Jeff James (musician)

Jeff James (born Jeffrey Howard James in November 18, 1988 ) is a Hawaiian singer and record producer.

Early life

Jeff James was born in Mililani, Hawaii. He attended the Mililani High School where he graduated and then received a bachelor of communication and media studies from the Hawaii Pacific University. He is a good friend of Jasmine Trias and Bruno Mars.

Career

In 2009, Jeff James formed his band called "Talk to You Music" (TTYM) with whom he released the single "Hawaiian Girls", beginning from the local radio to achieving the top rankings.

Jeff James released a new album with TTYM called "Just Be Yourself" last July 13, 2013.

He also decided to expand his career in Philippines .

December 25, 2014 He released his album "GoGoGo" under GMA records in Philippines.

Awards

After releasing their first single, TTYM won the biggest battle of bands in Hawaii called the "MaiTai rumble" which started the band’s popularity in Hawaii.^[1][2] In 2011, the single "Hawaiian Girls" won the prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano Awards of Hawaii.^[3] Na Hoku Hanohano Awards is the Hawaiian equivalent of the Grammy Awards.

The single was then also released in Japan and reached the top spot in Hawaii and Japan charts.^[4]

In 2012, another song of Jeff, called "Good", reached the number one on Hawaiian radio.

His song "Love Me" joined "Hawaiian Girls" and was licensed to Japan and reached the number one spot in radio charts.

Jeffrey James won 2013 Most Promising International Male Singer Performer of The Year by Top Brand Awards and People's Choice Asia Awards Best New International Male Performer 2013 for his Entry “Lets Not Pretend” and “Hawaiian Girls”.

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