in 2018. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shears was born in <a href="/wiki/Mesa,_Arizona" title="Mesa, Arizona">Mesa, Arizona</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the son of an entrepreneur father and a <a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a> mother (Freida Sellards). He grew up on <a href="/wiki/San_Juan_Island" title="San Juan Island">San Juan Island</a>, Washington, where he attended school at <a href="/wiki/Friday_Harbor_High_School" title="Friday Harbor High School">Friday Harbor High School</a> and was bullied.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His "first real concert was <a href="/wiki/Siouxsie_and_the_Banshees" title="Siouxsie and the Banshees">Siouxsie and the Banshees</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-book_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the age of 18, he moved into a dorm at the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_School,_Seattle" title="Northwest School, Seattle">Northwest School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a>, to finish high school. Shears later attended <a href="/wiki/Occidental_College" title="Occidental College">Occidental College</a> in Los Angeles, California. At the age of 19, he travelled to <a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Kentucky" title="Lexington, Kentucky">Lexington, Kentucky</a>, to visit a classmate, who introduced him to <a href="/wiki/Babydaddy" title="Babydaddy">Scott Hoffman</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Shears and Hoffman hit it off immediately and moved to New York a year later. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_work">Early work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shears attended New York's <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Lang_College_of_Liberal_Arts" title="Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts">Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> where he studied fiction writing and was a classmate of <a href="/wiki/Travis_Jeppesen" title="Travis Jeppesen">Travis Jeppesen</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He also wrote pieces for the gay magazine <i>HX</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 2000, he worked as a music reviewer for <a href="/wiki/Paper_(magazine)" title="Paper (magazine)"><i>Paper</i> magazine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scissor_Sisters">Scissor Sisters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Scissor Sisters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Scissor_Sisters_-Fuji_Rock_Festival,_Japan-31July2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Scissor_Sisters_-Fuji_Rock_Festival%2C_Japan-31July2010.jpg/220px-Scissor_Sisters_-Fuji_Rock_Festival%2C_Japan-31July2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Scissor_Sisters_-Fuji_Rock_Festival%2C_Japan-31July2010.jpg/330px-Scissor_Sisters_-Fuji_Rock_Festival%2C_Japan-31July2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Scissor_Sisters_-Fuji_Rock_Festival%2C_Japan-31July2010.jpg/440px-Scissor_Sisters_-Fuji_Rock_Festival%2C_Japan-31July2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="930" data-file-height="618" /></a><figcaption>Shears performing with Scissor Sisters in Japan, 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Shears and Hoffman formed <a href="/wiki/Scissor_Sisters" title="Scissor Sisters">Scissor Sisters</a> in 2001 as a performance art stunt, playing outrageous shows in clubs like Luxx, the heart of the electroclash scene in <a href="/wiki/Williamsburg,_Brooklyn" title="Williamsburg, Brooklyn">Williamsburg</a>, Brooklyn, where Shears lived. After a couple years struggling in New York (working with the record label A Touch of Class, who produced "Comfortably Numb" and "<a href="/wiki/Filthy/Gorgeous" title="Filthy/Gorgeous">Filthy/Gorgeous</a>"), Scissor Sisters finally found success in the United Kingdom and Ireland, ending 2004 with the biggest-selling album of the year in the UK. In concert, Shears is known for provocative dancing, flamboyant outfits, and near nudity. (During his early years while he was struggling to make it in New York, he would often earn extra money as a <a href="/wiki/Go-go_dancer" class="mw-redirect" title="Go-go dancer">go-go dancer</a> and male <a href="/wiki/Erotic_dancer" class="mw-redirect" title="Erotic dancer">erotic dancer</a> at male <a href="/wiki/Strip_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Strip clubs">strip clubs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) </p><p>Shears' musical influences include <a href="/wiki/The_Bee_Gees" class="mw-redirect" title="The Bee Gees">The Bee Gees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leo_Sayer" title="Leo Sayer">Leo Sayer</a>, <a href="/wiki/ABBA" title="ABBA">ABBA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blondie_(band)" title="Blondie (band)">Blondie</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roxy_Music" title="Roxy Music">Roxy Music</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Dolls" class="mw-redirect" title="The New York Dolls">The New York Dolls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper" title="Cyndi Lauper">Cyndi Lauper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pet_Shop_Boys" title="Pet Shop Boys">Pet Shop Boys</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Scissor Sisters video for <i><a href="/wiki/Filthy/Gorgeous" title="Filthy/Gorgeous">Filthy/Gorgeous</a></i> was directed by <a href="/wiki/John_Cameron_Mitchell" title="John Cameron Mitchell">John Cameron Mitchell</a> after Shears met him at a gathering of the <a