Indian-origin British artist Jay Sean (aka Kamaljit Singh Jhooti) was totally up last night after making the American charts his own with his debut single "Down" featuring hip-hop star Lil Wayne. The 28-year-old shot ahead of artists like Miley Cyrus, Rihanna and Kanye West on the Billboard, which lists the most popular songs in the US.
The newcomer little-known Hounslow-born R&B star has finally ended the Black Eyed Peas' amazing record-breaking half-year run atop with 'Boom Boom Pow'(12 weeks) and 'I Gotta Feeling'(14 weeks), for the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 with the single "Down" featuring his labelmate Lil Wayne. The track sold over 1.5m downloads to get to the top. This also made Jay Sean the first male UK Urban artist to have a US No.1 since Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" in 2008. The artist is just landed in LA from London, and said: "This is insane. It's just incredible to go straight in with my first US release. It's difficult for me to put into words. My head is spinning. I've been grinding hard for the last seven years independently and now to have the biggest record in the US this week, its just a dream come true. All the radio people are asking, 'Dude, where did you come from?' But who cares? I love all this." Sean is set to release "Down" in the UK on October 26.
The British R&B artist who dropped out of medical school to pursue a career in music, signed to the UK's Virgin Records in 2003, his first album in 2004, "Me Against Myself", became a huge success in India, but was dropped after three singles. He then set up his own label, Jayded, releasing second album "My Own Way" in 2008. Then US label Cash Money Records signed him and Jay has been promoting the CD Stateside since this summer. The American-debut hit single "Down" is from his forthcoming album "All or Nothing", set for release November 24. It's a pleasant little ditty, a Chris Brown-like midtempo jam with a not-embarrassing supporting rap from prodigal chart hero Lil Wayne.
The newcomer little-known Hounslow-born R&B star has finally ended the Black Eyed Peas' amazing record-breaking half-year run atop with 'Boom Boom Pow'(12 weeks) and 'I Gotta Feeling'(14 weeks), for the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 with the single "Down" featuring his labelmate Lil Wayne. The track sold over 1.5m downloads to get to the top. This also made Jay Sean the first male UK Urban artist to have a US No.1 since Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" in 2008. The artist is just landed in LA from London, and said: "This is insane. It's just incredible to go straight in with my first US release. It's difficult for me to put into words. My head is spinning. I've been grinding hard for the last seven years independently and now to have the biggest record in the US this week, its just a dream come true. All the radio people are asking, 'Dude, where did you come from?' But who cares? I love all this." Sean is set to release "Down" in the UK on October 26.
The British R&B artist who dropped out of medical school to pursue a career in music, signed to the UK's Virgin Records in 2003, his first album in 2004, "Me Against Myself", became a huge success in India, but was dropped after three singles. He then set up his own label, Jayded, releasing second album "My Own Way" in 2008. Then US label Cash Money Records signed him and Jay has been promoting the CD Stateside since this summer. The American-debut hit single "Down" is from his forthcoming album "All or Nothing", set for release November 24. It's a pleasant little ditty, a Chris Brown-like midtempo jam with a not-embarrassing supporting rap from prodigal chart hero Lil Wayne.
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