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JaydedUniversal Republic Records>Universal RepublicUniversal Motown Records>Universal MotownCash Money Records>Cash Money2Point9 Records>2Point9Motown>Republic Records>Def Jam Recordings>Virgin}}Rishi Rich #The Rishi Rich Project>The Rishi Rich Projectjaysean.com}}}}}}Kamaljit Singh JhootiNEWS,weblink Express India, 16 May 2009, 27 September 2008, Jay Talking, Pallavi, Jassi, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090905032300weblink">weblink 5 September 2009, NEWS,weblink The Independent, 16 May 2009, 14 November 2004, Nick Cave, Brixton Academy, London Jay Sean, Scala, London, Simon, Price,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100728233350weblink">weblink 28 July 2010, dead, (born 26 March 1981), better known by the stage name Jay Sean, is a British singer and songwriter. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 2003. This led to him being signed to Virgin Records and having two UK top 10 hits as a solo artist in 2004: "Eyes on You" at No. 6 and "Stolen" at No. 4. They were included in his critically acclaimed debut album Me Against Myself which,WEB, 15 October 2007, Smooth R&B, Jason Cheah, The Star (Malaysia), The Star,weblink 8 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071015070229weblink">weblink 15 October 2007, live, though only moderately successful in the UK, sold more than two million copies across Asia and remains his most successful album to date.WEB, Bill Lamb, Jay Sean, About.com,weblink 14 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090924024639weblink">weblink 24 September 2009, live, NEWS, Jay Sean: Ahead of the race, Nick Duerden, The Independent, 6 December 2009,weblink 3 December 2009, London,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091208022951weblink">weblink 8 December 2009, live, Alongside the Rishi Rich Project, Sean was a pioneer of Bhangra-R&B fusion, which his debut album helped popularize among the worldwide South Asian diaspora.{{YouTube|6ZG_y_UlrZg|Jay Sean- Interview part 1/3}}He eventually left Virgin in 2006 and founded his own independent label, Jayded Records. After a gap of nearly four years, he returned in 2008 with "Ride It", which reached No. 11 in the UK and topped the charts in several Eastern European countries, including Romania where it was one of the best-selling singles of the year. It was followed by hits such as "Maybe", which reached No. 7 on the Japan Hot 100,WEB, Japan Hot 100, Billboard charts, 8 August 2008,weblink 15 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161110014352weblink">weblink 10 November 2016, live, and "Tonight". They were included in his second album, My Own Way, which became his most successful album on the UK Albums Chart, reaching {{nobr|No. 6}}, and topped the UK R&B Chart. At around this time, he began increasingly incorporating electropop sounds into his R&B music.NEWS,weblink New York, Daily News (New York), Daily News, Jay Sean and Taio Cruz wowing America, Neil, McCormick, 24 March 2010, 12 September 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110824032750weblink">weblink 24 August 2011, live, From 2009 up to 2014, he was signed to Cash Money Records. In 2009, his American debut single "Down" (featuring Lil Wayne) topped the Billboard Hot 100, making him the first solo artist of South Asian origin and first UK urban act to top the Hot 100.{{citation|title=Jay Sean's the Urban US legend|work=Daily Mirror|date=10 October 2009|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/10/10/jay-sean-s-the-urban-us-legend-115875-21736136/|access-date=30 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013001217weblink|archive-date=13 October 2009|url-status=live}} It was the seventh-best selling song of 2009, having sold more than three million copies in the United States that year,MAGAZINE, Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top-Selling Album, Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 6 January 2010,weblink 7 January 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140427000452weblink">weblink 27 April 2014, live, NEWS, Jared Cotter – From American Idol to Idol Hit Maker, rPulse, 18 November 2009, {{YouTube|YJ3cukGhD80|Jay Sean performing at z100's ALL ACCESS LOUNGE}}NEWS, After 2,000 gigs, Hounslow singer tops the US charts, Arifa Akbar, The Independent, 30 October 2009,weblink 30 October 2009, London,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120126142734weblink">weblink 26 January 2012, live, eventually reaching six million sales in the United States,WEB, Searchable Database, Recording Industry Association of America,weblink 21 June 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070626050454weblink">weblink 26 June 2007, making him the most successful British/European male urban artist in US chart history at the time.NEWS, Youngs, Ian,weblink British R&B star conquers America, BBC News, 23 September 2009, 8 October 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090926060623weblink">weblink 26 September 2009, live, WEB, Jay Sean Live Interview with Jessie Jordan Q102 Philadelphia Jingle Ball, StreetTalkin, 14 December 2009,weblink 15 December 2009,weblink" title="archive.today/20121208141936weblink">weblink 8 December 2012, live, As of 2011, it is the fifth best selling song by a British artist in the digital era. Its success was matched with his followed-up hit, "Do You Remember" (featuring Lil Jon and Sean Paul), which has sold more than a million copies in the US,MAGAZINE, Lady Antebellum top US chart, Alan Jones, Music Week, 5 February 2010,weblink 15 February 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100207181344weblink">weblink 7 February 2010, live, and entered the top ten on the Hot 100,WEB, Jay Sean, Billboard charts, {{BillboardURLbyName, jay sean, all, |access-date=31 December 2009}} making him the first male act since Chingy in 2003 to "simultaneously appear in the Hot 100 top 10 with his first two charting singles."MAGAZINE, Ke$ha Controls Hot 100 Summit for a Second Week, Silvio Pietroluongo, Billboard, 31 December 2009,weblink 31 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130629093900weblink">weblink 29 June 2013, live, They were included in his American-debut album All or Nothing, which debuted at No. 37 on the US Billboard 200 and reached No. 11 on the Japan Oricon Albums Chart. Sean has also been a featured artist on several hits including "What Happened to Us" by Australian singer Jessica Mauboy, which charted within the top 20 on the ARIA singles chart and certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association.WEB,weblink Jessica Mauboy feat. Jay Sean – What Happened To Us, ARIA Charts. Hung Medien, 2011-05-02,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140722024442weblink">weblink 22 July 2014, live, Sean was ranked No. 35 in Billboard's Hot 100 Artists of 2009.WEB, Best of 2009: Hot 100 Artists, Billboard charts,weblink 17 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130704205423weblink">weblink 4 July 2013, live,