href="/wiki/Radical_Faeries" title="Radical Faeries">Radical Faeries</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shears attended <a href="/wiki/Sir_Elton_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Elton John">Sir Elton John</a>'s "stag" party before John's <a href="/wiki/Civil_partnerships_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom">civil partnership</a> ceremony with <a href="/wiki/David_Furnish" title="David Furnish">David Furnish</a> in 2005. John and Shears discussed each other in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Observer" title="The Observer">The Observer</a></i> in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_work">Other work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shears performed with <a href="/wiki/Erasure_(duo)" title="Erasure (duo)">Erasure</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Andy_Bell_(singer)" title="Andy Bell (singer)">Andy Bell</a> on "Thought It Was You", on Bell's 2005 album <i><a href="/wiki/Electric_Blue_(album)" title="Electric Blue (album)">Electric Blue</a></i>. He has also collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Tiga_(musician)" title="Tiga (musician)">Tiga</a> on "<a href="/wiki/Hot_in_Herre" title="Hot in Herre">Hot in Herre</a>", "You Gonna Want Me", and "What You Need" from Tiga's album <i><a href="/wiki/Ciao!_(Tiga_album)" title="Ciao! (Tiga album)">Ciao!</a></i>. He also worked on Finnish house musician <a href="/wiki/Luomo" class="mw-redirect" title="Luomo">Luomo</a>'s "If I Can't". Together with Babydaddy, he co-wrote with <a href="/wiki/Kylie_Minogue" title="Kylie Minogue">Kylie Minogue</a> on her <a href="/wiki/Hit_single" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit single">hit single</a> "<a href="/wiki/I_Believe_in_You_(Kylie_Minogue_song)" title="I Believe in You (Kylie Minogue song)">I Believe in You</a>" for her greatest hits compilation <i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Kylie" title="Ultimate Kylie">Ultimate Kylie</a></i>. Shears and Minogue also co-wrote "Too Much" with <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Harris" title="Calvin Harris">Calvin Harris</a> for Minogue's number one album <i><a href="/wiki/Aphrodite_(Kylie_Minogue_album)" title="Aphrodite (Kylie Minogue album)">Aphrodite</a></i>. In 2011, Shears collaborated with John Garden to write the music for a musical version of the book <i><a href="/wiki/Tales_of_the_City" title="Tales of the City">Tales of the City</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show is directed by <a href="/wiki/Jason_Moore_(director)" title="Jason Moore (director)">Jason Moore</a>. Shears was featured on the track "Metemya" of <a href="/wiki/Amadou_and_Mariam" class="mw-redirect" title="Amadou and Mariam">Amadou and Mariam</a>'s 2012 album <i><a href="/wiki/Folila" title="Folila">Folila</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shears also wrote the foreword to the award-winning '80s <a href="/wiki/7-inch" class="mw-redirect" title="7-inch">7-inch</a> vinyl cover art book <i><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Chojnacki" title="Matthew Chojnacki">Put the Needle on the Record</a></i>. In 2013, he appeared on the <a href="/wiki/Queens_of_the_Stone_Age" title="Queens of the Stone Age">Queens of the Stone Age</a> album <i><a href="/wiki/...Like_Clockwork" title="...Like Clockwork">...Like Clockwork</a></i>, providing backing vocals on the song "Keep Your Eyes Peeled". He duetted with <a href="/wiki/Cher" title="Cher">Cher</a> on the track "<a href="/wiki/Take_It_Like_a_Man_(Cher_song)" title="Take It Like a Man (Cher song)">Take it Like a Man</a>" for her 2013 album <i><a href="/wiki/Closer_to_the_Truth" title="Closer to the Truth">Closer to the Truth</a></i>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DuranO2_1_010523_(2_of_74)_(52872979634).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/DuranO2_1_010523_%282_of_74%29_%2852872979634%29.jpg/220px-DuranO2_1_010523_%282_of_74%29_%2852872979634%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/DuranO2_1_010523_%282_of_74%29_%2852872979634%29.jpg/330px-DuranO2_1_010523_%282_of_74%29_%2852872979634%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/DuranO2_1_010523_%282_of_74%29_%2852872979634%29.jpg/440px-DuranO2_1_010523_%282_of_74%29_%2852872979634%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="3383" /></a><figcaption>Shears performing at <a href="/wiki/The_O2" title="The O2">The O2</a> in 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>In October 2017, Shears released his first song as a solo artist, "Creep City".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2018, Shears made his <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> debut starring as Charlie in <i><a href="/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)" title="Kinky Boots (musical)">Kinky Boots</a>.</i> He reprised the role at the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Bowl" title="Hollywood Bowl">Hollywood Bowl</a> in July 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2018, Shears published his autobiography, <i>Boys Keep Swinging</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-book_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-book-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shears released his debut solo studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Jake_Shears_(album)" title="Jake Shears (album)">Jake Shears</a></i>, on August 10, 2018, and received positive reviews. It peaked at N° 20 in the UK Charts. </p><p>In March 2019, Shears toured with <a href="/wiki/Kylie_Minogue" title="Kylie Minogue">Kylie Minogue</a> as part of her <a href="/wiki/Golden_Tour" title="Golden Tour">Golden Tour</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2019, Shears appeared as a collaborator on <a href="/wiki/The_Desert_Sessions" title="The Desert Sessions">The Desert Sessions</a> <a href="/wiki/Vols._11_%26_12" title="Vols. 11 & 12">Vols. 11 & 12</a>, most prominently as lead singer on Something You Can't See and backing vocals for Crucifire. </p><p>In January 2020, he appeared as the "Unicorn" on <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(British_series_1)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Masked Singer (British series 1)">The Masked Singer</a></i>, finishing in 6th place.