iGOTNEXT: JAY SEAN

Jay Sean (born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on 26 March 1981 is a BritishPop 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 neighbourhood of London. His parents migrated from the Punjab area of Jhelum, British India (now Pakistan) to the United Kingdom. He is of Sikh faith. He had attended Sandringham Primary School, Forest Gate Community School, Sir George Monoux College and then Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry 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.




Jay Sean has been active in the British-Asian and Global South Asian markets for six years now, and put out his second album, My Own Way, independently in Europe and India in 2008. It quickly brought him to the top of the European R&B charts, sandwiched between names like Ne-Yo and Mariah Carey. His video for the album's first single "Ride It" hit more than 10 million views on YouTube, and has played for crowds over 50,000 while on tour outside of the U.S. Eventually, that success caught the attention of Ronald "Slim" Williams, the CEO of Cash Money Records. On October 15, 2008 at the MOBO Awards, Jay Sean announced that he had signed with the American Hip-Hop record label Cash Money Records





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. 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.



MUSIC VIDEO: DANCE WITH U




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 (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. The album 'My Own Way', debuted at number 6 in the UK official album chart. Also garnering him the accolade of achieving 5 consecutive UK top 20 singles . On the back of this Jay received two MOBO award nominations, for Best UK Male (alongside Dizzee Rascal, Taio Cruz, Wiley and Sway) and Best R'n'B/Soul (alongside Usher, Estelle, Ne-Yo and Chris Brown).

MUSIC VIDEO: RIDE IT


AUDIO:CRY


2009-Current: Cash Money Records
My Own Way (U.S. edition)
On 15 October 2008 during 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 distributed via Universal Republic Records. making him the first British Asian singer to sign with an American label. And as on Wed Jun 17 05:58:10 2009.Down' goes #1 as the most added track on US radio, beating such names as The Black Eyed Peas, Young Money and Sean Paul to the top spot. Jay Sean has also featured on a song called "Written On Her" alongside Birdman for the CEO’s next project, released on 23 June 2009 on iTunes



AUDIO: DOWN FEAT. LIL WAYNE



"Down" features Lil Wayne. "Down" was released to on June 30, 2009. And U.S. radio stations on 31 May 2009. His American-debut that is set to be released in October 2009.




BACKBROUND
Birth name Kamaljit Singh Jhooti[1]
Born 26 March 1981 (1981-03-26) (age 28)
Southall, London, United Kingdom
Genre(s) Pop, Bhangra, rap, R&B, Soul, Urban, Hip-Hop
Occupation(s) Singer-Songwriter
Years active 2003–Present
Label(s) Relentless Records/Virgin Records (2003-2006)
2Point9/Jayded (2006-2008)
Cash Money Records/Universal Republic Records (2008-present)
Website www.jaysean.com
Notable instrument(s) Guitar & Piano