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Jay Sean was born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on 26 March 1981 in Hounslow, West London into an Indian Punjabi Sikh family to parents Sharan Singh Jhooti and Bindi Kaur Jhooti.WEB,weblink Jay Sean Biography, Birchmeier, Jason, allmusic, 20 October 2018,weblink 21 October 2018, live, WEB, Jay Sean Says He's a 'More Serious' Beatboxer Than Justin Timberlake, 3 December 2009, Nadeska Alexis, The BoomBox,weblink 3 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091212191611weblink">weblink 12 December 2009, live, He was raised in Southall, West LondonNEWS,weblink Jay Sean: Bad boy turned good, Eger-Cooper, Matilda, The Independent, 2 November 2009, London, 22 January 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100119043859weblink">weblink 19 January 2010, live, and displayed musical talent at an early age. At age 11, he and his cousin Pritpal Rupra formed a hip hop duo named "Compulsive Disorder". His stage name at the time was MC "Nicky J", with the "J" being derived from the first letter of his last name "Jhooti".Exclusive 'Jay Sean' Interview {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805211828weblink |date=5 August 2009 }}, simplybhangra.com He eventually came to be known by the nickname "Jay" among his friends.He was a student at Latymer Upper School and left the school in 1997.WEB, Local time: 20:54,weblink Who's Who, Latymer-upper.org, 31 December 2011, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120314145311weblink">weblink 14 March 2012, He finished his GCSEs as a "straight-A student" and then completed his A Levels with an A grade in Biology and B grades in Mathematics and Chemistry.NEWS, Jay Sean: Public schoolboy number one, The Sunday Times, 14 February 2010,weblink 14 February 2010, London, Matt, Munday, He later enrolled in Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London, to study Medicine before he dropped out in 2003 to pursue a singing career. For his music career, he chose the stage name Jay Sean; "Jay" being his nickname, while "Sean" is derived from "Shaan"—a nickname he was called at home by his grandmother—which means "shining star" or "pride" in the Punjabi language.WEB, Jay Sean could teach the X Factor contestants a thing or two, Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, 16 November 2009,weblink 16 November 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091118173758weblink">weblink 18 November 2009, WEB, Heera Macwan, Jay Sean Gets Up with 'Down': Pop Singer Tops Charts, Buzzine.com,weblink 31 October 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101018234417weblink">weblink 18 October 2010,

