According to official statistics, Jason Derulo is one of the most popular artists over the past few years.
Since he started composing lyrics for famous hip-hop artists, his compositions have sold over 50 million copies.
Moreover, this result was achieved by him in just five years.
In addition, his unusual style of performance has allowed Jason to gain a huge number of plays, which exceed the one billion mark, on platforms such as YouTube and Spotify.
Jason's efforts led to the release of 11 songs, most of which could become world hits.
Many of the artist's songs fell into all sorts of charts, where they occupied the first lines. In addition, the total number of its subscribers in social networks is 20 million users.
Jason's international recognition is reinforced by the presence of prestigious awards that have been won both at the teenage and adult levels.
The highest achievement of the artist are the awards received from the world famous company MTV.
Childhood and youth Jason Derulo
According to various sources, Jason Joel Derulo was born in Miami or Miramar, located in Florida.
This event took place on September 21, 1989.
The appearance of the artist, as well as his name, suggests the non-American origin of his parents.
Indeed, they moved to the US from the island nation of Haiti before Jason was born.
An interesting fact is his real name is Desrolois.
During his formation, the performer decided to take a pseudonym more convenient for the local listener.
Little is known about the artist's family: his parents have two more children, a son and a daughter, who were born several years earlier than Jason.
Already in childhood, Jason showed his creative inclinations. From an early age, the artist participated in small productions of the local theater, and at eight he was able to write the text for his first composition.
For young Derulo, Michael Jackson was an idol. The artist strives all his life to reach the same heights that the king of popular music has conquered.
As a teenager, the young man admired the songs of Timberlake and Usher.
In addition to playing in the theater and singing career, Jason was actively involved in dancing. In addition, he tried himself in opera and even in ballet.
Sports activities did not bypass the artist either: young Derulo was not opposed to playing basketball with classmates at the end of the lessons.
Getting a vocal education for the artist took place at the school of vocal skill, located in Miami.
Further, Derulo mastered vocals in New Orleans, and subsequently received a higher education in the field of music.
The first major achievement for Derulo as a lyricist was the composition Bossy, which he wrote for a performer from New Orleans.
Musical career
Jason made his first steps in the world of music not as a performer, but as a songwriter. His compositions were performed by many famous rappers, but from the very beginning, the artist's goal was an independent career.
To achieve it, the future artist went to the school of vocal skills, where he improved his skills, and also participated in various productions.
The fruits of incredible work were not long in coming: in 2006, Jason was able to take first place in the Showtime project.
Jason's performing talent was revealed a little later. Producer Rotom decided to conclude an agreement with a young performer and did not lose.
Most of all, he was struck by the diligence and passion of Derulo, with which he went to his goal.
The artist's first song was released on August 4, 2009. She became the composition Whatcha Say. She was immediately able to break into the top lines of the charts, which was only the first success of the artist.
Then a video was released for this song, and after that the singer completely started creating his debut album.
Its name turned out to be very modest and simply copied the name of the artist. However, the album immediately took the top positions in the UK charts, and his next single hit number ninth on the Billboard Hot 100. Jason's first joint track was recorded with Demi Lovato.
It was created for the second studio album, which was released in September 2011.
Success accompanied the performer, the album was a huge success in the UK, where it was planned to hold a small tour. Unfortunately, even before it began, the artist was seriously injured, as a result of which the tour was canceled.
In the spring of 2012, Jason asked fans to help him with the lyrics for his next composition. Thanks to this, fans of his work were able to participate in writing the song.
After processing all the options, everyone could vote for their favorite option.
Derulo then returned to performing after recovering from a cervical vertebrae injury and participated in a failed Australian dance show. The artist's next album appeared in 2013.
It was also announced the release of a special version, which included 4 new songs. As a result, at the end of 2014, Pitbull released the song Drive You Crazy, co-written by Jason and Jay Z.
Jason's next album, Everything is 4, was doomed to success even before it was released.
The first single from the forthcoming release was able to become the most streamed song in the history of Top-Top radio, and also took the lead in the UK charts.
Already in 2016, another Derulo album was released, which contained the artist's best compositions.
Personal life
According to available information, Jason's longest relationship was with singer Jordyn Sparks.
The couple dated for three years, but the young people broke up in early autumn 2014.
At the moment, the performer is in a relationship with singer Daphne Joy.
She also became the cause of the last major scandal associated with the name Derulo: her revealing outfit, presented at New York Fashion Week, amazed the public, however, the artist very cleverly got out of this situation.
