For grocery store crooner, talent is in the bag

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Five days a week, Jordan Krolak gives customers at the Lunds and Byerlys in town a helping hand to lighten their load as they go along their way. 

But Jordan is more than just a bagger at the grocery store. He's a frequent performer there as well.

Jordan's journey

What we know:

Jordan has a knack for belting out tunes like the classic crooners from days gone by.

Every month, he sets up shop in the store's bar and mezzanine area, under the name Jordan Michael, so this "old soul" can go "old school" before an appreciative audience.

"I like the style of it, especially with jazz, like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett. I like to just share my gifts with people. Makes them feel good," said Jordan.

Jordan says he developed an affinity for singing growing up because music was always around the house.

He practices his craft every day so he can sing his heart out at assisted living facilities and memory care units as well as private events.

"Music is what brings people together. It's like a big community that we have," said Jordan.

Disability doesn't define him 

The backstory:

Jordan was diagnosed with autism when he was 3, which can make it hard for him to socialize with others.

"It's difficult to make friends, number one, when you're not in school anymore. But it's difficult for him because he doesn't quite know what to say in social situations, and I think that's his biggest struggle," said Jordan's mom, Melanie.

But showing off his vocal skills, and sometimes his dance moves, makes him feel like his disability doesn't define him.

"God made me who I am, not just as a singer, but also as a person with a disability," said Jordan.

"People may prejudge initially, and then when he opens his mouth, they're kind of surprised. I've seen that a lot in some situations," said Melanie.

The impossible dream

What they're saying:

Others with special needs often attend his shows, with Jordan regularly sharing the spotlight with one of them, Michael Luecke, who joins him onstage for his favorite song, "Sweet Caroline."

"Jordan is in his element and when Michael sits here and listens to Jordan, Michael gets into his element as well. He loves music," said Michael's mother, Kerri Luecke.

Jordan even has his own fans, who call themselves "Jordies", and wear black fedoras with puzzle ribbons on them to show their support for people with autism.

"The variety and the scope of his voice is just amazing. I'm surprised somebody hasn't snapped him up and started recording him," said Kathi Hoolihan, a "Jordie".

Jordan says having autism can feel like the song that closes his show, "The Impossible Dream."

But he hopes finding his voice and sharing it with others makes his goals attainable after all.

"I don't want any fame. I don't want any glory. I don't want a fortune or money. I just want to sing," said Jordan.