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Shears released the single "Meltdown" in February 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 1, 2023, Shears released the single "Too Much Music".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 2, 2023, Shears released his second studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Man_Dancing" title="Last Man Dancing">Last Man Dancing</a></i>, which contains collaborations with Kylie Minogue, Amber Martin and cameos from <a href="/wiki/Jane_Fonda" title="Jane Fonda">Jane Fonda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iggy_Pop" title="Iggy Pop">Iggy Pop</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (March 2024)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> rated the album 4/5 stars.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2023, he starred as the Emcee in his <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a> debut in the <a href="/wiki/Revival_(theatre)" title="Revival (theatre)">revival</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cabaret_(musical)" title="Cabaret (musical)"><i>Cabaret</i></a>. His final performance was on March 9, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shears <a href="/wiki/Came_out" class="mw-redirect" title="Came out">came out</a> as gay to his parents at the age of 15 at the urging of <a href="/wiki/Dan_Savage" title="Dan Savage">Dan Savage</a>, who later called his advice "the worst I've ever given" due to the negative reaction of Shears' parents.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, Shears participated in Savage's <a href="/wiki/It_Gets_Better_Project" title="It Gets Better Project">It Gets Better Project</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, Shears was interviewed about his experience. He spoke about his good friend <a href="/wiki/Anderson_Cooper" title="Anderson Cooper">Anderson Cooper</a> and said he felt gay celebrities "at least have the responsibility to come out".<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shears was in a relationship with <a href="/wiki/Chris_Moukarbel" title="Chris Moukarbel">Chris Moukarbel</a> from 2004 to 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Brighton_Pride" title="Brighton Pride">Brighton Pride</a> 2022, Shears announced live that he had received a five-year visa to live in the United Kingdom. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Awards and nominations for Jake Shears </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Awards</th> <th>Work</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Media" title="Virgin Media">Virgin Media</a> Music Awards </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Most Fanciable Male </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Best_Art_Vinyl" title="Best Art Vinyl">Best Art Vinyl</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jake_Shears_(album)" title="Jake Shears (album)">Jake Shears</a></i> </td> <td>Best Art Vinyl </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Classic_Pop_(magazine)" title="Classic Pop (magazine)">Classic Pop Readers' Awards</a> </td> <td><i>Boys Keep Swinging</i> </td> <td>Book of the Year </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Berlin_Music_Video_Awards" title="Berlin Music Video Awards">Berlin Music Video Awards</a> </td> <td>"All I Want" </td> <td>Best Director </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_Scissor_Sisters">With Scissor Sisters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: With Scissor Sisters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Scissor_Sisters_discography" title="Scissor Sisters discography">Scissor Sisters discography</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>List of albums, with selected details and chart positions </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;">Title </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;">Details </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Peak chart positions </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:90%"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independent_Albums_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Independent Albums Chart">UK<br />Ind.