Jay Sean

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Jay Sean
Also known as	Jay Sean
Born	March 26, 1981 (1981-03-26) (age 27) Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
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.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles 2.3 Guest appearances 2.4 Awards 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Personal life

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 Released: November 8, 2004 Label: Relentless / Virgin Peak Chart Positions: #29 (UK) Worldwide sales: -	"Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)" "Eyes On You" "Stolen"
My Own Way Released: May 12, 2008 Label: 2Point9 / Jayded Peak Chart Positions: - #6 (UK) Worldwide sales: -	"Ride It" "Maybe" "Stay"

[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	25	23	10	–	26	My Own Way
	"Maybe"	19	–	–	–	–	84
	"Stay"	–	–	–	–	–	–

[edit] Guest appearances

• Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (Indian movie) (2005)

Zee Cine Awards 2008

[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

• Rishi Rich
• Juggy D
• Blazin-Beats Entertainment
• Alan Sampson
• Panjabi Hit Squad
• Sir Kishan Patel

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jay Sean Fans Website
• Jay Sean at 2point9.com
• Jay Sean Interview with InsideDesi
• Jay Sean 2007 interview on ilikemusic.com
• Jay Sean at VH1.com
• Jay Sean at The-Raft.com
• Jay Sean at the Internet Movie Database
• Jay Sean at SapnaMagazine.com
• Jay Sean in-depth interview by Ashanti Omkar

v • d • e Jay Sean Studio albums Me Against Myself · My Own Way · Singles "Eyes on You" · "Stolen" · "Ride it" · "Maybe" · "Stay" · Other songs "Dance with You" · "One Night Only" Related topics Rishi Rich · Virgin Records · Timbaland · 2Point9 Records ·