2003–2006: Me Against Myself with Relentless Records

After Sean's track "One Minute" fell into the hands of producer Rishi Rich,WEB,weblink channelu.tv - channelu Resources and Information., Channelu.tv, 3 April 2020, {{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}WEB, 22 April 2008,weblink Desi-Box.com Presents:Jay Sean Interview -EXCLUSIVE!, Desi-Box.com, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080828075616weblink">weblink 28 August 2008, the Rishi Rich Project was formed (consisting of Rich, Sean and Juggy D) in 2003. Their first taste of UK chart success was the Asian underground song, "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)", which became a Top 20 hit, peaking at #12.WEB,weblink Rishi Rich Project featuring Jay Sean and Juggy D - Dance With You (nachna Tere Naal), acharts.us, 27 February 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110709160225weblink">weblink 9 July 2011, live, This led to Sean signing a £1m deal with Virgin Records, under their label Relentless Records. His second single, "Eyes on You", was his first solo effort and became a Top 10 hit, peaking at #6.WEB,weblink Jay Sean and Rishi Rich Project - Eyes on You, acharts.us, 27 February 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111127073258weblink">weblink 27 November 2011, live, His third single, "Stolen", peaked at #4,WEB,weblink Jay Sean - Stolen, acharts.us, 27 February 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111127070314weblink">weblink 27 November 2011, live, with Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu making an appearance in the video. His debut album, Me Against Myself, was released in 2004 and received much critical praise and acclaim.Jay Sean, Me Against Myself {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215034756weblink |date=15 February 2008 }}, BBCJay Sean, Me Against Myself {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305034845weblink |date=5 March 2017 }}, The Guardian Sean was referred to as an "Asian sensation" and was praised for his experimental, creative fusion of contemporary R&B, British hip hop and Indian music.WEB, Dan Gennoe, Jay Sean – Me Against Myself, Yahoo! Music, 8 November 2004,weblink 5 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060509011820weblink">weblink 9 May 2006, live, MAGAZINE, Tareck Ghoneim, Jay Sean – Me Against Myself – Album Review, Contactmusic.com, 2004,weblink 5 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090923033536weblink">weblink 23 September 2009, live, The title track in particular was considered innovative, featuring two alter egos of himself, one an R&B singer and the other a rapper, clashing in a rap battle.Despite initially failing to reach the top 20 on the UK Albums Chart (where it peaked at #29), the album gradually managed to sell 100,000 copies in the UKNEWS, Jay Sean: Ahead of the race, Nick Duerden, The Independent, 6 December 2009,weblink 6 December 2009, London,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091208022951weblink">weblink 8 December 2009, live, and went on to become a substantial hit in India, selling over two million copies there.Rishi Rich – The Project – Review {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821194700weblink |date=21 August 2006 }} He made a brief appearance in the 2005 Bollywood film Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, providing the song "Dil Mera (My Heart)" to the soundtrack, based on "One Night" from his own debut album.WEB,weblink Latest Hindi Songs - Top Hit Hindi Music - Hindi movie mp3 songs - Saavn WAP music on mobile, smashits.com, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090312070749weblink">weblink 12 March 2009, Beyond India, the album sold over 300,000 copies across other parts of the world,WEB, All or Nothing: Jay Sean, Amazon.com,weblink 18 November 2009, including Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong.WEB, Jay Sean: Bad boy turned good, Belfast Telegraph, 22 January 2008,weblink 8 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090227074018weblink">weblink 27 February 2009, live, His performance of tracks from Me Against Myself on MTV Asia (alongside the Rishi Rich Project) had a television audience as large as 165 million viewers.WEB, Jay Sean in South East Asia, 7 December 2004, 2Point9 Records,weblink 29 January 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120312072558weblink">weblink 12 March 2012, It helped establish Sean as a major recognised artist across Asia and among the worldwide Desi diaspora, and remains his most successful album to date. With his debut album, Sean was influential in popularising Indian-R&B fusion sounds in Asian underground and Indian pop music. He recorded a 16 track album which was scrapped because Virgin felt the market had changed to where it was all about Pop music.WEB,weblink JAY SEAN: PRINCE CHARMING, Stephen Clark - Design, bluesandsoul.com, 7 November 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080920111813weblink">weblink 20 September 2008, live, In February 2006, after several delays of his second album, he left Virgin Records.WEB,weblink My Own Way: Amazon.co.uk: Music, amazon.co.uk, 1 September 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110604150349weblink">weblink 4 June 2011, live,

