Jay Sean
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| Jay Sean | |
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| Also known as | Jay Sean |
| Born | March 26, 1981 Southall, London, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop,Bhangra |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Relentless Records/Virgin Records (2003-2006) 2Point9/Jayded (2006-2008) Cash Money Records (2008-Present) |
| Associated acts | Juggy D, Rishi Rich, |
| Website | www.jaysean.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Guitar & Piano | |
Jay Sean (born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on March 26, 1981) is a British Asian Pop singer-songwriter, best known for his hits "Stolen", "Eyes On You" and "Ride It". He has released two albums, Me Against Myself (2004) and My Own Way (2008) along with five top 20 hits (of which 2 hit the top 10, 1 even the top 5) in the UK singles chart.
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[edit] Early Life
Jay Sean was born as Kamaljit Singh Jhooti to Punjabi Sikh Immigrants who orignally came from Jhelum, Pakistan he is an indian and then migrated to Great Britain. Jay Sean had attended Queen Mary University to do Medicine before he dropped out to (pursue his career) and Signed with Virgin Records after his track "One Minute" fell on to Rishi Rich's hands who called Jay Sean for an interview and found his talent. Recently he has been signed to Cash Money Records.
[edit] Career
[edit] 2003-2006: Success with Me Against Myself
His first taste of UK chart success was with his collaboration with Rishi Rich and Juggy D with the song, "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)" which became a top twenty hit. Sean secured a one million pounds record deal with Virgin Records. His second single, "Eyes on You", became a top ten hit, peaking at number six. His third single "Stolen", and his biggest hit to date, peaked at number four. Stolen included Bollywood actress, Bipasha Basu whom made an appearance in the video. His debut album, Me Against Myself was released and received much critical praise and acclaim. The album became a commercial success, not only in the UK, but abroad as well. In India it became a substantial hit, selling more than two million copies. He made a brief appearance in the Bollywood flick Kyaa Cool Hai Hum, and providing the song "Dil Mera (One Night)" to the soundtrack (a music video accompanied the song's appearance). In February 2006, after several delays of his second album, he left Virgin Records. The label says, his Hip Hop style is not the sort of direction [they] want from Sean.
[edit] 2007-2008: My Own Way with Jayded Records
After parting ways with Virgin Records, Jay Sean returned in late 2007 with new single "Ride It", and was the first single from his second album My Own Way (originally provisionally titled Deal With It). It was to be the first album to release as a joint-venture between his own label Jayded and 2Point9 Records. The video for "Ride It" featured Jay Sean with a new style after being out of the limelight for nearly three and a half years.
At the 2008 UK Asian Music Awards (AMA), Jay Sean received two awards including Best Video for "Ride It and Best Urban Act. He went on to perform "Ride It" and "Maybe".[1]
In August 2008, Jay Sean co-hosted London radio station, Choice FM's Breakfast show for a week during which he exclusively performed a previously unheard track. The song title was left to the listeners to decide.
[edit] 2008: Cash Money Records
On October 15th, 2008 at the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Awards, Jay Sean announced that he had signed with the American Hip-Hop oriented record label Cash Money Records[2]. He has made a remix for his next single "Tonight" with Lil Wayne. Jay explained “It’s always been a dream for me to sign to an American label. And it’s great to be accepted by the best in the game.”
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Statistics | Singles |
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| 2004 | Me Against Myself
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| 2008 | My Own Way |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions [3] [4] | Album | ||||||||||
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| 2003 | "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)" | 12 | – | 2 | Me Against Myself | ||||||||
| 2004 | "Eyes On You" | 6 | 19 | 18 | |||||||||
| "Stolen" | 4 | – | – | ||||||||||
| 2008 | "Ride It" | 11 | 25 | – | My Own Way | ||||||||
| "[[Ride It (Jay Sean song)|Ride It] (Hindi Remix)SK IMZY]" | 11 | 20 | – | My Own Way | "Ride It(Hindi Remix) SK IMZY" | 5 | 20 | – | My Own Way | "Maybe" | 19 | – | – |
| "Stay" | 59 | – | – | ||||||||||
| "Tonight" | – | – | – | My Own Way: The Deluxe Edition | |||||||||
[edit] Guest appearances
- Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (Bollywood movie) (2005)
- Zee Cine Awards 2008
[edit] Awards
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- UK Asian Music Awards (AMAs)
- 2005: Best Album ("Me Against Myself")
- 2005: Best Urban Act
- 2005: Best Video ("Stolen")
- 2008: Best Video ("Ride It")
- Channel U Best of British Awards
- 2007: DesiHits Artist of the Year Award
[edit] See also
- Rishi Rich
- Juggy D
- Alan Sampson
- Panjabi Hit Squad
- Anujan Nathan
- Lil Wayne
- Cash Money Records
- SK IMZY
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Jay Sean Official site
- Jay Sean Fans Website
- Jay Sean at 2point9.com
- Jay Sean Interview with InsideDesi
- Jay Sean 2007 interview on ilikemusic.com
- Jay Sean at VH1.com
- Jay Sean at The-Raft.com
- Jay Sean at the Internet Movie Database
- Jay Sean at SapnaMagazine.com
- Jay Sean in-depth interview by Ashanti Omkar
- Jay Sean voted 2007 Desi Hits! Global Music Artist of the Year
- Jay Sean Signs Deal with Lil Wayne's Cash Money Records!
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