Jay Sean is a sociable, active, handsome guy who has become the idol of millions of fans of a relatively new direction in rap and hip-hop music.
His name is difficult to pronounce for Europeans, so he is known to everyone under this pseudonym. He became successful very early, fate was favorable to him. Talent and hard work, striving for a goal - that's what distinguished him from young musicians and performers. This became the locomotive on the way to stellar life.
Jay Sean's childhood and youth
British singer-songwriter Jay Sean was born in England on March 26, 1981 to Indian immigrant parents. His parents immigrated from Pakistan before he was born.
Childhood and youth passed in the suburbs of a small town. Having a sociable character and friendliness, he was always surrounded by numerous friends, among whom were: Asians, guys with black and white skin.
They did not care about differences in religion or skin color, they were united by a love of music. Music from early childhood seduced him, but he did not seriously think about it. A career in the medical field was his dream.
Artist Education
Parents tried to ensure that their son received a good education. He did not deceive their hopes. He studied excellently at an English college for boys and graduated brilliantly.
After graduation, he entered the Queen Mary University of London, in the medical department. It seemed that what he dreamed about was embodied in reality.
After studying several courses, he interrupted his medical career and took up music seriously, devoting himself entirely to his favorite pastime. This twist of fate, as predicted, did not lead him to a dead end, but led him to the main direction of musical creativity.
The work of Jay Sean
As a teenager, he, like his friends, was not fond of classical music, but of then fashionable rap. After leaving the university, he became a songwriter in the group "Obsessive Mess". The musicians successfully performed on local stages and became famous on a “local scale”, but this was not what the singer wanted.
Sacrificing his dream in favor of music, he wanted great fame. His exotic appearance and manner of performance were very popular with the audience. He wanted the lyrics, their meaning to entice fans, make them think about what is happening in the world around them.
If it weren’t for the producer of the Rich Rishi music company, who treats the singer and composer as equals in cooperation, who appreciated his undoubted talent, there would be no such success and recognition. An important factor was the fact that he was able to convey the meaning of his songs to his Asian community thanks to his excellent vocals and unusual manner of performance.
Never before has the UK welcomed Asians to its stage. He became the first. Having signed a contract with Clean Recording, the singer made his debut with the song Dance with you. It reached the Top XNUMX in the UK. The most successful was the solo album with the song Stolen.
Thanks to millions of copies of the album Me against myself, the 23-year-old singer has become a resounding success. In India alone, the circulation was over 2 million.
He starred in a small role in the film "Cool Company", for which he wrote the musical composition Tonight.
In 2008, after receiving the Best Video and Best Urban Action awards in the UK, he headlined the Breakfast show a week radio show. This work captured him completely. Its essence was that he performed the songs he wrote, and the radio listeners came up with the names for them.
In the same year, he signed a contract with American producers.
America was conquered by his new solo album. 4 million copies in the US and 6 million worldwide - the result of the popularity of the album.
Every year, the singer recorded new solo albums, thanks to which he enjoyed great popularity and had prosperity.
Public activities of the singer
Jay Sean is a freelance contributor to the Aga Khan Foundation, a private charity. The purpose of the fund: to implement projects that contribute to the eradication of disease, illiteracy, poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Proceeds from his charity concerts go to the End Child Hunger Foundation, of which he is an active spokesman. Realizing that children should gravitate toward creativity, he often visits schools, promoting the cult of music.
Jay Sean personal life
Having completed work on a solo album in America in 2009, which brought the singer immense popularity, he decided to drastically change the status of a “bachelor”. He married an American model and beautiful singer Tara Prashad. A beautiful and talented couple had a daughter in 2013.
Jay Sean is a unique singer and musician, an idol of the youth. His impeccable performing arts, excellent vocals, combination of various musical genres in modern processing make him a well-deserved star on the musical Olympus!
He does not stop working on new works. In 2018, the singer presented two new songs Emergency and Say something, which undoubtedly became hits.