2007–2009: My Own Way and All or Nothing

(File:Jay Sean.jpg|upright|thumb|Sean performing)After parting ways with Virgin Records, Sean continued to work on his second album, which was initially named after the title track "Deal With It", but the song ended up being given to Corbin Bleu. Sean's background vocals remain on Bleu's version of the track. The song "Deal With It" earned Sean a BMI Songwriter AwardWEB, Jay Sean Brings Home a BMI Songwriter Award!, Desi Hits, 10 October 2008,weblink 13 November 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091105075247weblink">weblink 5 November 2009, dead, and later inspired the 2009 single "Juliette" by South Korean band Shinee.WEB, SHINee's "Juliette" Released!, 17 May 2009, Allkpop,weblink 13 November 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090917192158weblink">weblink 17 September 2009, {{in lang|ko}} Park, Se-yeon. '로미오' 변신 샤이니 '줄리엣' 노래하다..21일 2nd 미니앨범 공개 (Shinee Change into "Romeos" and sing "Juliette"...2nd Mini-Album Released on 21st) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707092637weblink |date=7 July 2018 }}. Newsen. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.Sean returned in late 2007 with the new single "Ride It", which was the first single from his second album My Own Way. It was to be the first album released as a joint-venture between his own label Jayded and 2Point9 Records. The video for "Ride It", released in early 2008, featured Sean with a new style after being out of the limelight for nearly three and a half years. My Own Way debuted at No. 6 in the official UK Albums Chart and generated two more UK top 20 singles, "Ride It" and "Maybe". On the back of this Sean 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). "Ride It" was successful in Eastern Europe, especially in Russia,WEB,weblink Основные параметры ротации трека на радиостанциях, работающих в системе, Tophitru.com, 14 May 2008, 31 December 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120224132216weblink">weblink 24 February 2012, live, Turkey and Romania, where it became one of the three best-selling singles of the year.{{in lang|ro}}The most successful songs in 2008 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418182411weblink |date=18 April 2010 }}, Romania The song was remixed by Kosovan DJ Regard in 2019 and became a viral hit on the TikTok app.MAGAZINE,weblink Jay Sean's 'Ride It' Is a Hit Again, 12 Years Later, Rolling Stone, Leight, Elias, 29 August 2019, 20 September 2019,weblink 14 September 2019, live, "Maybe" was his most successful single in Japan, where it reached No. 7 on the Japan Hot 100 Singles. A Mandarin Chinese cover version of "Maybe" by Coco Lee has been released in China. Sean sang a Hindi version of the album My Own Way for release in India. The album sold more than 350,000 copies across the world.WEB, 2Point9, 2Point9 Records,weblink 11 December 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100312031604weblink">weblink 12 March 2010, Touch Magazine in the UK described him as "the UK's answer to Ne-Yo," while The Independent called him "...an urban legend in the making." In August 2008, Sean co-hosted London radio station Choice FM's Breakfast show a week in which he only performed previously unheard tracks, including a song whose title was left to the listeners to decide. The unknown track was later confirmed to be called "Tonight" and is included in (My Own Way (album)|My Own Way: Deluxe Edition). Sean was confirmed for the third series of Celebrity Scissorhands in October 2008 but he withdrew before the show was aired for unclear reasons.WEB,weblink 'Scissorhands' contestants unveiled – TV News, Digital Spy, 29 September 2008, 31 December 2011, On 15 October 2008 during the MOBO Awards, Sean announced that he had signed with theAmerican hip-hop oriented record label Cash Money Records distributed via Universal Republic RecordsWEB,weblink Jay Sean to take on the U.S… | InsideDesi.com, 17 October 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081019055217weblink">weblink 19 October 2008, dead, making him the first male British Asian singer to sign with an American label.WEB,weblink Lil Wayne Gives A Boost To British R&B Star Jay Sean, MTV News, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090423104444weblink">weblink 23 April 2009, His American-debut single was "Down" featuring American rapper and label mate Lil Wayne. It topped the Billboard Hot 100, replacing The Black Eyed Peas. This made him the first British artist to top the Hot 100 since Freddie Mercury of Queen in 1980, and the first solo artist of Asian descent to do so.WEB, Freddie's the champion of Indian communities, The Sydney Morning Herald, Robin Millard, 1 December 2009,weblink 6 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091204014428weblink">weblink 4 December 2009, live, "Down" has sold more than six million copies in the United States,WEB, Gold & Platinum, Recording Industry Association of America,weblink 11 June 2014,weblink 13 August 2016, and three million digital copies in the US, making the song the best-selling single by a British/European male artist in North America since Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" in 1997.{{citation|title=Live from Studio Five, Episode #1.38|publisher=Channel 5|date=4 November 2009}} (cf. {{YouTube|id=tvb4D3Aha0M|title=Jay Sean's Interview live from Studio 5 on Channel 5 – 04 / 11 / 2009}}) In addition, "Down" has received a large airplay of two billion listener impressions on radio worldwide.