</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Jake_Shears_(album)" title="Jake Shears (album)">Jake Shears</a></i> </th> <td> <ul><li>Released: August 10, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Label: Freida Jean</li> <li>Formats: CD, digital download, <a href="/wiki/Music_streaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Music streaming">streaming</a></li></ul> </td> <td>20</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i><a href="/wiki/Last_Man_Dancing" title="Last Man Dancing">Last Man Dancing</a></i> </th> <td> <ul><li>Released: June 2, 2023</li> <li>Label: <a href="/wiki/Mute_Records" title="Mute Records">Mute</a></li> <li>Formats: CD, digital download, streaming</li></ul> </td> <td>18</td> <td>4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Extended_plays">Extended plays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Extended plays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>List of extended plays, with selected details </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:10em;">Title </th> <th scope="col" style="width:16em;">Details </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><i>B-Sides</i> </th> <td> <ul><li>Released: October 18, 2019<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Label: Freida Jean Records</li> <li>Formats: digital download, streaming</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>List of singles, showing year released and album name </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:30em;">Title </th> <th scope="col" style="width:1em;">Year </th> <th scope="col">Album </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Creep City"<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="3">2018 </td> <td rowspan="3"><i>Jake Shears</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Sad Song Backwards"<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Big Bushy Mustache"<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Meltdown"<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2020 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Non-album single </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Do the Television"<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2021 </td> <td><i>Last Man Dancing</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Amazing"<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Apple_Music" title="Apple Music">Apple Music</a> only)</small> </th> <td>2022 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Non-album single </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Too Much Music"<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="4">2023 </td> <td rowspan="4"><i>Last Man Dancing</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Devil Came Down the Dance Floor"<br /><small>(with Amber Martin)</small><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"I Used to Be In Love"<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Last Man Dancing"<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="As_featured_artist">As featured artist</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: As featured artist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:30em;">Title </th> <th scope="col" style="width:1em;">Year </th> <th scope="col">Album </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Disappearer" <br /><small>(AVEC featuring Jake Shears)</small><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2013 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Non-album single </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"<a href="/wiki/The_Other_Boys" title="The Other Boys">The Other Boys</a>" <br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/NERVO" class="mw-redirect" title="NERVO">NERVO</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Kylie_Minogue" title="Kylie Minogue">Kylie Minogue</a>, Jake Shears & <a href="/wiki/Nile_Rogers" class="mw-redirect" title="Nile Rogers">Nile Rogers</a>)</small><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2015 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Collateral_(album)" title="Collateral (album)">Collateral</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Sensation" <br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Bright_Light_Bright_Light" title="Bright Light Bright Light">Bright Light Bright Light</a> featuring Jake Shears)</small><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2020 </td> <td>Fun City </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"All I Want"<br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Boys_Noize" title="Boys Noize">Boys Noize</a> featuring Jake Shears)</small><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td rowspan="2">2021 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Non-album single </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Neon Lights"<br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Annie_(singer)" title="Annie (singer)">Annie</a> featuring Jake Shears)</small><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Neon_Lights_(EP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Neon Lights (EP)">Neon Lights</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">"Free Your Mind"<br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/Arielle_Free" title="Arielle Free">Arielle Free</a> featuring Jake Shears)</small><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>2023 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Non-album single </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tours">Tours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jake_Shears&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Tours"><span>edit</span></a><span 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0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFStrong2006" class="citation book cs1">Strong, Martin Charles (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=CsooY_e1w8kC&pg=PA945"><i>The Essential Rock Discography</i></a>. Canongate. p. 945. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84195-860-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84195-860-6"><bdi>978-1-84195-860-6</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170215060548/https://books.google.com/books?id=CsooY_e1w8kC&pg=PA945">Archived</a> from the original on February 15, 2017<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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