Jordan Knight is an artist.
Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight ( born May 17 , 1970 ) is an American singer-songwriter and actor , best known as the lead singer of the boy band New Kids on the Block ( NKOTB ) , who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s . He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing , influenced by The Stylistics . Jordan 's first solo album , released in 1999 , and his latest solo album , released in 2011 , reached the Top 50 on the US Billboard 200 . Knight has sold over 1.5 million records worldwide as a solo artist .