Sean Kingston is an American singer and actor. He became popular after the release of the single Beautiful Girls in 2007.
Childhood of Sean Kingston
The singer was born on February 3, 1990 in Miami, was the eldest of three children. He is the grandson of a famous Jamaican reggae producer and grew up in Kingston. He moved there at the age of 7 with his parents. This was the reason to take a pseudonym on behalf of the city.
Judging by the fact that at the age of 11, Sean went to prison on charges of burglary, his childhood was quite difficult.
The beginning of the creative career of Sean Kingston
A family friend of his was a famous reggae musician who encouraged Sean to try performing on stage. At a young age, Sean began performing in the hip-hop style, where he was noticed by an influential producer. He has collaborated with superstars such as Riana and 50 Cent.
The first song Beautiful Girls was released in 2007. She spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 1 and the UK Singles Chart. The second composition My Love also stayed in the lead of the Canadian music rating for a month and a half. It has also become popular in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and throughout Europe.
Sean Kingston: a terrible accident
In May 2011, Sean was riding a jet ski at high speed and crashed into a bridge. The singer was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The doctors said that he might die, although the doctors did their best to save him.
The very next day, the condition began to stabilize, and Sean began to recover. A few years later, he again fearlessly water-skied and motorcycle.
Awards and albums
At the moment, the singer has released three albums - Back 2 life, King of Kingz, Tomorrow, collaborated with many stars. Has several prestigious music awards. One of them is "Best Reggae Performance in 2007". He was also nominated for the Best New Artist award.
The singer was invited to sing as a representative of the continents of North and South America along with other colleagues. They were supposed to sing the theme song at the opening of the Youth Olympic Games. But due to incorrectly executed documents, the singer could not come to the Olympic Games.
Sean Kingston: Back 2 life album
In 2013, Sean started preparing a new album, Back 2 life. Singles were recorded with the participation of other celebrities who were included in this album. Some of the new songs were as lyrical soul ballads, which the "fans" didn't expect from him.
Outdoor activities
It turns out that Sean is not indifferent to what is happening in his native country and the world as a whole. He actively starred in commercials in which they call for charity work.
He has several dogs. Therefore, one of the advertisements said that you can not tame dogs, and then leave them on the street. The artist donates a lot of money for charitable purposes.
Sean Kingston now
Unfortunately, the singer does not release musical novelties. We only heard about his quarrels with the police in Los Angeles.
In the early summer of 2020, it became known that Sean wants to create a professional boxing league for rappers. He was helped by the companies that founded the UFC. Recently, more and more fellow artists have been seen with boxing gloves on their hands.
It is interesting that on social networks there are videos of fights that took place at the singer's house. The names of all participants were not disclosed, but many wealthy investors were attracted. They even took bets on the victory of the participants and conducted a poll on social networks about who the audience wants to see in the ring.
One of the new celebrities in the boxing ring was the 38-year-old rapper Riff. They say that he himself asked for the show. But in one of the posts on the network it was said that the deal was broken. According to the participant, he was not offered money and did not sign a contract.
Not much has been known about contracts with other members, but it is assumed that there will be many. Sean recommends watching his social media posts.
Sean Kingston Boxing League
Why did Sean decide to start a boxing league? He talks about wanting to stop violence, stop using firearms among black people. Thanks to this, all rappers will be able to use their strength to protect themselves. Anyone who sees injustice should be able to stand up for themselves. In this case, you do not need to kill a person, it is enough just to fight back.
At least 10 million of own funds were invested and another 50 million were contributed by investors. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the fights were held without spectators at Sean's house and broadcast live on Instagram.