{{YouTube|id=n1t0OxWqpp8|title=4Music 360 SESSION I Jay Sean interview in Miami I Part 1/3}}{{citation|author=Silvio Pietroluongo|title=Jay Sean Sends Peas Packing From Hot 100 Penthouse|magazine=Billboard|date=7 October 2009|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267156/jay-sean-sends-peas-packing-from-hot-100-penthouse|access-date=1 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701005701weblink|archive-date=1 July 2013|url-status=live}} As of November 2011, "Down" has sold 4.1 million copies in the US, which is currently the fifth best-selling song by a British artist in the digital era.Grein, Paul (24 November 2011). "Chart Watch Extra: Adele Tops Brit Tally {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322001918weblink |date=22 March 2012 }}". Yahoo. Retrieved 3 February 2012 In November 2009, Sean's next single from his album, "Do You Remember", was released and featured Jamaican dancehall superstar Sean Paul plus US Southern crunk rapper Lil Jon.WEB,weblink Jay Sean: On top of the world, Stephen Clark - Design, bluesandsoul.com, 4 March 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120402231521weblink">weblink 2 April 2012, live, It entered the Hot 100 top ten on the week of 9 January 2009, breaking "a three-week streak of no titles moving into the top 10" since December 2009. Like its predecessor, it has sold more than a million copies in the United States.At the 2009 UK Asian Music Awards (AMA), Sean won three awards, including "Best Male", "Best Urban Act" and "Best Album", the latter for his second album, My Own Way. He met with Rishi Rich, Juggy D and H-Dhami during the ceremony.WEB,weblink Desi Radio, Videos and MP3s, Bollywood Hindi Songs, Bhangra Music and Podcasts at Desi Hits.com, desihits.com, 4 April 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090321091305weblink">weblink 21 March 2009, dead, After the award, he was in America for the first time since signing with Cash Money, he announced through an interview with MTV IGGY that he was recording five new songs for his album, then titled My Own Way (U.S. edition), one of which was his American-debut single with Lil Wayne, later titled "Down". Sean discussed a collaboration with Akon at the 2009 Grammy Awards, in addition to recording a song with Nadine CoyleJay Sean Recording With Nadine Coyle & Keisha Buchanan {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20090603124049weblink |date= 3 June 2009 }} and told viewers that the album will be released in third quarter of 2009.WEB,weblink New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture - MTV, MTV, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090412125633weblink">weblink 12 April 2009, The album title was later changed to All or Nothing, and featured brand new songs and some of the songs from My Own Way. Despite success with two singles from the album, the album itself only debuted at No. 37 on the US Billboard 200. It was his lowest-charting entry on the UK Albums Chart, debuting there at #62. Despite this, it has become his highest-charting album in Japan, reaching No. 11 on the Oricon Albums Chart.WEB, Japan Top 30 Albums Chart, Oricon, 8 March 2010,weblink 4 March 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100322192559weblink">weblink 22 March 2010, live, Sean was featured on a song called "Written on Her" alongside Birdman for the CEO's project, released on 23 June 2009 on iTunes.WEB,weblink Catching Up With Jay Sean, The Newest Member of the Cash Money Family, Newsroom, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090424160701weblink">weblink 24 April 2009, Sean has featured on Skepta's single "Lush" released on 10 June 2009 on iTunes.Jay Sean feat. Skepta – 'Lush' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612180515weblink |date=12 June 2009 }} On 2 February 2010, Kevin Rudolf's single "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)", featured Sean alongside Birdman and Lil Wayne, was released.NEWS, Kevin Rudolf's 'I Made It' Feat. Sean and Lil Wayne, 8 January 2010, AceShowbiz, In early December 2009, it was confirmed that he has collaborated with Justin Timberlake and Esmée Denters on a song, "Love Dealer".WEB, Jay Sean Makes Music with Justin Timberlake, DesiHits, 9 December 2009,weblink 9 December 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091212162450weblink">weblink 12 December 2009, dead, WEB, Jay Sean Ft. Justin Timberlake & Esmee Denters "Love Dealer" Snippet, The Hip-Hop Chronicles,weblink 20 December 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100429165512weblink">weblink 29 April 2010, There have been talks of collaborations with other American artists such as Ashley Tisdale, Taylor Swift,{{YouTube|r_CzChcDQXc|Jay Sean Billboard INTERVIEW on Taylor Swift Collaboration}} Nicole Scherzinger,WEB, Nicole Scherzinger And Jay Sean Working on Duet?, 28 January 2010, RTT News,weblink 29 January 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110721193216weblink">weblink 21 July 2011, live, Rihanna,WEB,weblink Jay Sean: I'm Not Dating Nicole Scherzinger!, 9 March 2010, usmagazine.com, 10 May 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100526140756weblink">weblink 26 May 2010, live, Usher,WEB,weblink Jay Sean - "Do You Remember" LIVE from Madison Square Garden, NYC, 28 December 2009, YouTube, 27 November 2016,weblink 14 April 2016, live, and Jay-Z & Beyoncé.WEB,weblink Jay Sean Wants To Work With Jay-Z & Beyonce - MTV UK, MTV UK, 10 May 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100307015849weblink">weblink 7 March 2010, live, Sean was in early September 2009 nominated for the 30 Under 30 award. At the 2009 UK Urban Music Awards, he won the Best Collaboration award for "Down" alongside Lil Wayne.WEB, RDB and Jay Sean win Urban Awards, Jas Sembhi, Desi Blitz, 4 November 2009,weblink 4 November 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091121001304weblink">weblink 21 November 2009, live, In early December 2009, he was ranked No. 35 in Billboard's Hot 100 Artists of the year. On 11 December 2009, he became the first South Asian origin artist since Freddie Mercury to perform at Madison Square Garden, as part of the Jingle Ball concert, alongside beatboxer MC Zani.WEB, Jay Sean Makes History: Sold-Out Show at MSG, Buzzine Bollywood, 13 December 2009,weblink 13 December 2009, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100106101846weblink">weblink 6 January 2010, Sean's performance "had the entire crowd – parents and children, teens and twenty-somethings – dancing."WEB, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber sparkle at NY Jingle Ball, WTAM, 14 December 2009,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20130105072219weblink">weblink dead, 5 January 2013, 15 December 2009,

