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Jason F. Sellards (born October 3, 1978), known professionally by the stage name Jake Shears, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist of New York City band , 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, Jake Shears, in August 2018 and his second album Last Man Dancing on June 2, 2023. In addition to his solo career, Shears has collaborated with several artists and made his debut in Kinky Boots in 2018.

Early life
Shears was born in Mesa, Arizona.
(2025). 9781841958606, Canongate. .
His father was an entrepreneur, his mother Frieda (nee Sellards) was a practicing . He grew up on San Juan Island, Washington, where he attended school at Friday Harbor High School and was bullied. His "first real concert was Siouxsie and the Banshees".
(2018). 9781501140129, Atria Books.
At the age of 18, he moved into a dorm at the Northwest School in Seattle, Washington, to finish high school. Shears later attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. At the age of 19, he travelled to Lexington, Kentucky, to visit a classmate, where he met . Shears and Hoffman hit it off immediately and moved to New York a year later.

Career
Early work
Shears attended New York's Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, where he studied fiction writing and was a classmate of . He also wrote pieces for the gay magazine HX. In 2000, he worked as a music reviewer for Paper magazine.

Scissor Sisters
Shears and Hoffman formed in 2001 as a performance art stunt, playing outrageous shows in clubs like Luxx, the heart of the electroclash scene in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where Shears lived. After a couple of years struggling in New York (working with the record label A Touch of Class, who produced "Comfortably Numb" and "Filthy/Gorgeous"), 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 and male at male .)

Shears' musical influences include The Bee Gees, , , Blondie, , , , The New York Dolls, Queen, , , , , Pet Shop Boys, , and . The Scissor Sisters video for Filthy/Gorgeous was directed by John Cameron Mitchell after Shears met him at a gathering of the . Shears attended Sir Elton John's "stag" party before John's civil partnership ceremony with in 2005. John and Shears discussed each other in in 2006.

Other work
Shears performed with Erasure's Andy Bell on "Thought It Was You", on Bell's 2005 album Electric Blue. He has also collaborated with Tiga on "Hot in Herre", "You Gonna Want Me", and "What You Need" from Tiga's album Ciao!. He also worked on Finnish house musician 's "If I Can't". Together with Babydaddy, he co-wrote with on her "I Believe in You" for her greatest hits compilation . Shears and Minogue also co-wrote "Too Much" with for Minogue's number one album Aphrodite. In 2011, Shears collaborated with John Garden to write the music for a musical version of the book Tales of the City. The show is directed by Jason Moore. Shears was featured on the track "Metemya" of Amadou and Mariam's 2012 album . Shears also wrote the foreword to the award-winning '80s 7-inch vinyl cover art book Put the Needle on the Record. In 2013, he appeared on the Queens of the Stone Age album ...Like Clockwork, providing backing vocals on the song "Keep Your Eyes Peeled". He duetted with on the track "Take it Like a Man" for her 2013 album Closer to the Truth.

In October 2017, Shears released his first song as a solo artist, "Creep City".

In January 2018, Shears made his debut starring as Charlie in Kinky Boots. He reprised the role at the in July 2022. In February 2018, Shears published his autobiography, Boys Keep Swinging. Shears released his debut solo studio album, Jake Shears, on August 10, 2018, and received positive reviews. It peaked at N° 20 in the UK Charts.

In March 2019, Shears toured with as part of her .

In October 2019, Shears appeared as a collaborator on The Desert Sessions Vols. 11 & 12, most prominently as lead singer on Something You Can't See and backing vocals for Crucifire.

In January 2020, he appeared as the "Unicorn" on ITV's The Masked Singer, finishing in 6th place. Shears released the single "Meltdown" in February 2020.

On February 1, 2023, Shears released the single "Too Much Music". On June 2, 2023, Shears released his second studio album, Last Man Dancing, which contains collaborations with Kylie Minogue, Amber Martin and cameos from and . rated the album 4/5 stars.

In September 2023, he starred as the Emcee in his West End debut in the revival of Cabaret. His final performance was on March 9, 2024. Jake Shears and Rebecca Lucy Taylor AKA Self Esteem Join London Cast of Cabaret Starting September 25

In March 2025, it was announced that Shears is featured on In the Garden, a concept album and musical by the artist Boyfriend set for release on May 9, 2025. The album reimagines the story of Adam and Eve but through Eve's lens. The project features Boyfriend as Eve alongside (narrator), Shears (Adam), (God), and Peaches (Serpent).

Personal life
Shears as gay to his parents at the age of 15 at the urging of , who later called his advice "the worst I've ever given" due to the negative reaction of Shears' parents. In 2010, Shears participated in Savage's It Gets Better Project. In 2012, Shears was interviewed about his experience. He spoke about his good friend and said he felt gay celebrities "at least have the responsibility to come out". Shears was in a relationship with from 2004 to 2015.

Awards and nominations
+ Awards and nominations for Jake Shears ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result !! Ref.
2007 Music AwardsHimselfMost Fanciable Male
2018Best Art VinylJake ShearsBest Art Vinyl
2019Classic Pop Readers' AwardsBoys Keep SwingingBook of the Year
2022Berlin Music Video Awards"All I Want"Best Director

Discography
With Scissor Sisters
Albums
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Extended plays
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Singles
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As featured artist
+ List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:30em;"Title ! scope="col" style="width:1em;"Year ! scope="col"Album

Guest appearances
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Tours
Supporting act

See also
  • LGBT culture in New York City
  • List of LGBT people from New York City
  • NYC Pride March

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