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===2008: Cash Money Records===
===2008: Cash Money Records===
On October 15th, 2008 at the [[MOBO]] Awards, Jay Sean announced that he had signed with the American Hip-Hop oriented record label [[Cash Money Records]]<ref>[http://www.insidedesi.com/2008/10/16/jay-sean-cash-money/ Jay Sean to take on the U.S]</ref>. He has made a remix for his next single "Tonight" with [[Lil Wayne]], because [[Cash Money Records]] are releasing the remix to introduce Jay Sean to the U.S. market. 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.”
On October 15th, 2008 at the [[MOBO]] Awards, Jay Sean announced that he had signed with the American Hip-Hop oriented record label [[Cash Money Records]]<ref>[http://www.insidedesi.com/2008/10/16/jay-sean-cash-money/ Jay Sean to take on the U.S]</ref>. He has made a remix for his next single "Tonight" with [[Lil Wayne]], because [[Cash Money Records]] are releasing the remix to introduce Jay Sean to the U.S. market. 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.”

''"The Deluxe Edition"'' of ''"[[My Own Way (album)|My Own Way]]"'' was released on February 16, 2009 in the U.K. and is set for release in the U.S. in Spring 2009. The lead single of the re-release is "Tonight" which was released on January 26, 2009. The album also has 2 additional songs, "Never Been In Love" and "I'm Gone", and 4 additional remixes. In the U.S. it will be released on Cash Money Records via Jayded Records. It is set to feature a remix version of "Tonight", featuring Lil Wayne, and a new song entitled "War".


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 13:33, 17 March 2009

Jay Sean

Jay Sean (born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on March 26, 1981)[1] is a British Asian Pop singer-songwriter, best known for his hits "Stolen", "Eyes On You", "Ride It", and "Tonight". He has released two albums, Me Against Myself (2004) and My Own Way (2008). He is currently signed to Cash Money Records.

Early life

Jay Sean was born in the Southall neighborhood of London. His parents migrated from the Jhelum district (now in Pakistan) of Punjab, British India to the United Kingdom.[2] He had attended Sir George Monoux College and then 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 into the hands of producer Rishi Rich.[3][4]

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.[5] 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.[6] His third single, "Stolen," and his biggest hit to date in the United Kingdom, peaked at number four,[7] with Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu making an appearance in the video. His debut album, Me Against Myself, was released and received much critical praise and acclaim.[8][9] 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.[10] 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).[11] In February 2006, after several delays of his second album, he left Virgin Records. According to the label, "his Hip Hop style is not the sort of direction [they] want from Sean." He stated that "It was the typical situation - you're being pushed in one direction (by a major label) when I'm the one on the front-line having to justify my actions. As soon as indie-rock had been mentioned in a conversation, I just thought get out of here before I'm shoved on stage as the next David Gray."[12]

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".[13]

In August 2008, Jay Sean co-host London radio station Choice FM's Breakfast show a week in which he only performed a previously unheard tracks. The song was left to the listeners to decide, what the title should have been.

The unknown track was later confirmed to be called "Tonight" and are included in My Own Way: The Deluxe Edition.

2008: Cash Money Records

On October 15th, 2008 at the MOBO Awards, Jay Sean announced that he had signed with the American Hip-Hop oriented record label Cash Money Records[14]. He has made a remix for his next single "Tonight" with Lil Wayne, because Cash Money Records are releasing the remix to introduce Jay Sean to the U.S. market. 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.”

Discography

Albums

Year Statistics Singles
2004 Me Against Myself
  • Released: November 8, 2004
  • Label: Relentless / Virgin
  • Peak Chart Positions: #29 (UK)
  • Worldwide sales:
2008 My Own Way
  • Released: May 12, 2008
  • Label: 2Point9 / Jayded
  • Peak Chart Positions: - #6 (UK)
  • Worldwide sales:

Singles

Year Single Chart positions [15] [16][17] Album
UK ROM NET RUS
2003 "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)" 12 – 2 – Me Against Myself
2004 "Eyes On You" 6 19 18 181
"Stolen" 4 – – 132
2008 "Ride It" 11 1 – 4[18] My Own Way
"Maybe" 19 – – –
"Stay" 59 – – –
"Tonight" 23 13 – – My Own Way: The Deluxe Edition

Guest appearances

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
    • 2008: MTV Russia Music Awards Best International Artist

See also

References

  1. ^ Jay Sean Biography. NME.com.
  2. ^ "Jay Sean's views on life and music…". SL2UK.
  3. ^ Jay Sean Biography. Channel U.
  4. ^ "Desi-Box.com Presents:Jay Sean Interview -EXCLUSIVE!". Desi-Box.com. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  5. ^ acharts.com "Dance With You (Nachna Tere Naal)"
  6. ^ acharts.com "Eyes On You"
  7. ^ "Stolen"
  8. ^ Jay Sean, Me Against Myself, BBC
  9. ^ Jay Sean, Me Against Myself, The Guardian
  10. ^ }Rishi Rich - The Project - Review, Mansized
  11. ^ Music Review of Kyaa Kool Hai Hum
  12. ^ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Own-Way-Jay-Sean/dp/B000ZQC6YW Jay Sean, My Own Way
  13. ^ The UK Asian Music Awards - March 6, 2008
  14. ^ Jay Sean to take on the U.S
  15. ^ dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal
  16. ^ RT100
  17. ^ http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php
  18. ^ http://www.tophitru.com/cgi-bin/trackinfo.cgi?id=11552
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