2010–2013: Neon and The Mistress

(File:Jay Sean Works The Crowd.jpg|thumb|Sean in 2011)Sean began working on his fourth album and second with Cash Money Records, Freeze Time in July 2010.WEB,weblink Jay Sean, Nicki Minaj Shine In Exclusive '2012' Video Preview, 22 July 2010, MTV, Akshay, Bhansali, 22 July 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100724144235weblink">weblink 24 July 2010, live, At the time, he stated that he had completed roughly 75 percent of the album and that guests included Lil Wayne, Pitbull, Nicki Minaj and Mary J. Blige.WEB,weblink Jay Sean Invites MTV into A Private Studio Session, Newsroom, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100523235708weblink">weblink 23 May 2010, Three singles, "2012 (It Ain't the End)", "Hit The Lights" and "Like This, Like That" were released in support of the album. Sean also co-headlined with Joe Jonas on the Joe Jonas & Jay Sean Tour with JoJo as the opening act.WEB,weblink JoJo Joins Joe Jonas and Jay Sean Tour, Rap-Up.com, 19 August 2011, 31 December 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111220152041weblink">weblink 20 December 2011, live, Sean released a mixtape titled The Mistress in September 2011, spawning a single and a music video for "Where Do We Go".Freeze Time was scrapped due to legal issues in 2011WEB,weblink Jay Sean Talks New Album, Reveals First Single Features Pitbull – Exclusive, Popcrush.com, March 2012, 28 March 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120411130219weblink">weblink 11 April 2012, live, and Sean began working on a new, be more R&B influenced album altogether.WEB,weblink In Studio – Jay Sean Reveals Pitbull Collaboration, New Album, YouTube, 29 February 2012, 28 March 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130729094732weblink">weblink 29 July 2013, live, The first official single from the album was announced to be "I'm All Yours", which features American and Latin artist Pitbull. Officially released in May 2012, the song peaked at a disappointing #85 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jay sean|chart=all}} The song's best performance was in Australia where it peaked at 13 and was certified as Gold.WEB,weblink'm-all-yours/194384, ARIA Charts - Australias Official Music Charts - Single, Album, Digital Charts and more, Authentic Entertainment, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121013110155weblink">weblink'm-all-yours/194384, 13 October 2012, The second single of the album "So High", produced by DJ Afrojack, was released in October 2012. Later in the same month, both singles were included in an EP, titled So High, with "Sex 101" featuring Cash Money rapper Tyga (originally included in The Mistress) and an exclusive bonus track "Patience".WEB,weblink So High by Jay Sean, iTunes Store, iTunes AU, January 2012, Apple Inc., Apple, 26 November 2013,weblink 25 February 2014, live, In February 2013, Sean announced he would be changing the title of the album from Worth It all to Neon, and his long delayed fourth studio album was released in July 2013. Both of the album singles, "Where You Are" and "Mars" featuring American rapper Rick Ross, failed to break into the Billboard Hot 100.WEB,weblink Rap-Up TV: Jay Sean Announces New Album 'Neon', Rap-Up, 4 July 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131004215726weblink">weblink 4 October 2013, live,

