Jay Sean

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Jay Sean


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Background = solo_singer
Birth name = jay sean
Alias = Jay Sean
Born = birth date and age|1981|3|26
Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
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Genre = Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop
Ethnicity = British Indian Sikh
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 2003–present
Label = Relentless Records/Virgin Records (2003-2006)
2Point9/Jayded (2003-Present)
My Music (2007-Presents) Poland
Associated_acts = Juggy D, Rishi Rich
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URL = [http://www.jaysean.com/ www.jaysean.com]
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Notable_instruments = 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.

Early life

Jay Sean was born as Kamaljit Singh Jhooti to Pakistani Sikh immigrants in Great Britain who are from Jehlum, Punjab and in "I Got My Eyes On You" his door shows the Pakistani Flag alongside the Great Britian. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-14314333_ITM] [http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=l9reS1XDQwI]

=Career=

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. Bollywood actress, Bipasha Basu 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 Kool 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."

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. Originally, the song was intended for release at the fall of 2007, however, due to major radio stations offering to playlist the track if it was pushed back until early 2008, it was delayed and released on 21 January 2008. The album would eventually release on May 12, 2008 after several delays and débuted at number 6 on the UK Album Charts.

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". [ [http://www.theukama.com/ The UK Asian Music Awards - March 6, 2008 ] ]

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. He said: "the track could potentially be the next single or something to put aside for my third studio album." [ [http://jayseanfans.co.uk/site/?p=127] ] [ [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g61ZgSU2z8Q/ Choice fm Exclusive tune ] ]

Discography

Albums

ingles

Guest appearances

*"Kyaa Kool Hai Hum" (Bollywood movie) (2005)
*"Zee Cine Awards 2008"

Awards

**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

ee also

*Rishi Rich
*Juggy D
*Alan Sampson
*Panjabi Hit Squad
*Mo.Patel-Professional Assassin
*Homies R us.
*Deepdale Massive
*Puka Standard crew
*Mrs.Thompsons Hustlers
*Rawsthorn boys
*Sick Guy

References

External links

* [http://www.jaysean.com/ Jay Sean Official site]
* [http://www.jayseanfans.co.uk Jay Sean Fans Website]
* [http://www.2point9.com/jaysean.html Jay Sean at 2point9.com]
* [http://www.insidedesi.com/2008/04/08/jay-sean-the-return/ Jay Sean Interview with InsideDesi]
* [http://www.ilikemusic.com/interviews/Jay_Sean_interview_2007-4473 Jay Sean 2007 interview on ilikemusic.com]
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/sean_jay/artist.jhtml Jay Sean at VH1.com]
* [http://www.the-raft.com/jaysean Jay Sean at The-Raft.com]
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* [http://www.sapnamagazine.com/Summer06/articles/culture/jaysean.html Jay Sean at SapnaMagazine.com]
* [http://sl2uk.com/content/jaysean.shtml Jay Sean in-depth interview by Ashanti Omkar]
* [http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/and-the-winner-is Jay Sean voted 2007 Desi Hits! Global Music Artist of the Year]