Jay Sean

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Jay Sean
Birth name Mr. Kamaljit Singh Jhooti
Also known as Jay Sean
Born March 26, 1981 (1981-03-26) (age 27)
Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
Origin London, England, United Kingdom, Punjab, India
Genre(s) Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2003–present
Label(s) Relentless Records/Virgin Records (2003-2006)
2Point9/Jayded (2003-Present)
Associated acts Juggy D, Rishi Rich
Website www.jaysean.com

Jay Sean born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on March 26, 1981; is a British Indian R&B singer, best known for his hits "Stolen", "Eyes On You" and "Ride It". He has released two albums, Me Against Myself and My Own Way along with five top 20 hits in the UK singles chart.


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[edit] Personal life

Jay Sean comes from Pakistani roots .Jay attended a private boys school and went on to win a place at London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry to train as a doctor. After two years Jay Sean secured a one million pounds record deal and dropped out to pursue his musical career. After his first album "Me Against Myself", he went on a world tour because of the tremendous success of his debut album.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

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


[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart positions [1] [2] Album
UK ROM BUL POL NET EU
2003 "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)" 12 Me Against Myself
2004 "Eyes On You" 6 18
"Stolen" 4
2008 "Ride It" 11 34 23 16 26 My Own Way
"Maybe" 19 84

[edit] Guest appearances

Zee Cine Awards 2008 50 cent candy shop video

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal
  2. ^ APCCHART.COM © since 1988 APC-stats EU/UE


[edit] External links

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