2014–present: The Mistress II: The Room Service and Collaborations with DJs

In January 2014, Sean released the lead song "Take That Off" from his second mixtape The Mistress II.WEB,weblink Video: Jay Sean – Take That Off, 2 January 2014, ThisIsRNB, 2 January 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140107052957weblink">weblink 7 January 2014, live, Alongside releasing the first single in October 2014, "Tears in the Ocean" which received acclaimed reviews from audiences, Sean left Cash Money Records, citing that he wanted to go in a different direction artistically.MAGAZINE,weblink Jay Sean Leaves Cash Money and Premieres 'Tears in the Ocean' Video, Billboard, 24 October 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141026135941weblink">weblink 26 October 2014, live, On 14 November 2014, music website Djbooth premiered the second single "All I Want".WEB,weblink New Music: Jay Sean – 'All I Want', Rap-Up, 16 November 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141117071404weblink">weblink 17 November 2014, live, The Mistress II was released on 18 NovemberWEB,weblink The Mistress Tapes - Jay Sean, themistresstapes.com, 19 November 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141119092525weblink">weblink 19 November 2014, live, with a video for "All I Want" premiered hours later.WEB,weblink EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Jay Sean "All I Want" (NEW VIDEO) - Global Grind, Global Grind, 18 November 2014, 19 November 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141121035247weblink">weblink 21 November 2014, live, A video for the third single "Jameson" was released on 23 December, and it was announced that an EP of The Mistress II featuring the original and acoustic remixed versions of each of the third singles from the mixtape would be released on 26 December.WEB,weblink Jay Sean announces The Mistress II EP and releases Jameson Video, BollySpice, 24 December 2014, 25 December 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150222202904weblink">weblink 22 February 2015, live, In 2015, Sean reunited with fellow UK artists Rishi Rich and Juggy D, restart the Rishi Rich project, together, they released the single: "Freak".On 5 February 2016, Sean released his first 'official' single since his departure from Cash Money Records, title Make My Love Go, the single featuring Sean Paul who also featured in Sean's 2010 single Do You Remember, the single marked Sean's first appearance on charts since the 2012 single I'm All Yours. Sean also collaborated with various well-known DJs: DJ Antoine, Hardwell, DJ Prostyle, Alex Gaudino, as well as artists Christian Rich, Stafford Brothers and Seeb. The single "Thinking About You" with Hardwell received favourable and positive reviews from critics and audiences.In 2017, Sean released the singles "Do You Love Me" and "What You Want" featuring Davido. He followed these in 2018 with the singles "Emergency" and "Say Something".In February 2018, Sean check for the final draft for The Mistress III.Towards the end of 2018, Sean released four songs: "Need To Know", "Now Or Later", "Say Something" and "Why Why How Why".In 2020, Sean collaborated with Indian pop singer Guru Randhawa and released the single "Surma Surma". Also, along with Rishi Rich, Sean released a single "Nakhre", also titled as "Eyes on You 2" which reached No.1 on BBC Asian Chart.NEWS,weblink As a Punjabi, I have always seen Bhangra as the "dancefloor" sector of Indian music: Jay Sean, 19 October 2020, Hindustan Times, 14 February 2021, weblink WEB,weblink Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company, Officialcharts.com, 14 February 2021,

Community work

Sean has worked with BBC Blast doing Q&A's on tour events in an effort to "give something back".WEB,weblink BBC - Asian Network - Events - BBC Blast, BBC, bbc.co.uk, 21 December 2019,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160111013941weblink">weblink 11 January 2016, live, He has supported the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in the charity event Partnership Walk and Run by performing in Regent's Park in 2004 and 2009.weblink{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} During this time, he also visited different UK schools to inspire and encourage schoolchildren to get involved in music; at one school, he met a young Zayn Malik and encouraged him to sing on stage for the first time.WEB,weblink How Jay Sean Inspired One Direction's Zayn, Jay, Sean, Fuse.tv, 3 April 2020,weblink 30 October 2019, live, In 2009, Sean performed in Justin Timberlake's charity concert to raise funds for the Shriners Hospital for Children, alongside artists such as MC Zani, Taylor Swift and Alicia Keys. It became one of the highest-earning charity events of the year, raising more than $9 million.WEB, Justin Timberlake tops charitable stars list, Indo-Asian News Service, IANS, 19 December 2009,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20120710155503weblink">weblink dead, 10 July 2012, 19 December 2009, In 2012, Sean became a part of Child Hunger Ends Here campaign along with artists Owl City and Jewel.WEB,weblink Help End Child Hunger in America - Child Hunger Ends Here, Child Hunger Ends Here, 4 July 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150706060900weblink">weblink 6 July 2015, live, For this purpose he recorded a song named "Here's Hope"WEB,weblink Jay Sean Wants To End Child Hunger!, FitPerez.com, 4 April 2012, 24 April 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120405222137weblink">weblink 5 April 2012, live, which was available from the Child Hunger Ends Here website. He also appeared in a PETA ad campaign, encouraging potential pet owners to adopt from shelters rather than buy from stores."Adopt Cats, Dogs, Urges Jay Sean{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}," The Times of India, 3 June 2012.

