- J'Nay
Infobox Musical artist
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Name = J'Nay
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = John Adeleye
Born = 1980 (aged 27)
Origin =West London ,England
Genre =Soul music
Years_active = 2003 – present
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/jnaybaby]J'Nay, (born John Adeleye), is a British
singer , who became known to the music industry in 2003 when he won theMOBO award for MOBO Unsung artist of the year. The singer who was born inWest London was discovered in 2003 when he won the UK MOBO competition in the London venue Sound. As a result he was signed by record company Universal Island and arist management company Shalit Global (owned by Charlotte Church's former manager Johnathan Shalit). He began writing with many industry names such as Brian Rawlins, Lamont Dozier, Guy Chambers and Lisa Stansfeild.During this time he began doing public appearances on televisions shows such as ITV's GMTV and BBC's
CBBC . In 2004, he began touring withUK artistJamelia . He later split wih both his record company and his management company for reasons that are unknown. He currently continues to do live performance and collaborations.Discography
ingles
* High Contrast ft. J'Nay – Eternal Optimist
* High Contrast ft. J'Nay – Forever And A DayAlbums
* Urban Beats 2003: MOBO PRESENTS
*Tough Guys Don't Dance References
[ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_3114000/3114679.stm CBBC Newsround | MUSIC | J'Nay: The hot young Mobo winner ] ]
Links
* [http://www.myspace.com/jnaybaby]
* [http://www.mobo.net/?page=041&t=noms&y=2003]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYP_Xtjr0qk]
* [http://www.kindredspirit.org.uk/artistes.php]
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