Personal life

Sean married singer Thara in August 2009.NEWS,weblink Everything You Need to Know About Jay Sean and 'Wifeager' Thara's Love Story, Singh, Subrina, 2014-12-05, India.com, 2018-03-26, en,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180327085003weblink">weblink 27 March 2018, live, Their daughter, Ayva Loveen Kaur Jhooti, was born on 13 December 2013. They had a son named Aaryan on 15 August 2018.WEB,weblink Jay Sean announces arrival of baby boy on Instagram, 2018-08-17, BizAsialive.com, en-GB, 2019-08-11,weblink 29 July 2019, live,

Discography

• Me Against Myself (2004)
• My Own Way (2008)
• All or Nothing (2009)
• Neon (2013)

Awards and nominations

30 Under 30

• 2009: Nominated (Won)WEB,weblink 30 UNDER 30 NOMINEES (Vote Now thru 30 Sept.), 15 September 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090905224140weblink">weblink 5 September 2009, dead,

UK Asian Music Awards (AMAs)

• 2005WEB,weblink Artists unite to celebrate British Asian Music, 24 August 2010, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110110150402weblink">weblink 10 January 2011,
  • Best Album (Me Against Myself) (Won)
  • Best Urban Act (Won)
  • Best Video ("Stolen") (Won)
• 2007
  • DesiHits Artist of the Year Award (Won)
• 2008WEB

• Best Urban Act (Won)
• Best Video ("Ride It") (Won)
• 2009WEB

• Best Male Act (Won)
• Best Album (My Own Way) (Won)
• Best Urban Act (Won)
• 2010WEB,weblink Jay Sean wins Asian Music Awards, 12 March 2010, News.bbc.co.uk, 8 April 2019,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190401134625weblink">weblink 1 April 2019, live,
  • Best Male Act (Won)
  • Best Urban Act (Won)
  • Best Video ("Down") (Won)
  • Best Album (All or Nothing) (Won)
• 2011WEB,weblink The Lebara Mobile UK Asian Music Awards 2011... and the nominees are..., Ethnicnow.com, 2 February 2011, 13 March 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110710203305weblink">weblink 10 July 2011, dead, WEB,weblink 2011 UK Asian Music Awards Winners, Jas Sembhi, 10 March 2011, Desiblitz.com, 13 March 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110709014726weblink">weblink 9 July 2011, live,
  • Best Male Act (Won)
  • Best Urban Act (Nominated)
  • Best Video - ft. Nicki Minaj – "2012 (It Ain't the End)" (Won)

Brit Asia TV Music Awards

• 2010WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100506045647weblink">weblink dead, Jay Sean wins two Brit Asia Music Awards, 6 May 2010,
  • Best UK Urban Act (Won)
  • Best Single ("Down") (Won)
  • Best Male (Nominated)
  • Best Album (All or Nothing) (Nominated)

UK BMI Awards

• 2008: BMI Songwriter Awards ("Deal With It") (Won)

Channel U Best of British Awards

• 2008: Best Video ("Ride It") (Won)

MOBO Awards

• 2008
  • Best UK Male (Nominated)
  • Best R'n'B/Soul (Nominated)

MTV Russia Music Awards

• 2008: Best International Artist (Won)

Rogers Filmi South Asian Film Festival

• 2009: Music Video Award ("Down") (Won)WEB, Jay Sean To Receive ROGERS FILMI Festival's Inaugural Music Video Award, UKPRwire, 4 October 2009,weblink 2009-11-09,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303230315weblink">weblink 3 March 2016, live,

UK Urban Music Awards

• 2009: Best Collaboration ("Down", featuring Lil Wayne) (Won)

Concert tours

Headlining

• (Joe Jonas & Jay Sean: Live in Concert|Joe Jonas & Jay Sean Tour) (2011)
• Asia Tour (2018)

Filmography

• Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005), himself
• Sesame Street (2011), 1 episode

See also

• List of songs written by Jay Sean

References

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External links

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